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Preparing Chemical Facilities for Hurricane Season

National Fire Protection Association

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.

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IRM, ERM, and GRC: Is There a Difference?

Reciprocity

The various niches of risk management have become a veritable alphabet soup of acronyms. As a result, we now have: Enterprise risk management (ERM). Governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). Integrated risk management (IRM). The advent of the digital age is partly to blame.

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Risk Managers: Is Today’s Violence Worse than the 1960’s? Yes, and Why You Should Care (Sorry, Jim and Max)

Alternative Resiliency Services Corp

Risk Managers, Business Continuity planners and Security personnel take note: this climate will impact your business. With respect, I disagree: 2017 (and the next couple of years) have the potential to be severely risky to businesses, infrastructure and people. These risks have a direct impact on your organizations.