Items Tagged with 'Emergency preparedness'

Austin, TX — Three out of 4 workers aren’t satisfied with their employers’ safety efforts, results of a recent survey show.

Washington — A new NIOSH safety advisory highlights the importance of training firefighters and dispatchers on the use of portable radio emergency alert buttons during mayday events.

How can mass notification and critical event management solutions work together to create safer work environments?

How can emergency responders best be prepared with proper respiratory protection this hurricane season?

Washington — The Department of Homeland Security has established the Office of Health Security to serve as “the principal medical, workforce health and safety, and public health authority” for DHS.

You home may lose power for any number of reasons, including storms, wind damage and lighting strikes. If the lights go out, do you know what to do?

Many communities offer wireless emergency alerts that can be sent directly to your mobile device – no app or subscription service needed. They include information on extreme weather, Amber Alerts (urgent bulletins issued in serious child-abduction cases) and presidential alerts in case of a national emergency.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed emergency communications?

Silver Spring, MD — Severe thunderstorm warnings from the National Weather Service will now be accompanied by a “damage threat” label, and NWS will activate emergency alerts on nearby cellphones for storms considered “destructive.”