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Displaying 15 of about 577 resultsHealth professionals are calling for a ban on fracking in Pennsylvania after three “bombshell” studies—published despite resistance from fossil fuel interests—linked exposure to the oil and gas extraction process to childhood lymphoma, asthma, and low birth weight.“I live in Washington County. There is no resident who lives more than 10 miles away from…
Twenty years ago, Libby, Montana, became known as ‘the town left to die’ after a series of articles appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer exposing asbestos-related deaths linked to one of the largest vermiculite mines in the world. The main product, Zonolite insulation, remains in millions of homes in North America. At that time, Libby was a m…
Over 825 hazardous chemical incidents – including fires, explosions and harmful chemical releases – have occurred since the beginning of 2021, and over 270 incidents have occurred this year alone, according to data published today by the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters. Data included in the coalition’s online Chemical Incident Tracker…
Resilient and agile response arrangements are an essential component of countries’ emergency response frameworks, as decisions made in the early stages of an emergency can be instrumental in saving lives. On 3 October 2023, the IAEA together with 62 countries and international organizations came together to simulate a global response to a nuclear e…
On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train carrying cancer-causing chemicals derailed near the small town of East Palestine in Ohio — resulting in a toxic explosion, large fire and an evacuation order. Hazardous waste pollution, like we’ve seen in this disaster, is devastating but not uncommon in America.
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After years of public pressure, the E…
Last year, hundreds of community members, regulatory agencies, and advocates (including UCS) weighed in on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed standards to strengthen the Risk Management Program (RMP). The RMP requires nearly 12,000 highly hazardous chemical facilities to develop risk management plans to prepare for and prevent catas…
Six years of fighting in eastern Ukraine have brought to the fore-front the risks presented by industrial and ecological hazards, in addition to the population vulnerability induced by the conflicts. Unless appropriate steps are taken, the flooding of mines and shelling that regularly occurs close to chemical facilities and key water infrastructures hav…
Time: 15:00 - 17:00
This webinar, organized by UNITAR on behalf of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), is part of a series of webinars being conducted by the IOMC on four key cross-sectoral issues and as a contribution to the on-going Beyond 2020 discussions. This webinar on 28 April 2021 features the Internat…
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties will take place on 28-30 November 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia and will provide an opportunity to review the work under the Convention and to determine future directions and priorities.
Intended Audience
Parties from member states.
Objectives
Key decisions to be taken by the ninth meeting of the Conf…
About this course:
Radiation is all around us, both natural and man-made. Although everyone is exposed to radiation every day, misunderstanding about radiation is common. This course will provide learners with an overview of issues in relation to radiation emergencies. In particular, it introduces the basics of radiation, health effects of acute exposu…
The 8th edition of this international conference, themed 'Environmental legislation, safety engineering and disaster management' (ELSEDIMA), sets the following as high priority: Environmental risk reduction, environmental safety management, natural hazards trigger technological accidents (NATECH), critical infrastructure protection, energy, environment,…
About this course
Chemical agents, being at the core of modern industrial systems, have attained a very serious concern for disaster management within governments and communities. Chemicals such as chlorine, which were used during World War I as chemical weapons—is also a key ingredient in numerous commercial products. Correct application of chemi…
Conference highlights:
Bio-threats: Biological weapons
Nuclear disasters
Biodefense & emerging infectious diseases
Immunotherapeutics & vaccines
Biosafety and biosecurity measures
Bio-detectors & biosensors
Public health in concern to biothreat and biodefense
Applied research and technology in biodefense…
Study tour destinations: New York City, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Sendai, Japan; and Chengdu, China
The 2013 Disaster Management and Resiliency Journalism Fellowships program will introduce participating journalists to a broad range of disaster management and recovery activities in the United States, Japan and China as well as post-disaster challenges to poli…
Conference on chemical (industrial) disaster management (CIDM): technology, capacity development, disaster risk reduction of hazardous industries, ports and storages of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas
The main focus of the proposed conference and exhibition would be to make industry globally safe by better emergency planning of accidents…