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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. At all levels the system must be integral, robust and complete. All levels of public administration should be required to produce emergency plans and maintain them by means of periodic updates. Plans should be networked.

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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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Is Your Community Prepared for Flooding?

CCEM Strategies

Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. Recovering from flooding can be challenging, particularly as insurance coverage may be limited, extraordinarily costly, or unavailable depending on the type of flooding (i.e.,

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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. There are six steps to the process, and successful risk managers perform all of them on a continuous loop.

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Increasing the Pace and Scale of Community Wildfire Mitigation

National Fire Protection Association

As president of an organization that has worked tirelessly over the last 20 years on ways to reduce loss of life and property from wildfire, this latest news only reinforces NFPA’s strong conviction that more decisive policy action must be taken on all levels if we want to reduce losses from these events.

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Risk Assessment vs Risk Analysis

Reciprocity

A risk assessment evaluates all the potential risks to your organization’s ability to do business. Many organizations use risk management and compliance software to help them manage all the tasks associated with risk assessment, analysis, and management. Various types of hazards must be considered. Economic risk.

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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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