Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

Civil Emergency 130

Civil Emergency Pandemic All-Hazards Logistics 130

FS-ISAC

JUNE 30, 2022

Singapore: Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has implemented incident reporting requirements of 14 days. For example, a public-private exercise in 2007 simulated a pandemic where approximately 40% of the workforce had to go remote. UK: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) requires reporting an incident within 72 hours.

Response Plan 52

Response Plan All-Hazards Cybersecurity Mitigation 52

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 57: Knowledge alone leads to action.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130