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SmithKline Beecham offers a HEPATITIS B PROTECTION KIT to protect fire and rescue personnel against the spread of hepatitis B. The kit includes a summary sheet of the OSHA requirements, a package of educational information to support vaccination drives, a videotape on the danger of hepatitis B to fire and rescue personnel, a display poster, vaccination reminder forms, and informational brochures. Contact: Jill Tannenbaum, SmithKline Bcecham, (215) 887-8038.
■ FireSoft® Systems offers A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COMPUTERS IN EMERGENCY SERVICES, a 47-page booklet that presents information to help those in the fire service understand how computers can be effectively integrated into their departments. It explains computer terminology, software, hardware, and specifications; how to shop for a computer and a printer, and how to protect your investment. Contact: FireSoft Systems, 128 Rogers St., Cambridge, MA 02142, (800) 648-4861.
■ Alaways’ Label Service offers DIRECTORY OF FIRE SCIENCE COLLEGES (s65), a twovolume reference of more than 400 colleges and universities (and the courses they offer) in the United States and Canada that offer accredited and/or certified fire science courses. Also available is a mailing list of the schools. Contact: Alaways’ Libel Service, P.O Box 240, Jamaica, NY 11431, (800) 252-9294.
■ The ICMA’S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (S195 individual, $325 group), a guide and self-studv course, teaches how to implement the best possible emergency plan for a community. It contains the innovative tools and strategies needed to effectively handle emergencies and mitigate their impact on the community. Contact: IGMA;-North Capitol St., NE. #500; Washington, DC 20002-4201: (800) 7458“80.
■ Syndistar Fire Prevention Media offers HOME FIRE EVACUATION a video that gives detailed instructions on how families can safey escape from fire by following a prearranged plan. A full-color pamphlet that reinforces the information in the video is also available. Contact: Syndistar, Inc.; 125 Mallard St., Suite A; St. Rose, IA 70087-9471; (800) 841-9532.
■ Fire Engineering Books and Videos offers SAFETY AND SURVIVAL ON THE FIREGROUND ($32.95), by Vincent Dunn. Hie book provides firefighters w ith the information needed to stay safe and alive and to get the job done. First-hand accounts of actual fire incidents, lessons learned, and how best to respond and react to dangers faced on the job are included. Contact: Fire Engineering, Book Ordering Dept., (800) 752-9768 or (918) 835-3161.
■ W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. offers a videotape on PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FlREFIGHTIING It discusses the importance of staying as dry as possible when fighting fires; the dangers of heat stress; and the role of the liquid-proof, breathable GORE-TEX® barrier. Contact: W.L. Gore & Associates. 3 Blue Ball Rd„ P.O. Box 1130, Elkton, MD 21921. (.301) 392-3700.
■ SAX’S DANGEROUS PROPERTIES OF INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS, EIGHTH EDITION (S399 95), by Richard J. Lewis, Sr., contains up-to-date information on 20.000 chemicals. All safety profiles have been completely rewritten to better help users react to spills, accidental exposure, or fire. Contact: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 115 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003, (212) 259-3232.
■ Emergency Film Group offers DEC0N TEAM, a comprehensive training program in decontamination procedures. The film and accompanying guide set up a five-hour training program designed to meet OSHA 1910.120 training requirements. Contact: Emergency Film Group, (800) 842-0999 or (508 ) 746-0466.
■ Zee Medical, Inc.’s BL00DB0RNE PATHOGEN COMPLIANCE PROGRAM win instruct industry, healthcare, and first-responder employers on documentation, employee training, and protection from bloodborne pathogens. A compliance manual, training video, and an infection-control kit arc included. Contact: Zee Medical, #7 Holland Ave., Irvine, CA 92718.
■ Gulf Publishing Co. offers WHAT EVERY MANAGER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OSHA INSPECTIONS (S525), a videotape and manual that tells w’hat OSHA never will: the truth about your rights and responsibilities where OSHA inspections are concerned. Contact: Gulf Publishing Co., P.O. Box 2608, Houston, TX 77252-2608, (713) 529-4301.
■ The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) offers the safety bulletin HANDLING ACETYLENE CYLINDERS IN FIRE SITUATIONS (S5).It includes information on construction of acetylene cylinders, where acetylene cylinders might catch fire, how an acetylene cylinder burns, removing a burning acetylene cylinder from a building, and acetylene cylinders involved in large fires. Contact: Publications Dept.; CGA; 1235 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Suite 501; Arlington, VA 22202; (703) 979-4341.
■ Summit Training Source, Inc. offers the video LADDER SAFETY: TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS ($495). The training video emphasizes ladder selection, ladder inspection, climbing techniques, proper set up, and more. The video complies w-ith OSHA’s proposed regulation on fall protection. Contact: Summit Training Source Inc., 620 Three Mile Road NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, (800) 842-0466.
■ Tempest Technology Corp. offers a POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION TRAINING SYSTEM (S485), which includes a PPV orientation manual, an instructor’s guide for basic and advanced PPV applications, five videotapes, workbooks, and instructional overhead transparencies and color slides. Contact: Tempest Technology, 4924 E. Lansing Way #103. Fresno. CA 93727-4707, (800) 346-2143.
