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First Response
Aid for Decontamination of Fire and Rescue Service Protective
Clothing and Equipment After Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Exposures
Sponsored
in part by Federal Emergency Management Agency and United States Fire
Administration. Provides information for decontamination of personal
protective equipment after exposure to chemical or biological agents
or radiological materials during rescue attempts associated with an
attack by weapons of mass destruction. 2002: 108 p. and 8 index dividers;
ill.
- S/N: 003-003-03752-4
- Price: $23.00 (Out of Stock)
ATF Vehicle Bomb Explosion Hazard and Evacuation Distance
Tables
This
pocket-sized publication lists the maximum explosives capacity, lethal
air blast range, minimum evacuation distance, and falling glass hazard
distance for a variety of car and truck sizes. Sold in packages of 10.
Laminated card. 1999. il.
- S/N: 048-012-00113-9
- Price: $2.00 (Out of Stock)
Best Practices for Seizing Electronic Evidence
Provides
a basic understanding of key procedural, technical and legal factors
regarding searching and seizing computers, security systems, and electronic
storage devices and media of all kinds, as well as how to trace Internet
e-mail. Sold in packages of 3.
- S/N: 008-047-00410-9
- Price: $14.50 (Out of Stock)
Bomb Threats and Physical Security Planning
This practical guide provides information on preparing
for the threat of violence, via explosives, in public and private buildings.
Addresses security against bomb incidents, response to bomb threats,
evaluation and decision-making in bomb-related situations, and proper
evacuation procedures. Includes the form "ATF Bomb Threat Checklist."
1995. 28 p.
- S/N: 048-012-00103-1
- Price: $1.50 (Out of Stock)
BombThreat Standoff Card
Describes terrorist bomb threats by: threat description,
explosives capacity, building evacuation distance, and outdoor evacuation
distance. Sold in packages of 10.
- S/N: 064-000-00028-4
- Price: $4.00
Chemical Hazards Response Information System: Hazardous
Chemical Data Manual
Provides information needed for decision-making by responsible
Coast Guard personnel in emergencies that occur during the waterborne
transport of hazardous chemicals. Issued in loose-leaf form with a spine
label that reads: CHRIS. 1999: 2890 p.; loose-leaf.
- S/N: 050-012-00406-4
- Price: $109.00 (Out of Stock)
Emergency Response Guidebook, 2000: A Guidebook for First
Responders During the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/ Hazardous Materials
Incident
Describes
the potential dangers of various types of hazardous materials, and discusses
the appropriate emergency actions to take when arriving at the scene
of an accident involving such materials. This pocket-sized publication
includes indices of hazardous materials by identification number and
by chemical name, and includes a table of initial isolation and protective
action distances. 2000. 384 p. il.
- S/N: 050-000-00575-5
- Price: $20.00 (Out of Stock)
Emergency Response to Hazardous Material Incidents
Intended
for HazMat personnel and emergency response teams (firefighters, police
officers, and EMS personnel), this guide provides the information and
skills needed to recognize, evaluate, and control an incident involving
the release or potential release of hazardous materials. Loose-leaf
to fit into binder. 1999. 774 p. il.
- S/N: 055-000-00618-1
- Price: $69.50
Emergency Response to Terrorism: Job Aid, May 2000
Recommended
for all emergency personnel, this guidebook enables the first responder
to properly assess, identify potential terrorist incidents, and provides
strategical and tactical options for taking action. Includes a glossary
containing specific terms, concepts, and abbreviations used in identifying
various acts of terrorism. 2000. 86 p.
- S/N: 064-000-00027-6
- Price: $11.00 (Out of Stock)
Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response
Contains information on general responsibilities for disaster
responders, formats and reference material for assessing and reporting
on populations at risk, Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) position
descriptions and duty checklists, sample tracking and accounting forms,
descriptions of Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) stockpile
commodities, general information related to disaster activities, information
on working with the military in the field, and glossary of acronyms
and terms used by OFDA and other organizations with which OFDA works.
1998: 374 p.
- S/N: 001-001-00665-3
- Price: $35.00 (Out of Stock)
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Intended
as a source of general industrial hygiene information for workers, employers,
and occupational health professionals. Presents key information and
data in abbreviated tabular form for 677 chemicals or substance groupings
that are found in the work environment. Third printing of the 1997 edition.
Revised in January 2003 with minor changes. 2003: 463 p.
- S/N: 017-033-00496-0
- Price: $28.00 (Out of Stock)
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and Other Databases, 2002 (CD-ROM)
Intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information for
workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. Contains:
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Concentrations; International
Chemical Safety Cards; NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods; NIOSH Pocket
Guide to Chemical Hazards; OSHA Sampling & Analytical Methods; Recommendations
for Chemical Protective Clothing; Specific Medical Tests Published for
OSHA Regulated Substances; Toxicologic Review of Selected Chemicals;
and the 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook. 2002: CD-ROM in paper case.
- S/N: 017-033-00495-1
- Price: $22.00
Vehicle Inspection Checklist
A 128 page guide for determining various indicators of
suspect hidden Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on a range of vehicle
types, recognition of typical representative IED types, and has a training
section for recognition of explosives and IED types. It is printed on
waterproof paper, spiral bound, and suitable for field use. Available
in print and CD-ROM.
Damage and Injury Distance Card Set
Prepared especially for police, fire departments, and
other security professionals. Provides quick estimates on the effects
of a bomb on a structure and personnel within the structure. Consists
of a set of cards illustrating damage and injury predictions for various
types of explosive devices and charge weights. Includes a chart on window
breakage effects, and points of contact for structural hardening experts
in seven Federal agencies. Sold in packages of 5 copies only.
Small Watercraft Inspection Guide (SWIG)
Provides guidelines to security personnel assigned the responsibility
of assessing and inspecting watercraft for the presence of explosive
or other threats. The information presented is to be applied in conjunction
with previous training, experience, and standard procedures and policies.
Structural Window Vulnerability Assessment and Design Software
This CD-ROM includes two new vulnerability assessment and design software
packages (WINDAS, Window Design and Analysis Software and HAZL, Window
Fragment Hazard Level Analysis) for use by government agencies and their
contractors that may be involved with vulnerability assessments of building
structures with respect to a terrorist bomb threat. WINDAS is a database
query program for the existing data on glass response to blast loads,
containing a graphical British Hazard Guide calculator for predicting
window debris hazard levels to personnel from blast events. HAZL
software calculates window response and personnel hazard, using a Single
Degree of Freedom model for window response up to failure and a debris
transport model for predicting fragment trajectory.
Note: Customers ordering the Vehicle Inspection
Checklist, Damage Injury Card Set, Small Watercraft Inspection
Guide, or the Structural Window Vulnerability Assessment
and Design Software are required to follow these directions
for authorization.
First send an e-mail request for the quantity desired
to pubs@tswg.gov and include
publication title, quantity, contact name, organization name, mailing
address, and phone number. Security contractors must also provide
similar sponsoring agency information and agency contact information.
Confirmation of the order will be approved via e-mail with an approval
number. The document can then be ordered from GPO, with an order
form accompanied by a copy of the confirmation e-mail and approval
number.
- Vehicle Inspection Checklist
S/N 008-001-00157-6 $138.00/ Sold in packages of 10 only
- Vehicle Inspection Checklist CD-ROM
S/N 008-001-00160-6 $23.00
- Damage and Injury Distance Card Set
S/N 008-000-00838-8 $49.00/ Sold in packages of 5 only
- Small Watercraft Inspection Guide (SWIG)
S/N: 008-001-00159-2 $8.50
- Structural Window Vulnerability Assessment and Design Software
S/N: 008-001-00158-4 $20.00
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Travel Emergencies
Airport Emergency Plan
Provides
guidance to airport operators in developing and implementing an airport
emergency plan. Recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration 1999.
219 p. il
- S/N: 050-007-01278-1
- Price: $26.50 (Out of Stock)
Airworthiness Inspectors Handbook, Ch. 15
Designed to meet the needs of new inspectors entering the FAA workforce
as well as inspectors with many years of experience. FAA Order 8300.10.
Issued in loose-leaf form. Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation 2002:
216 p.
- S/N: 050-007-01344-2
- Price: $33.50
Personal Security for the American Business Traveler Overseas
BOOK. 1998. Provides specific security guidelines for Americans who
travel abroad on business. 20 p. il.
- S/N: 044-000-02513-2
- Price: $2.25
Safe Trip Abroad, 2002
Publication
measures 9 X 4 inches and provides international travelers with information
they should understand before departure. Includes sections entitled:
Before You Go; Things to Arrange Before You Go; Precautions to Take
While Traveling; Assistance Abroad; and Planning Another Trip. 2002:
20 p.
- S/N: 044-000-02560-4
- Price: $2.75
Tips for Women Traveling Alone
Provides
general information for women who plan to travel abroad alone. Over
the past years, there has been an increase in number of American women
traveling alone overseas either for business or pleasure. Each country
and culture has their own views of what is appropriate behavior for
women, and understanding the laws and customs of the place you are traveling
can help your trip be a safe one. 2002: 6 p.; ill.
- S/N: 044-000-02566-3
- Price: $2.75
Medical Emergencies
Emergency Medical Care: A Manual for the Paramedic in the Field, Workbook
Accompanies Emergency Medical Care, A Manual for Paramedics in
the Field. Aids in learning and reviewing the information in the
EMC manual. 1983. 52 p. il.
- S/N: 050-003-00432-4
- Price: $9.00 (Out of Stock)
EMS: Emergency Medical Services, Agenda for the Future, Implementation
Guide
Examines Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the United States over
the last three decades. Proposes the integration of EMS with health
care providers and public health and safety agencies to provide community-based
health management systems. 1999. 118 p.
- S/N: 050-003-00475-8
- Price: $15.00
Emergency Medical Services (EMS): First Responder Refresher, National
Standard Curriculum
Includes
modules on preparatory, airway, patient assessment, circulation, illness
and injury, childbirth and children, and EMS operations. Loose-leaf
to fit into a binder. 1996. 262 p. il.
- S/N: 050-003-00473-1
- Price: $32.00
EMS Instructor Training Program: National Standard Curriculum Instructor
Guide
Focuses on the skills necessary to successfully teach any of the Department
of Transportation’s NHTSA EMS courses. Utilizes modern curriculum development
and adult education principles. 1996: 826 p.; ill. loose-leaf. revised
ed.
- S/N: 050-003-00467-7
- Price: $63.00
Emergency Medical Services (EMS): Public Information Education and
Relations (PIER), National Standard Curriculum
Provides an introduction and overview to the eight-hour EMS Public
Information, Education and Relations seminar. Intended as a guide for
administrators. Loose-leaf to fit into a binder 1996. 262 p. il.
- S/N: 050-003-00471-5
- Price: $29.00 (Out of Stock)
Emergency Medical Technician: Basic, National Standard Curriculum
Provides
minimum core curriculum required to prepare a medically competent EMT-Basic
to operate in the field. The 110-hour training program includes a course
guide, lesson plans, and appendices. Loose-leaf to fit into a binder.
1994. 674 p. il.
- S/N: 050-003-00433-2
- Price: $64.00
Emergency Medical Technician: Basic Refresher Curriculum, Instructor
Course Guide
Contains
modules on the preparatory stages of emergency medical care, methods
in properly ventilating a patient, patient assessment, medical and behavioral
emergencies handling, dealing with trauma, and care for infants and
children. 1997. 158 p.
- S/N: 050-003-00474-0
- Price: $21.00
Emergency Vehicle Operator Course: Ambulance, National Standard Curriculum
Participant Manual
Aids in the training of ambulance drivers. Contains 16 hours of classroom
training, behind-the-wheel practice on a driving range, and an on-the-job
performance assessment of skills learned in the course. Loose-leaf to
fit into binder. 1995. 397 p. il.
- S/N: 050-003-00435-9
- Price: $39.00
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
Supplies
basic summary and treatment information quickly for the health care
provider on the front lines. Provides concise supplemental reading material
to assist in education of biological casualty management. 4th Edition,
known as the Blue Book. Edge indexed. 2001: 268 p.
- S/N: 008-020-01511-3
- Price: $19.00
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook
Provides
medical personnel in the field a concise, pocket-sized reference source
for the medical management of chemical casualties. Supplies concise
supplemental reading material for attendees of the Medical Management
of Chemical Casualties Course. 3rd Edition. 2000: 316 p.; ill.
- S/N: 008-020-01512-1
- Price: $21.00 (Out of Stock)
NIOSH DOD-OSHA Sponsored Chemical and Biological Respiratory Protection
Workshop Report
Contains information from the Chemical and Biological Respiratory Protection
Workshop, Morgantown, West Virginia. Addresses four main topics: health
hazards, user needs, respirator certification standards, and issues
of public health. 2000: 80 p.
- S/N: 017-033-00492-7
- Price: $10.00
Emergency Guidelines and Training
ATF Arson Investigative Guide
Provides practical information for arson investigators to use at a
fire scene and when conducting follow-up investigations associated with
arson-for-profit violations. Includes sections on: ATF Investigative
Support; Fire Scene; Insurance; Financial; Real Estate; Sources of Information;
and Glossary. Publication measures 9 x 6 in. 1997: 186 p. and 7 index
dividers.
- S/N: 048-012-00105-8
- Price: $13.50 (Out of Stock)
Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook
Designed
to assist Coast Guard personnel in the use of the National Interagency
Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) during
multi-contingency response operations and planned events. Acts as an
easy reference job aid for responders, offering guidance for response
personnel. 2001: 22 chapters.
- S/N: 050-012-00424-2
- Price: $18.00 (Out of Stock)
General Aviation Operations Inspector's Handbook 8700.1, October 1,
1988
Incorporates Changes 1-7. Provides guidance for inspector tasks related
to aircraft accidents and incidents, investigations and compliance,
accident prevention, and administrative areas, as well as certain miscellaneous
tasks not related to a specific FAR. 1786 p. il. 9 flowcharts. 1988
- S/N: 050-007-00921-6
- Price: $70.50
Change 20 to the above, Effective April 26, 2000. 138 p.; loose-leaf.
0-16-059261-5. 2000
- S/N: 050-007-01289-6
- Price: $19.00 (Out of Stock)
Guidebook: Importation and Verification of Firearms, Ammunition and
Implements of War
Issued with plastic spiral binding and index dividers. Contains importation
laws and regulations, definitions, policies and procedures, and forms
and drawings. 1998: 62 p. and 9 index dividers; ill.
- S/N: 048-012-00110-4
- Price: $9.00
Guidelines for Protecting United States Business Information Overseas
Prepared in response to the recognition that the threat of information
theft, along with terrorism and crime, is of significant concern for
Americans overseas, this booklet presents guidelines for private sector
American personnel traveling or residing abroad. 1999. 56 p.
- S/N: 044-000-02531-1
- Price: $7.50 (Out of Stock)
Hazard Communication: A Compliance Kit
Assists employers who handle hazardous chemicals in their workplaces
to comply with Hazard Communication Standard administered by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration. Loose-leaf to fit into a binder. 1999.
106 p.
- S/N: 029-016-00200-6
- Price: $21.00
How to Effectively Recover Free Product at Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Sites: A Guide for State Regulators
Addresses recovery of free petroleum products below the ground surface.
Focuses on scientific and engineering-related considerations for evaluating
various technologies for the recovery of free product from the subsurface.
Issued in loose-leaf form with a spine label. 1996: 182 p.; ill.
- S/N: 055-000-00553-2
- Price: $24.00
Law Enforcement in a New Century and a Changing World:
Improving the Administration of Federal Law Enforcement, Report of the
Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement
Examines
the challenges in efforts to maintain and improve the Federal law enforcement
system in such areas as coordination, terrorism, the globalization and
federalization of crime, and the professionalism, integrity, and accountability
that needs to be upheld in Federal law enforcement. 2000. 193 p.
- S/N: 020-000-00276-0
- Price: $22.00
NIOSH Criteria Documents Plus (CD-ROM)
Contains the full text of the 143 Criteria Documents (including Special
Occupational Hazard Reviews, Occupational Hazard Assessments, and Joint
Occupational Health documents); 57 Current Intelligence Bulletins, and
43 Alerts issued by NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health) through 1996. Includes booklet providing brief description
of documents. Two CD- ROMs and booklet. 1997.
- S/N: 017-033-00488-9
- Price: $19.00 (Out of Stock)
Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction
Helps
community leaders and planners to educate their constituents on how
informed decisions and choices can affect the rebuilding process and
yield a safer, more sustainable community. Designed to equip planners
and all others involved in post-disaster reconstruction issues at all
levels of government with the tools needed to create (or re-create)
communities that will withstand disaster and emergency situations. 1998:
348 p.; ill.
- S/N: 064-000-00030-6
- Price: $45.00
The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
Developed
by the FBI, this useful handbook aids in the classification of fingerprints
and in identifying criminals, amnesia victims, missing persons, and
unknown deceased. 1998. 217 p. il.
- S/N: 027-001-00033-5
- Price: $18.00 (Out of Stock)
Subscriptions
Air Traffic Control, 7110.65
LIST ID ATCH
Prescribes air traffic control procedures and phraseology for use by
personnel providing air traffic control services. Revised February 21,
2002. Loose-leaf format for updating. Subscription service includes
basic manual and quarterly changes for an indeterminate period. Back
issues will be furnished but single copies will not be sold. Publisher:
Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Operations
Program.
- S/N: 950-002-00000-0
- Price: $116.00
Approach, The Naval Aviation Safety Review
LIST ID ANAR
Contains stories, editorials, and accurate information currently available
on the subject of aviation accident prevention. Includes information
on the prevention of maintenance-caused mishaps as well as general aviation
ground safety, formerly presented in Mech, the Naval Aviation Maintenance
Safety Review. Price listed is for a one-year subscription mailed on
a monthly basis.
- S/N: 708-010-00000-6
- Price: $29.00
Fire Management Today
LIST ID FCN
Consists of articles written by foresters dealing with methods, plans
and equipment found useful in preventing or fighting forest fires. Quarterly
Subscription. Price listed is for a one-year subscription.
- S/N: 701-023-00000-5
- Price: $19.00
Flying Safety
LIST ID AES
Published by the United States Air Force in the interest of safer flying.
The articles cover many fields of flight, aircraft engineering, training,
and safety measures in the air and on the ground. Price listed is for
a one-year subscription of 12 issues.
- S/N: 708-027-00000-6
- Price: $50.00
Journal of Special Operations Medicine
LIST ID JSOM
Serves
as a viable tool for sharing medical information between levels of medical
support for an inter-service, civilian, and international audience.
A peer reviewed journal for SOF Medical Professionals. Quarterly periodical.
Subscription price covers issues for 1 year and begins with the issue
current when the order is processed. Copies of 2 back issues will be
retained in stock for individual purchase. Single issues copies are
available by contacting the GPO Order Desk at 866-512-1800 (Toll-free)
or 202-512-1800 (DC Metro area). Publisher: Defense Dept., Special Operations
Command.
- S/N: 708-103-00000-4
- Price: $30.00
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, Fourth Edition
LIST ID NMAM
Presents sampling and analytical methods for monitoring occupational
exposures to toxic substances in air and biological samples. Subscription
service consists of a basic manual, volumes 1, 2 and 3, and supplemental
material issued for an indeterminate period. In loose-leaf form, punched
for 3-ring binder.
- S/N: 917-011-00000-1
- Price: $64.00
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