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Public safety

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AA: Automobile Association: Road safety and breakdown service for UK motorists. Information about products and services, press releases and specific advice, for example on buying a used car.
Author: Automobile Association
Subjects: public safety, road travel
DeweyClass: 363.125
Resource type: productinfo
Airsafe: Airline Safety Information for the Airline Passenger: Includes safety tips, fatal airline events by airline and model since 1970, and an archive of the 'Airsafe Journal'.
Author: Curtis, Todd
Subjects: aircraft, aviation, public safety
DeweyClass: 387.7
Resource type: documents
Building and Fire Research Laboratory: National laboratory dedicated to enhancing the competitiveness of US industry and public safety performance prediction methods, measurement technologies and technical advances needed to assure the life cycle quality and economy of constructed facilities. Its products are used by those who own, design, construct, supply, and provide for the safety or environmental quality of constructed facilities.
Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Subjects: construction, public safety
DeweyClass: 690
Resource type: institution
COOL: Conservation Online: Resources for conservation professionals. Topics covered include disaster planning and response, copyright and intellectual property, education and training, health and safety, pest management and reprographics. Also contains news and an organisations listing.
Author: Stanford University Libraries
Subjects: museum science, pest control, preservation, public safety
DeweyClass: 069.53
Resource type: index
Crashtest .com: Collection of crash-test results for new and used vehicles. Provides information on death rate, head, chest and leg injuries, structure, head restraints, frontal offset, full frontal and side impact collisions, injury claims, collision claims and weight class, before offering an overall safety rating for each model. Safety statistics of two vehicles may be compared.
Author: Crashtest.com, Inc.
Subjects: public safety, road travel
DeweyClass: 363.125
Resource type: reference data
Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns: Full text of the report. The study was published in July 1996 and appeared in the Journal of Legal Studies. Available in PDF.
Author: Lott, John R. & Mustard, David B.
Subjects: crime, public safety
DeweyClass: 364
Resource type: article
Crimestoppers: Independent charity for crime prevention in the UK. Allows members of the public to contact the organisation anonymously with information relating to crimes. Gives details on crimes by region and provides short summaries of current news articles.
Author: Crimestoppers Trust
Subjects: crime, public safety
DeweyClass: 364.4
Resource type: documents, news
EMEA: European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products: Agency providing scientific advice about the efficacy of medicinal products. Also organises procedures for authorisation, surveillance and withdrawal of products in the European Union, and advises companies on the conduct of pharmaceutical research.
Author: EMEA: European Medicinal Evaluation Agency
Subjects: pharmaceutics, public safety
DeweyClass: 363.194
Resource type: documents
Environmental Protection Agency Student Center: A compilation of environmental information from the EPA. Covers ecosystems, water, health and safety, conservation, waste, recycling, air, US environmental law, and includes a dictionary.
Author: Environmental Protection Agency
Subjects: environmental protection, public safety, waste management
DeweyClass: 363.7
Resource type: document collection
International Fire Information Network: Information about all aspects of fire science and management. Includes bibliography, mailing list and a virtual library.
Author: Charles Sturt University
Subjects: public safety
DeweyClass: 363.37
Resource type: documents
International Nuclear Safety Center: Details of the US Department of Energy's cooperative effort to improve safety at Soviet-designed nuclear power plants in eight partnering countries - Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovakia. Joint projects are correcting major safety deficiencies and establishing nuclear safety infrastructures.
Author: US Department of Energy
Subjects: armenia, bulgaria, czech republic, hungary, lithuania, nuclear energy, public safety, radiation, russia, slovakia, ukraine
DeweyClass: 333.79
Resource type: documents, news
Ladbroke Grove Rail Enquiry: Provides information from the public inquiry under Lord Cullen into the fatal rail crash at Ladbroke Grove on 5 October 1999. The joint HSE investigation with the British Transport Police has been completed. The investigation identified a number of significant factors whereby the signalling in the Paddington area did not comply with relevant industry standards. Signal sighting experts, came to the overall conclusion that viewing conditions presented an exceptionally difficult signal reading task.
Author: Health and Safety Executive
Subjects: public safety, rail travel, transportation
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: documents
NSI: National Security Institute's Security Resource Net: Features industry and product news, computer alerts, travel advice, a calendar of events, a directory of products and services, and access to an extensive security library. Includes resources on personal security, computer security, corporate safety and security legislation.
Author: National Security Institute
Subjects: computer security, internet security, public safety
DeweyClass: 363.1
Resource type: documents
Oxford University First Aid Unit: Includes information on first aid training courses available, such as basic life support, emergency aid and first aid at work. Also provides general information on the history and aims of the unit, joining the group and on making blood and bone marrow donations.
Author: Oxford University First Aid Unit
Subjects: first aid, public safety
DeweyClass: 362.18
Resource type: interactive guide
Public Inquiry into the Shootings at Dunblane Primary School on 13 March 1996: Sets out to investigate the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the shootings at Dunblane Primary School on 13 March 1996, and suggests recommendations for safeguarding the public against the misuse of firearms.
Author: Cullen, Lord
Subjects: public safety, schools
DeweyClass: 364
Resource type: document
Risk: Health, Safety and Environment: The official journal of the Risk Assessment and Policy Association, Risk is a refereed, interdisciplinary quarterly exploring public and private efforts to manage science and technology for net reduction in the probability, severity and aversive quality of health, safety and environmental impacts of natural and artificial hazards.
Author: Risk Assessment and Policy Association
Subjects: environmental health, insurance, public safety
DeweyClass: 363.1
Resource type: journal
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents: RoSPA's purpose is to enhance quality of life by exercising a powerful influence for accident prevention. Offers statistics, reports, training materials, fact sheets and advice on many aspects of occupational, domestic, motoring and leisure safety.
Author: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Subjects: public safety
DeweyClass: 363.1
Resource type: documents
Rural Sports: Provides information on how to enjoy country pursuits safely with articles written by experts and practical advice. Covers angling, hillwalking, hunting, shooting, equestrianism, rambling, and rambling for the disabled. Subscription to a monthly newsletter is free of charge.
Author: RuralSports
Subjects: country sports, public safety
DeweyClass: 796.5
Resource type: guide
UNIDO e-Biosafety Platform: The e-Biosafety training platform is concerned with offering long-term, in-depth training in biotechnology risk assessment and management.
Author: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
Subjects: biochemical safety, biotechnology, public safety
DeweyClass: 660.6
Resource type: documents, news