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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

The exercises revealed, for example, that special attention needed to be given to protecting the residents of care homes (PHE 2017, pp. Local and regional authorities have been emasculated, and the result of this has been manifest in their inability to respond adequately to local needs. The plans were not connected to anything.

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Changes to Kitchen Island and Peninsula Receptacle Outlet Requirements for the Past Three NEC Editions

National Fire Protection Association

Perhaps no changes to these requirements represented a larger swing of the pendulum than those we have seen over the past three cycles: the 2017, 2020, and 2023 NEC. 2017 NEC Requirements The following are the relevant sections and requirements for island and peninsula receptacle outlets based on the 2017 NEC. Revised 210.52(C)(3)

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). They lack consistent funding and have little executive authority. Report of the Public Inquiry Into the Fire At Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017.

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SIA New Member Profile: 3B Protection

Security Industry Association

Seeing a gap in the market, Dominic then decided to bring 3B to the United States in 2017 where it underwent UL level testing, as well as high-speed fragmentation, live blast and fire testing. What’s something we might not know about your company – or something new you’re doing in security?

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Book Review: Resilience Matters;Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

Recovery Diva

In fact, the heated rhetoric sometimes hurts the author’s credibility. One of the authors states that a group called Catalyst Miami found temperatures in poorer sections of Miami 30(!) When Hurricane Maria swept Puerto Rico in 2017, 100 percent of the “excess deaths” caused by the storm were among older adults.

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Financial Industry Hit By Surging Numbers of Cyber-Incidents

Behavior Group

Financial services companies in the UK were hit by 819 cyber-incidents, which were reported to the Financial Conduct Authority in 2018. According to a freedom of information (FOI) request made by accountancy firm RSM, the data showed that there had been a huge rise from the previous year, with 69 reported in 2017.

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SIA New Member Profile: Chimera Integrations

Security Industry Association

Chimera Integrations President Casey White Sadie Stiles : Chimera integrations was founded in 2017 by company president Casey White with only one employee. SIA spoke with Sadie Stiles, marketing director at Chimera Integrations, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. Tell us the story of your company.