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

Emergency Planning

An experienced civil engineer could evaluate some of that by eye, but much of the rest is hidden and only exposed once the building collapses. Earthquake disaster risk assessment and evaluation for Turkey. To know whether a reinforced concrete building is safe to live in would require knowledge of:- the shear resistance (i.e.,

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Hot Work: More than Welding, Cutting, and Burning

National Fire Protection Association

This can include activities such as welding, cutting, brazing, soldering, grinding, and other similar processes that generate heat and sparks. An effective process to minimize fire hazards includes three simple steps: recognize, evaluate, and control. Furthermore, all hot work should be properly permitted before it is started.

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Security Industry Association Announces 2024 Winners of the SIA Women in Biometrics Awards

Security Industry Association

The 2024 awardees, who will be honored at SIA GovSummit , SIA’s annual government security conference, are: Leire Arbona Puértolas, Legal and Compliance Director, Veridas Leire Arbona Puértolas has established herself as a leading expert in biometric identity verification and data protection laws since joining Veridas in 2017.

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Security Industry Association Appoints John Nemerofsky as Chair of SIA Member Engagement and Experience Committee

Security Industry Association

In 2017, he joined CGL Electronic Security and applied his management experience to a new entrepreneurial endeavor as president of CGL Technologies. He has been consistently active within SIA in many different areas as a speaker, mentor, board member, event sponsor and all-around evangelist of the importance of association involvement.

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Leading Remote Teams Effectively: 8 Do’s and 2 Don’ts

NexusTek

Humans tend to evaluate others’ trustworthiness by observing their actions. You might set aside time during meetings for social chat, or even schedule purely social virtual activities to help team members connect. On this topic, we offer the following “do’s and don’ts” of remote leadership: Remote Leadership Do’s. Pew Research Center.

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Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

Risk Management Monitor

Cyberrisk has also drawn considerable concern and the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, though the details of increased cyberattack activity are not yet fully known and may be largely unfolding below the surface right now. Evaluate and if possible, test your business continuity plans.

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PagerDuty’s Commitment to People First by Joe Militello

PagerDuty

In order to help our candidates really see themselves at PagerDuty, we now offer on-demand videos and resources from our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and even a chance to meet with our ERG members through informal, non-evaluative conversations at a late stage of the recruitment process.