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Thu 01 Jan 2008Emergency handbook to be distributed to all
households
The Government plans to distribute a new handbook on emergency planning to every household in the State by mid-March, Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea announced yesterday.
The handbook will run to over 40 pages and will give advice on eight emergency scenarios including nuclear incidents; pandemic influenza, hazardous chemical spills; flooding; accidents at sea; and explosions and suspicious packages.
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