Re: Health Rating - NFPA

[hwade@triax.com (H. Wade Patterson)]

Ron Amoling wrote:
> 
> I agree.  It is much better to work WITH fire officials than to
> criticize their methods.
> 
> Here in Boston, EH&S professionals, including HP's, have actually
> held training sessions for the fire department's HAZMAT team.  We
> showed them around the labs, and introduced them to what they'd
> encounter (chemicals, radioactivity, biohaz, etc)
>  when responding to a call to such a facility.
> 
> These sessions were very useful, and the response from the fire
> department was extremely favorable.
> 
> Regards,
> Ron Amoling
> amolingr@joslab.harvard.edu

Ron and others:

For training and explaining radiation emergencies to firefighters I
highly recommend this NFPA publication:

"Handling Radiation Emergencies", Purington and Patterson, NFPA No.
SPP-4A, ISBN 0-87765-089-6, Lib. of Cong. 76-54461, 1977.

Best wishes,
-- 
Wade

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