The events of 11 September 2001 became the catalyst for many to shift their disaster preparedness efforts towards mass-casualty incidents. Emergency responders, healthcare workers, emergency managers, and public health officials worldwide are being tasked to improve their readiness by acquiring equipment, providing training and implementing policy, especially in the area of mass-casualty decont...

As the world strives to create a more sustainable environment, green chemistry has come to the fore in attempts to minimize the use of hazardous materials and shift the focus towards renewable sources. Chlorophylls, being the definitive "green" chemical are rarely used for such purposes and this article focuses on the exploitation of this natural resource, the current applications of chlorophyl...

Transportation of hazardous goods is a demanding and risky job. The greatest risks, dangers consequences for the population environment are associated with transport goods. Today, numerous systems software packages have been developed, aim which to improve performance this type mitigate possible accidents. By monitoring adaptive management in road traffic, traffic accidents can be repaired more...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety estimates that an average of over 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) are made each day in the United States [27]. The DOT also reports that approximately 1.5 billion tons of hazardous materials are shipped each year [26]. The majority of the hazardous material shipped is classified as flammable liqui...

Hazardous Materials transportation risk mitigation may be achieved by reducing the accident probability and alleviating the associated potential consequences. The consideration of risk as a criterion for selecting Hazardous Materials distribution routes contributes substantially to the reduction of accident probability and the severity of the accident consequences. Furthermore the optimum deplo...

Hazardous materials gloves (HAZMAT) are frequently worn when performing clinical technical skills, but it is unclear how sensory and motor performance is affected in these circumstances. In Experiment 1, two timed standardized manual dexterity tests, and a test of sensory function were administered. Glove use resulted in a decreased ability to manipulate small objects and a decreased sensitivit...

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We study several functions that have been proposed for comparing transport routes for a hazardous materials shipment. We show that many proposed path evaluation functions are based on an approximation. While these functions can be modified to avoid the approximation, these more accurate versions violate two reasonable axioms. We propose a new family of models by redefining the decision problem ...