emergency preparedness News
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Pittsburgh to host emergency preparedness conference
Co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pittsburgh Regional Business Coalition for Homeland Security, the annual conference is expected to attract more than 700 disaster experts from across the country. It will be held at the Wyndham Grand Hotel, located at 600 Commonwealth Place in downtown Pittsburgh. The conference offers an opportunity for emergency responders to ...
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US Flood Control Training with Heb Emergency Preparedness
US Flood Control has always been committed to not only providing Tiger Dams™, the world’s #1 flood protection products around the world but to making sure that the deployment of those products is backed up with extensive training when ever it is requested. See our training session with the HEB Emergency Preparedness Facility Management Team. Read More… ...
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Karza can assist you in improving your Emergency Preparedness
Have you: Identified your risks; Determined the appropriate controls; Established a documented emergency plan; Communicated and resourced the plan; Trained your people and regularly tested the plan; Communicated your performance; and Identified improvement opportunities and addressed them? Be Prepared – Act Early ...
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Smiths Detection deploys integrated X-ray system with auto-detecting explosives and weapons software at HarbourFront Station during Emergency Preparedness Exercise
Smiths Detection’s cutting-edge integrated X-ray system with auto-detecting explosives and weapons software was deployed for the first time during a simulated emergency preparedness exercise organised by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and its rail operators at HarbourFront Station last Friday, 2 August 2019. The trial is part of an emergency preparedness exercise codenamed ...
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AboutOne.com offers support to Australian flood victims
Earlier this month, as Australians in Queensland, Victoria and three other states suffered the worst flooding in decades, Joanne Lang, founder and CEO of Philadelphia-based web startup AboutOne.com (www.AboutOne.com), received an email from Sandra High, a young Australian mother interested in signing up for AboutOne's service. "You may be aware of the terrible floods happening in Australia over ...
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Nation’s Leading Public Adjusters Encourage Emergency Preparedness Plans for Small Businesses
Across the United States, there are millions of small businesses that employee tens of millions of workers. They are often privately owned corporations, partnerships or sole proprietorships and are considered by many to be the backbone of the nation’s economy. Unlike most large corporations, small businesses often do not have multiple locations where they can shift operations in the ...
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AWWA announces new edition of water utility management publication
The third edition of the American Water Works Association’s M5 Water Utility Management is now available. M5 reflects knowledge from water industry leaders who have solved utility management challenges that new and experienced managers can benefit to learn from. Regulatory concerns, strategic planning, workforce issues and infrastructure management are all covered in this manual. The ...
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2011 DSS & Water security conference call for papers now open
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today that the Call for Papers for the 2011 Distribution Systems Symposium and Exposition (DSS) & Water Security Conference (WSC) is now open. The conferences will be co-located in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 11-14, 2011. Submission is open to both members and nonmembers with ideas that will impact the water distribution, engineering, and ...
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M19 Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities, Fifth Edition
Disruptions in water quality and delivery can result from emergencies such as natural disasters, accidents, or intentional acts. Regardless of their size and location, utilities should prepare for emergencies before they occur and be able to quickly restore water services. This manual presents an all-hazards approach for principles, practices, and guidelines in water utility emergency ...
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Aramsco introduces the syclone axial air mover
Aramsco is now the exclusive distributor of the Syclone Axial Air Mover, the latest axial air mover on the market. This low-amp, high-performance air mover is designed for restorative drying. Available with a duplex GFCI receptacle outlet, the user can daisy-chain up to four units at a time. The Syclone Axial Air Mover boasts high CFM output providing fast drying even in hard-to-dry areas. The ...
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PHMSA Grants Announced
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it is issuing $20.4 million in Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants to states, territories, and Native American tribes to enhance their ability to respond to hazardous materials transportation incidents. The grants allow emergency response personnel to ...
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Tetra Tech Wins $76 Million U.S. EPA Superfund Contract
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today it has been awarded a five-year, $76 million contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 to provide technical and advisory services to the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START IV). Tetra Tech will provide broad scientific and technical support services under START IV to assist the EPA in protecting human ...
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Early registration ends Sept. 15 for AWWA`s Water Infrastructure Conference & Exposition
The American Water Works Association is hosting its second annual Water Infrastructure Conference & Exposition in Bethesda, Md. Oct. 13 - 16. The early registration deadline is Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. MT for AWWA members. Conference attendees will learn solutions to infrastructure challenges on topics such as asset management, comprehensive emergency preparedness planning and managing cyber risk, ...
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Dr. Tom Coolbaugh Selected as Ohmsett Facility Manager
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Tom Coolbaugh has joined the team as the Program/Facility Manager for Ohmsett – The National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility. He will have oversight of the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and testing at the facility, while ensuring facility users’ needs are met. Dr. ...
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Emergency preparedness highlighted during Drinking Water Week
As Drinking Water Week 2012 concludes, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) joins water professionals across North America in encouraging home preparedness for water-related emergencies. “We all have an important role to play in keeping our water supplies safe and preparing for the unexpected,” said AWWA Executive Director David LaFrance. “Drinking Water Week is a good ...
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Creating value through supply chain management
There is no magic bullet when it comes to managing your supply chain, shows recent survey done on DNV Business Assurance customers in the food and beverage industry. Managing every link to the best for the company and consumers requires multiple actions, involves managing a number of risk areas, and demands both commitment and investment. Nevertheless, quality and safety is still top of mind. ...
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Meeting highlights US-Mexico efforts to ‘green’ border
Officials from the United States and Mexico will meet to discuss environmental issues along the border, recognize environmental accomplishments to date, and commemorate the 25th anniversary of the La Paz Agreement on Sept. 3-5 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The fifth Border 2012 National Coordinators Meeting will be hosted by Mexico’s Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) in ...
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Keyano College Implements a Short-term Flood Mitigation Solution
Keyano College had approximately $55 million in property damages resulting from the flood that occurred in the spring of 2020. Flood restoration of critical infrastructure was completed by mid-August 2020, with some remediation still ongoing. As a result, Keyano College has not been able to secure overland flood insurance coverage and has been working with its partners to develop a plan to ...
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2019 Hurricane Season Begins and is a Reminder to Industry and Institutions to have an Emergency Preparedness Plan in Place
The official start of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st and continues through November 30th. It follows a 2018 season which was the third year in a row of above-average seasons with 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. Damage from last year has been estimated at almost $50 billion, significantly less than the historic $280 billion in damage caused in 2017. ...
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EPA awards $130,000 for emergency response along U.S.-Mexico border (TX)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $130,000 to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) to update emergency response plans for Texas and Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas states in Mexico. The project is part of the U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program, Border 2012. The project is a cooperative agreement to prepare and respond to oil and hazardous substance ...
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