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2010
CBRN Protective Ensemble Standard for Law Enforcement: NIJ Standard-0116.00
“This document is a voluntary performance standard for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective ensembles for use by law enforcement. It defines both performance requirements and the methods used to test performance" (p. vii).... Read More
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2010
Bureau of Prisons: Evaluating the Impact of Protective Equipment Could Help Enhance Officer Safety
“GAO examined the (1) equipment that BOP [Bureau of Prisons] and selected state departments of corrections (DOC) provide to protect officers, and the officers’ and other correctional practitioners’ opinions of this equipment; (2) extent to which BOP ... Read More
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2009
Connecticut Correctional Officer Safety Forum
Information at this blog provides "a forum dedicated to correctional officer safety, and improving safety for all correctional staff" (p. 1).... Read More
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2008
Individual and Institutional Demographic and Organizational Climate Correlates of Perceived Danger Among Federal Correctional Officers
The perceptions correctional officers have about danger are examined. Chapters following an abstract are: introduction; relevant literature; methods; results; and discussion regarding institutional differences, individual-level differences, other hy... Read More
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2008
Control Technology and Exposure Assessment for Electronic Recycling Operations, Elkton Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton, Ohio
Results are presented from a follow-up study of the "recycling of electronic components at the Federal Prison Industries (aka, Unicor) in Elkton, Ohio, to assess workers' exposures to metals and other occupational hazards, including noise, associated... Read More
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2003 NIC Publication
New Approaches to Staff Safety
Key staff safety training issues for community corrections agencies are discussed. This manual addresses:
  • Use-of-force continuum;
  • Crisis prevention;
  • Self defense and physical fitness;
  • Oleoresin capsicum;
  • Body protection... Read More
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1991 NIC Publication
Health and Safety in the Prison Environment
The purpose of this four-hour training seminar is to orient all new health care employees to, and refresh existing employees in, health and safety issues that will reduce staff and inmate risk of exposure to environmental hazards, communicable diseas... Read More
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1990 NIC Publication
Worker Safety in Probation and Parole
An overview of worker safety among probation and parole personnel in the 1980's is presented. Examples and trends regarding the victimization of probation and parole workers, along with guidelines for their protection, are discussed.... Read More
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