EMERGENCIES RELATED TO STRONG TOXIC SUBSTANCES. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RESCUE OPERATIONS

Submarine Escape and Rescue Operations - the Holistic Approach to Safety

Escape and/or rescue from a submarine is an emergency activity that is undertaken only rarely and, by its very nature, is hazardous. Such operations will naturally attract wide industry and media attention, focusing on both the outcome and the approach taken. A successful escape and rescue mission is the objective, and it is consistent with this to require that such a mission must not unduly en...

Persistent Toxic Substances

Annex 12 addresses definitions, general principles, programs, monitoring, early warning system, human health, research, and reporting. This annex embraces the philosophy of zero discharge and the goal of virtual elimination, and the Parties have achieved considerable success in controlling direct, point source discharges of toxic chemicals to the lakes. The Commission finds, however, that there...

Resource Planning For Rescue Operations

After an earthquake, disaster sites pose a multitude of health and safety concerns. A rescue operation of people trapped in the ruins after an earthquake disaster requires a series of intelligent behavior, including planning. For a successful rescue operation, given a limited number of available actions and regulations, the role of planning in rescue operations is crucial. Fortunately, recent d...

Obstetric Accidents, Emergencies, and Operations

[Using mass spectrometry as a tool for testing for toxic substances in foods: toward food safety].

A large number of toxic substances, such as pesticides, antibiotics and toxins from different sources (natural or man-made) and different degrees of toxicity for human health can be found in foods. This type of compounds are generally found at very low concentrations in highly complex matrices, it therefore being necessary for the most highly reliable methodologies possible to be sued. In this ...