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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

If we look at major emergencies in the UK over the last 25 years or so, there have been significant deficiencies in the response in just about every case. The Kerslake Report: An Independent Review into the Preparedness For, and Emergency Response to, the Manchester Arena Attack on 22nd May 2017. doi: 10.1002/joc.7285

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A level of Safety – NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem

National Fire Protection Association

Government Responsibility, Development and Use of Current Codes, Reference Standards, Investment in Safety, Skilled Workforce, Code Compliance, Preparedness and Emergency Response, and Informed Public all work together. Each topic was evaluated through the lens of the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystemâ„¢.

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PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY? DON'T FORGET YOUR VOLUNTEERS

CCEM Strategies

At the 2018 annual Clean Pacific conference in Portland, OR, we attended a session on volunteer planning in oil spill response. The presentation focused on the different types of volunteers that can emerge during an oil spill (affiliated, spontaneous and micro), and how they can be integrated into response planning.

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ALERT READY: TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR BUSINESS FOR THE NATIONAL PUBLIC ALERTING SYSTEM

CCEM Strategies

The alerts will be delivered to Canadians through television, radio, and starting April 6, 2018, SMS messages on wireless devices connected to an LTE network. At the same time, ensure your emergency response protocols are consistent across the board, whether they’re in response to an Alert Ready notification or not.

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What types of incident is business continuity meant to deal with?

Plan B Consulting

The chat was initially about a technical issue in the Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2018 but we then had a general chat about all things business continuity, varying from ‘Adaptive Business Continuity’ to the BCI’s response to COVID-19.

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What types of incident is business continuity meant to deal with?

Plan B Consulting

The chat was initially about a technical issue in the Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2018 but we then had a general chat about all things business continuity, varying from ‘Adaptive Business Continuity’ to the BCI’s response to COVID-19.

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What types of incident is business continuity meant to deal with?

Plan B Consulting

The chat was initially about a technical issue in the Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2018 but we then had a general chat about all things business continuity, varying from ‘Adaptive Business Continuity’ to the BCI’s response to COVID-19.