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The first part of an eight-episode program, this DVD is aimed at training those who must managed and mitigate unplanned hazardous materials, leaks, spills, fires, or chemical and biological weapons.
Part of the Hazardous Materials: Management series.
Preplanning to set up a systematic, coordinated approach to a hazmat accident, which may involve a variety of public and private agencies Procedures for establishing command Guidelines for safe approach and positioning at a hazmat incident Establishing the perimeter and hazard control zones Procedures for carrying out protective actions The importance of setting up effective command is stressed.
The idea of using diseases as a weapon gained a new degree of sophistication in the early 1930's as nationally funded research programs on bio-warfare were developed. The Japanese, the Germans, and later the Allies have all conducted extensive research on bio-warfare followed by the Soviets' vast research and production of disease agents such as anthrax.
As worries about bio-terrorism mount, the National Counterproliferation Center is creating a new advisory panel for the purpose of bridging the gap between the science and intelligence communities on emerging bio-terrorism threats. In a house testimony on May 4, 2006 Charles Allen, chief intelligence officer for DHS, said the intelligence community is increasingly concerned about a lone wolf with training in bio-sciences and the capability to create a crude but effective biological weapon.
Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn, whose House Government Reform subcommittee on national security, emerging threats and international relations asked for the GAO investigation last year, said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Homeland Security, United States Postal Service and the Association of Public Health Laboratories had agreed with the conclusion by GAO that methods for detecting anthrax contamination in facilities were not validated and had agreed with GAO recommendations calling for a coordinated, systematic effort to validate the methods to be used for such testing.
In February 2006 about 200 people, including a dozen senators, were evacuated from the Russel Senate Office Building after a sensor indicated that a nerve agent was present. Although the alarm later proved to be false, the dramatic incident served as a jarring reminder of post September 11, 2001 security concerns.
The current environment is filled with threats of attacks with weapons of mass destruction with biological warfare agents being among top fears. In 2004 a study done by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University concluded that early detection, and not pre-exposure vaccination, is the key to limiting an outbreak of anthrax. It is only prudent for us as a nation to be proactive. We do not need to wait for the next attack to happen before we take measures to protect our people. Hundreds of thousands of casualties are not needed before we comprehend the grave situation in which we are. If the next attack on the US or its allies involves biological weapons, casualties will be many orders of magnitude more than the September 11, 2001 attacks with high jacked airliners. How would our nation and our government feel if after such a disaster it becomes known that precautions could be taken and were not? Simple security measures can go a long way in saving lives. It is our responsibility to take such measure and to protect our people.
