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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

It could be argued that political decision making is the greatest barrier of all to successful disaster risk reduction. Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. Notably, the GAR has finally come around to the view that we all bear the burden of reducing disaster risk.

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

Emergency Planning

How much simpler to attribute it all to anonymous forces within the ground! It was notable that, in many buildings that pancaked in Turkey and Syria, the collapses left almost no voids at all, thanks to the complete fragmentation of the entire structure. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 15: 931-945. Ecemis, S.Z.

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A Better Understanding of NFPA 70E: Part I – Comparing Four Decades of Electrical Injuries and Fatalities

National Fire Protection Association

To assist all employers in reducing, if not eliminating, workplace electrical injuries and fatalities, I decided to investigate how far electrical safety has progressed over the last 40 years. For comparison, excluding 2020, there has been an average of 5,222 fatalities since 2015. What has happened since?

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01/05/2015 Why Do Incidents Occur?

Plan B Consulting

The organisation decides upon the types of incidents it will prepare itself for; the paper talks about ‘initially accepted cultural beliefs about the world and its hazards’. The post 01/05/2015 Why Do Incidents Occur? Stage one talks about organisations setting themselves up to prepare for an incident. The seven events are: 1.

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01/05/2015 Why Do Incidents Occur?

Plan B Consulting

The organisation decides upon the types of incidents it will prepare itself for; the paper talks about ‘initially accepted cultural beliefs about the world and its hazards’. The post 01/05/2015 Why Do Incidents Occur? Stage one talks about organisations setting themselves up to prepare for an incident. The seven events are: 1.

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Security Industry Association Announces Winners of the 2023 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards

Security Industry Association

She spent over eight years in the biometrics field focused on quality assurance, information security and quality processes and has led a variety of projects, including the implementation and certification of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System (ISMS) for NEC Advanced Recognition Systems.

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Making Environmental Stewardship a Priority for Business

BMC

The United Nations has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) that are the “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030.” Think of all those devices we carry. We also maintain Global Accreditation for ISO 14001:2015 , a guideline for our environmental management system policies and practices.