New York Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) data support emergency response, promote safety and protect public health

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 728-734

  Welles, Wanda Lizak ^a   Wilburn, Rebecca E ^a   Ehrlich, Jenny K ^a   Kamara, James M ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Hazardous materials; Public health; Spill prevention; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; DATA SUPPORT; EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INFORMED DECISION; NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPILL PREVENTION; STATE-BASED;

DISEASE CONTROL; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH; MATERIALS HANDLING; MONITORING; PERSONNEL; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 71749106385     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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