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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Disaster’ refers to an event that causes damage, destruction, interruption of services and important activities, and possibly casualties. Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. Security’ involves protection against major threats, such as terrorist activity.

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Risk Management as a Career: A Guide for BCM Professionals

MHA Consulting

As a reminder, risk management is the process of understanding the hazards facing an organization and taking steps to bring them to within a level determined to be acceptable by the senior leadership. It’s a permanent ongoing activity. It’s not about eliminating risk completely but managing it in a rational, informed way.

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The road to EV safety requires a robust infrastructure

National Fire Protection Association

For consumers, it means educating them about how to properly charge and store EVs, e-bikes, and e-scooters. NFPA has been committed to addressing potential fire hazards posed by EVs for some time, offering in-person and online trainings that teach first responders how to safely and effectively mitigate EV incidents.

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Increasing the Pace and Scale of Community Wildfire Mitigation

National Fire Protection Association

As we head into one of the hottest months of the year, daily news reports continue to broadcast stories of record high temperatures and severe drought conditions, both contributing factors to the increased wildfire activity spreading across the U.S. The increased funding for hazardous fuel in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S.

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Strategies for Digital Risk Protection

Reciprocity

More specifically, within digital risk management are the active measures that businesses can take to protect their assets: digital risk protection. DRP is the active piece of the cybersecurity puzzle, and is an imperative for every organization. What is Digital Risk Protection? Third-Party Risk. Technology. Identification.

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5 Steps To Developing A Corporate Compliance Program

Reciprocity

Compliance programs are not one-size-fits-all. At worst, you’ll have no program at all. Try to find and understand them all. Provide staff education and training. Employees at all levels must grasp your compliance program’s expectations and requirements to comply. Maintain steady discipline.

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5 Steps to Implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

Reciprocity

Your ERM program should encompass all aspects of risk management and response in all business processes, including cybersecurity, finance, human resources, risk management audit , privacy, compliance, and natural disasters. Passing or sharing the risk via insurance, joint venture, or another arrangement. Risk Response.