Hazardous Materials Incidents Planning
Introduction
There are few emergency scenarios which can challenge any healthcare facility more than an incident involving hazardous materials release. Such incidents may be accidental or deliberate and may occur externally or even internally. Such incidents may involve a fixed site, such as a warehouse, or they may occur secondarily to a transportation incident involving road, rail or air transport, or even shipping. Hazardous materials events are complicated by the fact that they pose a threat not only to the patients, but also, if managed incorrectly, to the staff and possibly even the building itself. The potential for hazardous materials is truly vast, with more than 10,000 such products being ...
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