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October 31, 2002
Planning for the worst
By TERRY STEPHENS
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Photo by Terry Stephens Providence Everett Medical Center’s $56 million Women & Children’s Pavilion was built with the latest in seismic design techniques, using steel truss frames to stabilize the structure. |
Emergency plans for responding to terrorist attacks, workplace violence and earthquakes are getting more attention since the World Trade Center tragedy, the Nisqually earthquake and shooting incidents in office buildings, a slate of experts told a Bellingham conference earlier this month.
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