A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Improving Local Community Recovery from Disastrous Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents (2012) / Chapter Skim
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F-1 The report highlights the following best practices, lessons learned, gaps, and recommended initiatives provided in Tables F-1 through F-4. A p p e n d i x F Summary of Lessons Learned, Best Practices, and Gaps (continued on next page)
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F-2 A Compendium of Best practices and Lessons Learned Lessons Learned/Best Practices Summary Then for each species, biota, or wilderness area: • Objectives and strategies by resource and service, • Injury and recovery, • Recovery objective, • Restoration strategy, • Monitor recovery, and • Appendices. Case Study: "Economic Recovery from the 9/11 Disaster: Lessons from New York State's Response in Lower Manhattan," Karl Seidman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Beth Siegel, Mt.
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Summary of Lessons Learned, Best practices, and Gaps F-3 Lessons Learned/Best Practices Summary Findings: Disaster Recovery-FEMA's Long-Term Assistance was Helpful to State and Local Governments but had Some Limitations (GAO-10404) , GAO, March 2010 (http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-404)
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F-4 A Compendium of Best practices and Lessons Learned Lessons Learned/Best Practices Summary Case Study: Mortuary Services: Victim Identification and Record Creation during a Mass Casualty Incident, Lessons Learned Information Sharing (www.llis.gov) The Rhode Island Station Club fire after-action report recommends that medical examiners should consider using the DMORT VIP form from the outset of a mass casualty incident in order to expedite the victim identification and record creation process.
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Summary of Lessons Learned, Best practices, and Gaps F-5 Also presented in this report is a series of identified gaps in dealing with hazardous materials transportation incidents. Table F-4 summarizes those gaps and provides potential options for closing the gaps.
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F-6 A Compendium of Best practices and Lessons Learned Gap Option Published guidelines needed on planning for decontamination operations One approach for closing this gap could be for the National Decontamination Team to take the lead in developing comprehensive guidelines for decontamination operations. At a minimum, these guidelines could address when decontamination is required, the best methods and materials to use for decontamination, and how to dispose of the materials used for decontamination.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998)
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