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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Emergency Planning

Vox clamantis in deserto : to examine this aspect of the disaster one would have to face up to difficult issues, such as corruption, political decision making, people's expectations of public safety, fatalism versus activism, and more. A view on how to mitigate earthquake damages in Turkey from a civil engineering perspective.

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What the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Means for Security and Life Safety Companies

Security Industry Association

Department of Energy (DOE) to implement a public-private partnerships program to “address and mitigate the physical security and cybersecurity risks of electric utilities.”. Grid Security Research and Demonstration – $250 Million. Energy Sector Cyber-Resilience Program – $50 Million .

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Ten Years of Teaching the CBCI Certification Course – What Has Changed?

Plan B Consulting

What I think is especially interesting, is how the points I emphasised and thought were important in my first course in Glasgow June 2009, have changed since then. This has meant that there is less need for Work Area Recovery, and if staff can easily work from home the impact on delivery of activities is minimised.

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Ten Years of Teaching the CBCI Certification Course – What Has Changed?

Plan B Consulting

What I think is especially interesting, is how the points I emphasised and thought were important in my first course in Glasgow June 2009, have changed since then. This has meant that there is less need for Work Area Recovery, and if staff can easily work from home the impact on delivery of activities is minimised.

Banking 40
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Crisis Support Teams – What are they & do I need one?

Plan B Consulting

These tasks could include: Helping develop situational awareness, sense-making and actively seeking information. Indemnification and mitigation of the risks which could impede the recovery and restoration. Collation of information into a CRIP (Common Recognised Information Picture).

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Crisis Support Teams – What are they & do I need one?

Plan B Consulting

These tasks could include: Helping develop situational awareness, sense-making and actively seeking information. Indemnification and mitigation of the risks which could impede the recovery and restoration. Collation of information into a CRIP (Common Recognised Information Picture). Rapid Reflection Force.

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Crisis Support Teams – What are they & do I need one?

Plan B Consulting

These tasks could include: Helping develop situational awareness, sense-making and actively seeking information. Indemnification and mitigation of the risks which could impede the recovery and restoration. Collation of information into a CRIP (Common Recognised Information Picture). Rapid Reflection Force.