This person makes the IC initial assessment of the scene and determines the appropriate course of action for team members ; assumes role of Safety Officer until assigned to another team member ; assigns team member roles if not already assigned ; designates triage area, treatment area, morgue, and vehicle traffic routes ; coordinates and directs team operations ; determines logistical needs ( water, food, medical supplies, transportation, equipment, and so on.

Although towns have biological treatment equipment, as much as 50 % of such equipment is rated as ineffective.

:* Alloying, corrosion, and thermal or mechanical processing, for a specialized treatment of metallurgical materials — with applications ranging from aerospace and industrial equipment to the civil industries

It goes beyond simply ensuring crew have the appropriate protective equipment and has expanded to include measuring the overpressure and blunt impact forces experienced by a vehicle from real blast incidents in order to develop medical treatment and improve overall crew survivability.

Also, the Environmental Protection Agency's ( EPA ) Clean Water Act of 1972 provided a public capital investment of $ 40 billion in constructing and upgrading sewage treatment facilities with “ significant positive impacts on the Nation ’ s water quality .” Considered by the National Academy of Engineering to be the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century, the North American electric grid carries electricity over on high-voltage transmission lines across the U. S. Though currently facing aging facilities and equipment, this public capital investment has ubiquitously reached millions of homes and businesses.

Special equipment may be required for treatment of several disorders such as obstructive apnea, the circadian rhythm disorders and bruxism.

In mass casualty, remote or rural settings, the lack of sterile fluids, intravenous equipment or the knowledge to use them might limit the treatment options available.

SCMCI then closed the site and converted on-site equipment for the detoxification process, with around 160 million U. S. gallons ( 610, 000 m³ ) of stored water needing treatment.

* Drinking water supply, including the system of pipes, storage reservoirs, pumps, valves, filtration and treatment equipment and meters, including buildings and structures to house the equipment, used for the collection, treatment and distribution of drinking water

Because time is such an essential factor in emergency treatment, EDs typically have their own diagnostic equipment to avoid waiting for equipment installed elsewhere in the hospital.

Ash-laden sewage entering a treatment plant is likely to cause failure of mechanical prescreening equipment such as step screens or rotating screens.

Water containing these chelating agents can leach metal from water treatment equipment as well as pipes.

In April, 2007, the water supply of Spencer, Massachusetts became contaminated with excess sodium hydroxide ( lye ) when its treatment equipment malfunctioned.

While Adolf Hitler expressed confidence in the ability of non-German Axis units to protect German flanks, in reality these units relied on largely obsolete equipment and horse-drawn artillery, while in many cases the unenlightened treatment of enlisted personnel by officers caused poor morale.

This, together with more recent advancements in three dimensional imaging modalities, computerised treatment planning systems and delivery equipment has made brachytherapy a safe and effective treatment for many types of cancer today.

The facilities provide sterile injection equipment, information about drugs and basic health care, treatment referrals, and access to medical staff.

Medical equipment ( also known as armamentarium ) is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.

This nondrying oil, however, is now more in demand than ever before as a fine lubricant, as a constituent of fluids for hydraulically operated equipment, and as a source of chemicals to make plastics.

In theory, they consist of 11 motorised infantry battalions ; 5 support battalions and 3 backing battalions ; however, the motorised battalions are in reality not operational due to a lack of staff, equipment and vehicles.

This microwave network has however never been used, since the equipment requires electricity for the repeaters that are located every.

SRT however is a complex skill and requires proper training before use underground and needs well-maintained equipment.

Thus the dragoon regiments of the Imperial German Army wore the pickelhaube ( spiked helmet ) of the same design as those of the infantry and the British dragoons wore scarlet tunics, In other respects however dragoons had adopted the same tactics, roles and equipment as other branches of the cavalry and the distinction had become simply one of traditional titles.

Handguns were historically issued to riflemen as a secondary weapon, however the reliability and firepower of the modern assault rifle ( and the increasing amount and cost of equipment carried by a soldier ) has made this practice less common as of the end of the 20th century.

The recycled glass saves on raw materials and energy ; however, impurities in the cullet can lead to product and equipment failure.

The navy, which currently lacks the suitable amount of equipment, has a number of approximately 50 vessels of various sizes and roles ; however, the navy is trying to modernize itself, and increase its size.

Due to the relative high cost of the equipment required, however, it has not become commonplace in most traditional practices today but rather limited to specialty-type practices.

The similarity of some aspects of the game to agricultural activity and the absence of a need for specialized equipment present the intriguing possibility that it could date to the beginnings of civilization itself ; however, there is little verifiable evidence that the game is older than about 1300 years.

Unlike digital recording equipment, however, analog VCRs do not respond to CGMS-A encoded video and will record it successfully if ACP is not also present.

In the years immediately following 1949, telecommunications — by telegraph or telephone — mainly used wire ; by the 1970s, however, radio telecommunications equipment were increasingly used and began to replace wire lines.

After independence, the military was supposed to have been divided between India and Pakistan with a ratio of 64 % going to India and 36 % for Pakistan ; however, it is estimated that Pakistan inherited only about 15 % of the equipment.

Historically the army has been poorly trained ; however Australia has recently made this the focus of the Enhanced Defence Partnership programme, supplying training, advisors and equipment.

Contemporary scanners can estimate attenuation using integrated x-ray CT equipment, however earlier equipment offered a crude form of CT using a gamma ray ( positron emitting ) source and the PET detectors.

To formulate these relationships, however, one frequently introduces " constants " which stand for inherent properties of nature ( or of the materials and equipment used in a given experiment ).

United States equipment was not removed, however, and was used by government workers to complete the road in 1970.

Several A-Class tournaments, however, are now trialing electronic scoring equipment contained within competitors ' body protectors.

Today ( 2010 ) however they are still expensive and require specialist equipment and knowledge.

The cost of such services is disproportionate for inexpensive equipment ; however extreme accuracy is not required for most routine testing.

In addition to its simplicity, however, AFSK has the advantage that encoded signals will pass through AC-coupled links, including most equipment originally designed to carry music or speech.

In the following series, however, the actual transporter room seems to become mostly obsolete, the actual equipment notwithstanding.

Other methods of levitation allow for greater heights, longer durations, and better viewing angles ( see definition of angles from List of conjuring terms ) for performance ; however, most of these methods can only be performed on a stage because they require special equipment or setups ( such as wires ).

This right does not, however, give citizens the right to demand publication of pseudonymous speech on equipment they do not own.