New Safety Video Stresses Need for Emergency Preparedness

June 11, 2009 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new safety video showing the need for emergency response agencies, companies and communities to work closely together to prepare for the kinds of tragic chemical accidents that CSB has investigated over the past 10 years.

The video, "Emergency Preparedness: Findings from CSB Accident Investigations," uses computer animations, interviews and news footage to depict a series of chemical accidents that illustrate the importance of effective training, communications and community planning. In some incidents, fire fighters and police are overcome by toxic chemicals and forced to retreat from neighborhoods; in others, fire fighters and other workers are tragically killed or injured.

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