title: Checklists for hazardous materials emergency preparedness.
abstract: Preparation for, and response to, hazardous materials emergencies requires both preplanning and just-in-time information management. The development of an emergency operations plan and a hazardous materials incident response plan involves many steps and implicates numerous resources: institutional, governmental, and private. This article provides checklists for development of plans and guidelines, with numerous references to information and material resources. An important component of readiness is revision. The availability of resources, human and informatics, as well as the means for accessing them, inevitably changes over time. The reader is advised to update all links and telephone numbers on a regularly scheduled basis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4801 Alberta Avenue, Suite B3200, El Paso, TX 79905, USA. Electronic address: stephen.borron@ttuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Borron
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances
keywords: Antidote stocking; Checklist; Emergency management plan; Hazard vulnerability analysis; Human resources; Personal protective equipment