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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

For example, business continuity management has a slightly different set of priorities which induces it to change the emphasis among triggering factors (Elliott et al. The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction. Herbane 2010. Field 2018). Swartz and B.

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Risky Business: Is Looking at Likelihood a Waste of Time?

Plan B Consulting

For a while, business continuity has always had a slightly uneasy relationship with risk management. In the 2010 and 2013 GPGs we looked at threat assessments, whereas in the more recent 2018 GPG, we cover a threat and risk assessment. You will not find too many 3×1 matrices in risk management handbooks.

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Risky Business: Is Looking at Likelihood a Waste of Time?

Plan B Consulting

For a while, business continuity has always had a slightly uneasy relationship with risk management. In the 2010 and 2013 GPGs we looked at threat assessments, whereas in the more recent 2018 GPG, we cover a threat and risk assessment. You will not find too many 3×1 matrices in risk management handbooks.

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Drones & Airports

Plan B Consulting

Kev Brear also commented that “hindsight bias often appears in risk management discussions and I submit that this incident has the potential to be coloured by that aspect”. I also think the first response to a new hazard is usually overcautious.

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Drones & Airports

Plan B Consulting

Kev Brear also commented that “hindsight bias often appears in risk management discussions and I submit that this incident has the potential to be coloured by that aspect”. I also think the first response to a new hazard is usually overcautious.