Characteristics of Injuries in the Logging Industry of Louisiana, USA: 1986 to 1998 |
2003 |
1630 |
Characterizing injuries and their trends will allow safety managers to concentrate their resources on the areas of safety that will be most effective in the workplace. Injuries reported to the Louisiana Office of Workers' Compensation Administration ... |
The Clearinghouse Concept - A Model for Geospatial Data Centralization and Dissemination in a Disaster |
2008 |
1283 |
The disaster clearinghouse concept originates with the earthquake community as an effort to coordinate research and data collection activities. Though prior earthquake clearinghouses are small in comparison to what was needed in response to Hurricane... |
Comprehensive Assessment of Hurricane Shelters: Lessons from Hurricane Georges |
2003 |
2951 |
Gulf of Mexico states concerned with the potential adverse impact of a hurricane, participated in a joint effort to systematically evaluate the structural integrity of shelters to be opened in the event of a hurricane. The University of Florida Schoo... |
Cumulative Trauma Disorders – "The Disease of the 90's": An Interdisciplinary Analysis |
1995 |
2259 |
Cumulative trauma disorders (also called repetitive stress injuries orrepetitive motion injuries) involve injuries to tendons, tendon sheaths, musclesand nerves of the hands, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders, legs or back that arecaused or aggravated ... |
Environmental Health Screening With Gis: Creating A Community Environmental Health Profile |
2000 |
892 |
In many communities, healthcare providers, public health officials, community groups, and individual citizens are concerned about potential connections between the environment and public health. The relationship between health outcomes and the enviro... |
An Examination of Accidental-Release Scenarios from Chemical-Processing Sites: The Relation of Race to Distance |
2002 |
1666 |
Objective. This study is intended to enhance the discussion of environmental equity by offering a methodology that is based on chemical-specific risk zones that reflect inventories of chemical facilities, risk dispersion modeling, local weather condi... |
Hurricane Katrina and Oil Spills - Impact on Coastal and Ocean Environments |
2006 |
4761 |
N/A |
Introduction to Hazards Analysis, in Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters - Chapter 1 |
2014 |
7042 |
Following in the tradition of the successful first edition, Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters, Second Edition provides a structure and process for understanding the nature of natural and human-caused disasters. Stressing the role of ... |
Introduction to Hazards Analysis, in Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters - Chapter 5 |
2014 |
3526 |
The book details a systematic process of hazards identification, vulnerability determination, and consequence assessment for the natural, built, and human environment. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, this book effectively demonstrates how to use... |
Louisiana State University Geographic Information System Support of Hurricane Katrina Recovery Operations |
2006 |
1889 |
During Hurricane Katrina a group of faculty, staff, and students at Louisiana State University voluntarily helped create, manage, and staff Geographic Information System (GIS) efforts in the Louisiana Emergency Operations Center (EOC). GIS is an inte... |
A Multiple Additive Regression Tree Analysis of Three Exposure Measures During Hurricane Katrina |
2010 |
2228 |
This paper analyses structural and personal exposure to Hurricane Katrina. Structural exposure is measured by flood height and building damage; personal exposure is measured by the locations of 911 calls made during the response. Using these variable... |
Research Needs to Support the Emergency Manager of the Future |
2004 |
2381 |
Changes in technology have dramatically transformed emergency management operations from interagency communications, to decision support systems, agency hazards analysis, and training. Dramatic advances in technology have and will continue to enhance... |
Utilizing state hazardous materials transportation data in hazardous analysis |
1996 |
1681 |
Local communities in the United States are required by federal law to assess and plan for risks posed by the transportation of hazardous chemicals in the community. Two sources of datarelating to the transportation of hazardous chemicals by motor car... |