Worker training for new threats: A proposed framework

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 423-431

  Mitchell, Clifford S ^a   Doyle, Mary L ^a   Moran, John B ^b   Lippy, Bruce ^c   Hughes Jr , Joseph T ^c   Lum, Max ^d   Agnew, Jacqueline ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b c/o MDB Inc NW ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Emergency response; Hazardous materials; HAZWOPER; Occupational; Terrorism; Training; Weapons of mass destruction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; EXPLOSIVE;

ATOMIC BOMB; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SUPPORT GROUP; THREAT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAINING; WORKER;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; TERRORISM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 8644276367     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20091     Document Type: Review

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