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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

In the case of radioactive emission, it has been estimated that the top event could be 20 times greater than that of Chornobyl in 1986, which covered the entire continent with radioactivity. A consistent trait has been the failure to learn and implement lessons from past events, or indeed from good practice in other European countries.

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SIA New Member Profile: Paratus Consultants Group

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Paratus Consultants Group is a full-service safety and security, risk reduction, mitigation and emergency preparedness consulting firm. This helps to reduce the overall risk for the client. We will also focus on mass gatherings and events.

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Who’s the Boss? Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership

MHA Consulting

Many companies spend millions of dollars implementing risk mitigation controls but are kept from getting their money’s worth by a disconnected, piecemeal approach. Successful risk mitigation requires that a central authority supervise controls following a coherent strategy.

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Five Top Sessions for Security & Public Safety Practitioners at ISC East

Security Industry Association

In Columbus, Ohio, officials are leveraging the relationships between security, police and the court system to address problem properties where continuous criminal activity occurs. Narcotics, prostitution and acts of violence are all types of activity where private security often engages well before public safety arrives.

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

No matter how large they are, all disasters are local events. This means that coordination between national, regional and local authorities needs to be strong and extensive. On the other hand, local authorities should not be abandoned as they struggle to bring the disease under control. The response must be fair and equitable.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

“In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Floods and storms were the most prevalent events.”. million lives, affecting 4.2

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 1: Disasters are truly exceptional events. Reality: They are a normal part of daily life and in very many cases are repetitive events. Whereas it is not possible to stop earthquakes, it is possible to construct anti-seismic buildings and to organize human activities in such a way as to minimize the risk of death.