Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA's role is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health. The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council is a management agency with regulatory functions. Its primary responsibility is for the preservation, protection, development and where possible the restoration of the coastal areas of the state via the issuance of permits for work with the coastal zone of the state. OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and HAZMAT The mission of the Rhode Island Hazardous Materials Response Teams is to provide the State with specially trained personnel to respond to nuclear, biological, and chemical releases upon request. The rescue of victims, hazard mitigation, technical guidance, and advanced detection support are the primary functions of the teams. The teams are able to rapidly deploy to assist local responders and the incident commanders by providing trained responders and equipment that will help isolate the incident and begin mitigation operations. The Teams utilize hazardous materials response vehicles, which serves as mobile laboratories for analyzing and identifying materials on site. Vehicles contain personal protective equipment for entering hazardous environments containing known or unknown chemicals. In addition, the vehicles have been outfitted with chemical identification and hazard assessment equipment such as gas, radiation, and nerve agent detectors along with a portable weather station and mobile computer database. Vehicles also contain supplies for spill control and containment, which minimize the impact of an event on the environment. DECON Regionally based mass casualty decontamination teams enhance the State’s decontamination capabilities and allow for the quick and effective deployment of these resources throughout the state. The teams are formed utilizing local fire departments or a single fire department capable of providing the trained personnel to address the decontamination needs of the State. Each of the teams is equipped with a portable decontamination system that has enclosed decontamination capabilities. Each system has the capability of deploying quickly and has heated water and runoff containment systems. In addition, each trailer has protective suits, and other HAZMAT related equipment needed for mass decontamination.
EAD & Associates, LLC, is an emergency management consultancy with particular expertise in disaster human services. EAD & Associates, LLC takes a holistic, client-focused approach to providing quality services and real-world solutions. The EAD & Associates, LLC team advocates for the client, with the client.
DISASTER. It strikes anytime, anywhere. It takes many forms -- a hurricane, an earthquake, a tornado, a flood, a fire or a hazardous spill, an act of nature or an act of terrorism. It builds over days or weeks, or hits suddenly, without warning. Every year, millions of Americans face disaster and its terrifying consequences. On March 1, 2003, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The primary mission of the FEMA is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.
HAZUS-MH is a powerful risk assessment software program for analyzing potential losses from floods, hurricane winds and earthquakes. In HAZUS-MH, current scientific and engineering knowledge is coupled with the latest geographic information systems (GIS) technology to produce estimates of hazard-
At Lowe's, we believe community involvement extends beyond the boundaries of the traditional retail setting. Whether it's helping with natural disaster recovery or taking an active role in programs that make our neighborhoods better places to live, we are committed to helping our neighbors through alliances with well-respected organizations.
MOTOROLA HAS BEEN THE LEADING PROVIDER FOR MISSION CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR 60 PLUS YEARS… • We have disaster recovery planning expertise. We know how to support our customers through disasters that range from hurricanes and floods to wildfires and terrorist attacks • Our customer support begins the moment we become aware of an approaching event, continues throughout the disaster, and remains in place during the recovery and aftermath How do we do it? -Remote system monitoring and support capability – 24/7/365 days a year, part of the service that we provide for the RISCON SYSTEM -Trained teams dedicated to emergency response • The disaster response team is activated and includes: immediate outreach to impacted customers and inventory and shipment of critical equipment, and crews deployed to area. Full time, qualified field technical support staff available 24/7/365. Portable sites available for deployment. We annually test our procedures to evaluate how we respond The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.
We are committed to preserving the quality of Rhode Island's environment, maintaining the health and safety of its residents, and protecting the natural systems upon which life depends. Together with many partners, we offer assistance to individuals, business and municipalities, conduct research, find solutions, and enforce laws created to protect the environment. The Office of Emergency Response is Rhode Island's first line of defense in protecting public health, safety and welfare in an environmental emergency. DEM's emergency responders are prepared to handle incidents of great variety - everything from a spill of a few gallons to a whole tanker-full of petroleum, from a single abandoned drum to biological and chemical weapons. Highly trained first responders are on-call 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. The Mission of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency is to reduce the loss of life and property in natural and man-made incidents, by utilizing an ALL-HAZARDS approach to Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Through a program of Leadership and Expertise in comprehensive emergency management we provide strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and the coordination of State, Regional, and Federal Resources.
Phillips and Jordan, Inc. provides disaster debris removal services as well as preplanning and preposition contracts. Our experience includes involvement in recovery efforts following some of the nation's largest disasters, such as Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Fran, the World Trade Center attack in September of 2001, the record six-storm hurricane season of 2004, Hurricane Katrina, and Hurricane Ike in 2008. With our successful large scale disaster recovery projects, P&J offers “a proven solution” during diffi-
Rhode Island Urban Search and Rescue Task Force is a team of over 100 volunteers has been created and supported by The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency. Our primary mission is to respond to the collapse of buildings and perform search and rescue activities. Our Team provides highly developed search and rescue capabilities beyond that of most local fire and rescue agencies. Rhode Island Urban Search and Rescue is a highly motivated team of individuals who believe strongly in their mission. We recognize the need to continue to develop an in-state team that can respond to structural collapses and other tragedies caused by, explosions, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural or man-made disasters that may occur in any city or town. Like it Never Happened When fire and water take control of your life, we help you take it back. SERVPRO® specializes in the cleanup and restoration of residential and commercial property after a fire, smoke, or water damage situation. Serve Rhode Island is the statewide organization dedicated to meeting the volunteer service needs of RI. In addition to administering the AmeriCorps program of the federal government, Serve Rhode Island's Volunteer Center (formerly the Volunteer Center of RI) works to match individuals with opportunities for effective community service working with over 600 nonprofits. We recruit disaster volunteers to work with local organizations and municipalities and provide disaster volunteer processing and management services to the Department of Health and RIEMA. To find out more visit www.ServeRhodeIsland.org
The mission of the American Red Cross is to provide immediate disaster relief and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Each year, the Rhode Island chapter provides food, shelter, clothing and emotional support to an average of 1,000 Rhode Islanders—over one third of them children—who are victims of house fires. We also staff shelters whenever the people of our state must evacuate their homes due to a major storm or other emergency. In addition to disaster relief, our chapter provides health and safety classes such as CPR, First Aid, AED, Water Safety and Babysitter Training. Through Services to the Armed Forces, we serve as the official communications link between Rhode Island military personnel and their families here at home. The Red Cross is not a government agency. We rely on the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations to fund our important work, as well as a corps of 1,000 dedicated volunteers to provide disaster relief services.