Terrorism's Cascading Impact on Economy and Society

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In recent years, there has been a growing concern that terrorism focused on critical economic infrastructure, could produce cascading social and economic effects over broad scales. (Comment Draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan, Base Plan, prepared for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. March 2006. Page 1). There are obvious consequences to a terrorist attack: post-traumatic stress disorder, not to mention the heightened sense of fear felt by the entire nation. And there could also be a fiscal impact, including negative trends in economic growth and increased government spending on security and defense, as well as lost productivity—all of this on top of the immediate costs incurred through rescue efforts and infrastructure damage. …show more content…

Hazards can include Weapons of Mass Destruction, Low Tech Devices and Delivery, Infrastructure Attacks, and Cyber Terrorism. (Managing the Emergency Consequences of Terrorist Incidents. Federal Emergency Management Agency. July 2002). You could arrive at a potential terrorist incident and not know what you're fighting. Your first concern must be self-protection. (Emergency Response to Terrorism Self-Study. U. S. Department of Justice. June 1999. Page 37.) The ability to detect an immediate hazard and take corrective action can save your …show more content…

Therefore, two hazardous materials identification systems have been developed. The first system is the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) 704 System, which provides immediate information on chemical hazards during a response to fixed facilities by indicating the product's health, fire, reactivity, and special hazards. This information is necessary for firefighters and HazMat responders to quickly assess the hazards posed by the materials so as to adequately protect themselves from health and physical hazards. (An Introduction to Hazardous Materials: Unit

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