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	<title>OSHA Healthcare Advisor &#187; Emergency Action Plans</title>
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		<title>Finding metrics for preparedness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David LaHoda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to hospitals, other healthcare settings such as medical and dental practices, clinics, and long-term care facilities could take this current pandemic opportunity to define and analyze preparedness in preparation for the next emergency.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO raises pandemic alert level to phase 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Sweeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic alert level to phase 5 last night, indicating a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent. Experts say that efforts to contain the flu are not longer viable, and mitigation will be the next step.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Expert—Evacuation plan for a small facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David LaHoda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emergency Action Plans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: Must we have an evacuation plan even if we have only a few employees?
A: OSHA requires an evacuation plan for workplaces. The number of employees determines whether it must be a written plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget cuts threaten emergency preparedness</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve MacArthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've no doubt heard about the unemployment rate, the bank bailouts, and most recently the trouble in Detroit with the auto industry. Every day headlines reveal another portion of the U.S. sucker punched by the economy.

Now you're going to hear about how it's taken a few jabs and the country's public health system.]]></description>
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