National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Chemical facilities pose a special risk Hurricanes can cause significant damage to chemical facilities, in particular, and potentially lead to environmental and safety hazards. Those plans should address hazards that are normally outside of the scope of the Code to the extent practicable. One, for example, was the Arkema, Inc.

Disaster Preparedness 69

Disaster Preparedness Hazard Continuity Planning Crisis Management 69

National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.

All-Hazards 105

All-Hazards Hazard Emergency Planning Risk Reduction 105

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 15: 931-945. Natural Hazards 109: 161-200. A view on how to mitigate earthquake damages in Turkey from a civil engineering perspective. Select Bibliography of Sources on Turkish R/C Construction Practices Cogurcu, M.T. Ecemis, S.Z. Korkmaz, M.H. Arslan and H.H. Korkmaz 2021. Ozmen, H.B.

Natural Hazard 183

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard Fashion 183

National Fire Protection Association

JUNE 1, 2023

Adding equipotential planes and bonding of equipotential planes that could help mitigate step and touch voltages for electrical equipment that supply power to the equipment. Code language was added to have signs state: “No Swimming / Warning / Potential Shock Hazard / Electrical Currents May Be Present in the Water.” of the 2020 NEC.

All-Hazards 94

All-Hazards Hazard Education Mitigation 94

Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

I have argued elsewhere (Alexander 2017) that the number of times the word 'should' is used in an official document is an inverse indicator of its utility. Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. Disaster Planning and Emergency Management, 18 July 2017. The 'should ratio'.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130

Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

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). The bureaucratic approach Emphasis is quite rightly placed on mitigating these impacts and preparing to adapt our lives and livelihoods to climate change.

Management 231

Management Emergency Planning All-Hazards Transportation 231

National Fire Protection Association

JULY 18, 2022

Adding equipotential planes and bonding of equipotential planes that could help mitigate step and touch voltages for electrical equipment that supply power to the equipment. Installing permanent safety signs around marinas, boatyards and docking facilities gives notice of electrical shock hazard risks to persons within those areas.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Hazard Education Mitigation 52