Laboratories Unprepared For Bio-chem Incident:
Mar 27, 2007 A study by the American Society of Clinical Pathology has revealed that the labs that would be critical to spotting bio-chem terrorism would not be able to fulfill that role in a real incident.
California Hospitals Cannot Meet Earthquake Preparedness Law:
Jan 21, 2007 Thirteen years after the devastating Northridge earthquake, a new analysis shows that almost half of California hospitals will not meet seismic safety standards by a 2013 state deadline, according to a report released today by the California HealthCare Foundation.
Emergency Services: First Line of Defense:
Dec 4, 2006 The following are some safety precautions for the consideration of incident commanders and safety officers to protect the personnel infrastructure of responding organizations. These recommendations were abridged from the Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid, Edition 2.0, 2003, published jointly by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, and Department of Justice:
Possible Security Issue: False fire alarms in hospitals:
Oct 2, 2006 Are false alarms part of terrorist surveillance?
Perfect Storm Brewing For Another Attack On US Homeland:
Aug 10, 2006 The convergence of trigger points, increased terrorist arrests, "missing" Egyptian students entering the country, announcement of a new Egyptian extremist group joining Al Queda, renewed calls from the President of Iran for Isreal to be wiped from the face of the earth, and the persistent refusal of the US government to impose effective border and immigration enforcement should be alerting risk management professionals to the real chance that another strike on the US could be imminent.
By Stephen A. Frew JD.
Full Text Of House Border Security Bill:
May 31, 2006 One of two conflicting versions between the House and the Senate.
