MHA Consulting

MARCH 14, 2024

In today’s post, we’ll take a look at how organizations can get started using Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to reduce their exposure and improve their resilience. It increases the organization’s chances of being able to carry on its most important and productive activities steadily and safely. (It

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Business Resilience Decoded

APRIL 13, 2023

Episode 144: Evaluating the Safety, Hazards, and Risks in Your Organization’s Physical Environments When was the last time you evaluated the threats to your physical environment? Things like graffiti, vandalism, or even cracked sidewalks or unkempt landscaping can welcome unwanted activity near your facility.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

MAY 17, 2022

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10 has a new Regional Administrator, Willie Nunn. We also delve into what makes FEMA Region 10 unique in its own way, from the people, hazards and approaches to emergency management. Nunn had previously been a Federal Coordination Officer (FCO) for a number of years.

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Recovery Diva

JUNE 22, 2022

The Diva was a friend of the late Bill Anderson, who was an important pioneer in the emergency management research field. For those looking to get outside for some summertime activity, the Bill Anderson Fund Disaster Dash is coming up! This is an unusual but important posting. Please support this effort to carry on his work.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Leaders and organizations must recognize that their role in emergency and crisis management encompasses a broader responsibility. This process goes beyond a one-time analysis and involves evergreen monitoring of emerging risks and changes in the hazard landscape.

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Zerto

APRIL 6, 2023

Risk management describes how a business identifies, analyzes, and responds to threats and risk factors that impact its profitability, viability, and strategic goals. Risk management attempts to control future threats by planning preemptively and deploying effective risk-control measures.

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everbridge

AUGUST 25, 2024

There are numerous distractions and hazards that can compromise employee safety, including: Phone usage and conversations: if employees are distracted, they may lose attention from tasks, leading to errors and accidents. Chemicals: exposure to hazardous substances can cause severe health issues. Spills: can cause slips and falls.

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Recovery Diva

JANUARY 3, 2024

She is a disaster prevention and safety expert who has taught disaster management for decades at the George Washington University Crisis Response Center in Washington, D.C…. “The current state of disaster management is reasonably responsive to common threats, but recent emerging hazards pose significant challenges to current U.S.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

JANUARY 25, 2022

He has a passion for emergency management and when he discovered the status school seismic safety in his state he set off to change that. Earthquake hazards are everywhere and we have a large number of old school buildings. Earthquake hazards are everywhere and we have a large number of old school buildings.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While the warmer months of the year signal a time when we can indulge in vacations, beach days, and outdoor activities, the summer and fall are also when hurricanes, thunderstorms, wildfires, and other potential natural disasters make their impressive mark across many areas of the United States, often disrupting the rhythm of our daily lives.

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 13, 2023

Establishing a unified governance structure helps to form a consolidated view of planning activities, delivery risks, and progress. Comprehensive Risk Assessment The first step in effective emergency management is conducting a comprehensive risk assessment. For major events, like the World Cup, it is no different.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Chemical Safety Board issued a call to chemical facilities to prepare for a harsh hurricane season based on an “above average” outlook on hurricane activity from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Those plans should address hazards that are normally outside of the scope of the Code to the extent practicable.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. It is common to find lags and inertia in civil protection. that are pertinent to the field. The regional tier.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 19, 2023

I thought I would discuss some ideas to ensure the integration of emergency response and business continuity, preventing incidents where two different plans are invoked simultaneously, with separate incident management teams trying to handle the same situation, leading to confusion and a poorly implemented response. Casualty Management.

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Recovery Diva

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Book Review: Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management. Editors : Claire Connolly Knox and Brittany “Brie” Haupt Title : Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management: Concepts, Theories and Case Studies. disaster management specialist, PDC Global. link] April 2020. Reviewer: Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc.,

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National Fire Protection Association

JUNE 29, 2023

NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®, requires that all employers implement and document an overall ESP that directs activity appropriate to the risk associated with electrical hazards. This includes information on training qualified persons, as well as identifying and eliminating electrical hazards.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Due to elevated spending on recent disasters, FEMA has had to implement what’s called Immediate Needs Funding – a type of restriction on the use of DRF money, used when funds are running low, to only “lifesaving and life-sustaining activities” such as response and urgent recovery activities.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Hurricanes are powerful storms that bring life-threatening hazards to people living in both coastal and inland communities. Though you may first think of wind when envisioning a hurricane, water hazards are historically the deadliest. Regardless of your route make sure that your destination provides protection from hurricane hazards.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

The Role of Communities in Wildfire Season Wildfire management is complex, especially when the seasonal severity is high. The management of wildfires also crosses boundaries, which is why partnerships are key. Monitor ongoing hazards, assess the risks, and think about how the community could react if things change.

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CCEM Strategies

AUGUST 9, 2023

This can create very hazardous conditions, especially for vulnerable populations. Steps to Build Resilience to Extreme Heat in Your Community Emergency managers, policymakers, planners, and community leaders play an important role in helping to build resilience to extreme heat in their communities.

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everbridge

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Risk Assessment: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (THIRA) to understand what natural threats or hazards may impact their community, buildings, and infrastructure. Ensure that you are keeping your people safe and your business operating by taking advantage of our Risk Intelligence Trial. sign up for free trial.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

But in our current period of an ever-expanding set of global threats, most organizations would benefit from developing a system for actively monitoring potential threats to their operations and assets. They also make regular status reports to senior management (whether it’s to say, “Nothing’s happening” or “We need to keep an eye on X”).

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everbridge

APRIL 8, 2024

Under SB 553, California employers must conduct risk assessments to identify potential hazards and implement measures to mitigate them. Our mass notification system allows for quick dissemination of alerts to employees, security, and management, ensuring rapid response to potential or actual violent situations.

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Reciprocity

AUGUST 18, 2022

Enterprise risk management (ERM) is critical for success in the modern business landscape. 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.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 17, 2023

CI preparedness CI owners and operators play a crucial role in response activities and participate in government planning committees and pre-incident coordination. This is accomplished through the development, maintenance and testing of internal emergency management programs, monitored and enforced by government authorities.

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Security Industry Association

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

of the Business and Professions Code) : “Alarm system” means “an assembly of equipment and devices arranged to detect a hazard or signal the presence of an off-normal situation.” Here are the relevant California definitions that are cited: Alarm system (from Section 7590.1

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at the top 10 free or almost free resources business continuity management professionals can utilize to help them raise their BCM skills and effectiveness to ninja level. A great place to get an overview of the whole BC field, from Program Administration to Exercises to Risk Management and Mitigation.

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Reciprocity

MARCH 28, 2022

Enterprise risk management is critical for business success. The recognized risks are usually summarized in a standard risk report, delivered to the senior management of an organization or several management units across the organization. Any organization can benefit from it regardless of its size, activity, or sector.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

While the warmer months of the year signal a time when we can indulge in vacations, beach days, and outdoor activities, the summer and fall are also when hurricanes, thunderstorms, wildfires, and other potential natural disasters make their impressive mark across many areas of the United States, often disrupting the rhythm of our daily lives.

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Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Like certain other advanced technologies, PVM focuses on preventing crimes by drawing immediate attention to unauthorized activity and empowering a trained operator to direct a response and, if necessary, notify local authorities. Proactive video monitoring (PVM) is one of those offerings. Live From the Central Station .

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National Fire Protection Association

JUNE 5, 2023

It is likely that there will be other unique, site-specific hazards that arise that personnel must be aware of, as well as any additional PPE needs that may arise due to those hazards. Although the power may be temporary in nature, it still must be managed to reduce the risk of shock and arc flash hazards.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Activities for this type of exercise are usually focused on a situation like failure of a critical business function or a specific hazard scenario. If your organization uses business continuity management software, you’ll be able to easily run exercises through your application and see real-time data on the results.

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National Fire Protection Association

MAY 19, 2023

Fire service training academies and others have been using immersive learning technologies for driver training, hazardous materials training, and situational awareness. health care, military, construction, and aviation), and the fire service needs to develop a baseline of knowledge to manage the evolution of these new approaches.

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Pure Storage

MAY 22, 2023

In a recent position paper, the Urban Fire Forum-Metro Chiefs emphasized that fire departments and other emergency services should “prepare for increasing data integration into everyday activities. For example, computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems for dispatching and tracking emergency service incidents have very large data sets.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Manufacturers must be prepared for all types of disruptive events such as severe weather activity, natural and man-made disasters, hazardous materials incidents, supply chain disruptions, and equipment and technology failures. Alternate workflows, routes, and scheduling. Everbridge can help.

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Security Industry Association

MARCH 27, 2023

AI for Worker Safety and Workers’ Compensation AI can be used to improve worker safety by detecting hazardous conditions in the context of non-human physical danger. The technology can analyze video camera streams on a manufacturing floor to identify safety violations, such as the mishandling of equipment or other hazardous conditions.

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Risk Management Monitor

JULY 26, 2022

Many companies overlook one key way to control costs that can be easily implemented and managed while also improving work culture overall: implementing a safety program to better manage workers compensation costs. During their time together, the veteran employee can discuss safety concerns and identify potential hazards.

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