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Ergonomics : A Focus On The Prince George County, Va Emergency Operations Center Workstations, John Leach
Ergonomics : A Focus On The Prince George County, Va Emergency Operations Center Workstations, John Leach
Master's Theses
This research paper examines the current ergonomic characteristics of the Prince George County Emergency Operations Center Workstations. Further, the research attempts to answer the following question: How do the Prince George County Emergency Operations Center Workstations compare with conventional wisdom, and literature on the topic of workstation ergonomics?
Are We All Together? : A Study Of Evacuation And Sheltering Of Public Safety Special Needs Populations In The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Anna M. Mcray
Are We All Together? : A Study Of Evacuation And Sheltering Of Public Safety Special Needs Populations In The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Anna M. Mcray
Master's Theses
Events thousands of miles away from Virginia have led to enhancements of the existing evacuation and emergency sheltering planning, highlighting the need to consider more than traditional special needs populations. Updated state-level plans specifically address the medical needs of evacuation populations. Pets were taken into consideration and inclusion of dogs, cats, and birds in traditional sheltering planning has begun. Planning began to address those with social needs such as low-income families who may not be able to evacuate until the final hours of an active evacuation. It became clear that there were specific populations that had not been included in …