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Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The Emergency Management Institute at 70;From Civil Defense to Emergency Management in an Education and Training Institution. This report traces the 70-year history of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) from the founding of its predecessor in 1951 to the present.
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Disaster Zone
JULY 11, 2023
Learn about the hazards and the organization charged with all aspects of emergency management.
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Alert Media
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Train your crisis leadership team in these core crisis management skills to better prepare them for emergency situations.
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National Fire Protection Association
APRIL 14, 2022
Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.
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Alert Media
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
The post Be Prepared for Anything: The All-Hazards Approach to Emergency Management appeared first on AlertMedia.
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National Fire Protection Association
JULY 7, 2022
Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.
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everbridge
MAY 2, 2023
Four steps for organizations to proactively address chronic hazards Global climate change continues to have a profound impact on businesses worldwide, with chronic hazards such as flooding, wildfires, and extreme weather conditions posing a significant risk to industries.
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National Fire Protection Association
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
We have all heard there are chemicals that we cannot mix together. It all started when a waste company began pumping sludge out of a local plant. For example, many chemicals form strong acids or bases when mixed with water, thus introducing a chemical burn hazard. Have you ever thought about this on a larger scale though?
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everbridge
AUGUST 31, 2022
By recognizing that hazards, including severe weather events, are unpredictable and cannot be completely prevented, emergency managers can instead focus their efforts on promoting a resilient organization. Preparing for hazards can involve planning and training with departments, jurisdictions, agencies, and community members.
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Alert Media
MARCH 8, 2024
When disaster strikes, you need a plan to protect your employees and ensure continuity. Learn how to implement an emergency operations plan.
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BCP Builder
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
What is the relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management? The relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management depends on the organization. In most cases, Business Continuity is a sub-domain of Risk Management. It is a collection of good management practices linked together.
everbridge
APRIL 20, 2023
Acute hazards pose a significant threat to organizations, as they can disrupt business operations, endanger employees, and lead to substantial financial losses. This is particularly pertinent given the growing threat of climate change, which is likely to increase the frequency and severity of acute hazards.
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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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Recovery Diva
APRIL 12, 2023
Review of Case Studies in Disaster Recovery – A Volume in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation Series. is a Senior Disaster Management Specialist currently working for the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) Global of the Research Center of the University of Hawaii (RCUH). December 2022.
Business Continuity Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Todd is in Georgia this week at the International Association of Emergency Managers’ 70th Anniversary Conference. Links Web: [link] LinkedIn: [link] Instagram: [link] Twitter: [link] Facebook: [link] Youtube: [link] Todd is in Georgia this week at the International Association of Emergency Managers’ 70th Anniversary Conference.
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Emergency Planning
OCTOBER 21, 2022
What does all this mean for Britain? From memory he recited to me a catalogue of omissions, oversights and failures in managing the risks. The real problem is that the British emergency planning, management and response system is fragmented and incomplete. They are managed by the country's local resilience forums.
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Emergency Planning
MAY 14, 2024
This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. Secondly, and more importantly, vulnerability, risk, impact and their controlling factors are all trending. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. Holling, C.S
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Recovery Diva
MAY 12, 2022
Review of Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management, e dited by Allessandra Jerolleman and William L. Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Each chapter gives examples for emergency management to achieve “Just Disaster Recovery,” proposed in 2019 by Jerollemen in Disaster Recovery Through the Lens of Justice.
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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. ERM is all about reducing. Many that do incorporate risk management in their operations do so in a half-hearted way. It all comes down to details.
Zerto
JULY 12, 2023
In the previous post of this risk management series, we covered the business impact analysis (BIA) , which is a crucial step in understanding the impact of potential disruptions to critical business processes. It involves identifying all potential risks that an organization may face in its operations and its assets.
Business Continuity Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Todd is in Georgia this week at the International Association of Emergency Managers’ 70th Anniversary Conference. Links Web: [link] LinkedIn: [link] Instagram: [link] Twitter: [link] Facebook: [link] Youtube: [link] Todd is in Georgia this week at the International Association of Emergency Managers’ 70th Anniversary Conference.
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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? The local climate and weather patterns, access to strong internet and cell phone service, and political risks are all impacted by your geography.
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National Fire Protection Association
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.
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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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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.
CCEM Strategies
JUNE 5, 2023
Summer is not without its share of hazards due to the hot weather. From storms triggering electrical outages to droughts and heat domes that can contribute to wildfires (which in turn can cause poor air quality), all these hazards have the potential to cause detrimental impacts to your organization.
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Crisis Response Journal
MARCH 1, 2020
In the first of a new series of blogs, CRJ Advisory Panel member Rob Fagan explains how you can enhance your professional development and training in all hazards understanding, crisis leadership, and global emergency management topics writ large on a cost By Robert Fagan
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National Fire Protection Association
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Training employees to be vigilant of the electrical hazards lurking in the workplace is difficult. An employee operating an overhead electric crane needs focused training to know specific hazards and warning signs that may be present. Management must be committed to encouraging this awareness.
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JUNE 24, 2022
Disasters are increasing in frequency and severity and the layering of disasters is now sadly all too common. Here in the United States, burnout has been topping the list of concerns at the last two emergency management conferences I have attended in 2022. Readers are encouraged to reply to her directly. Not a rosy picture.
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CCEM Strategies
JUNE 13, 2023
Comprehensive Risk Assessment The first step in effective emergency management is conducting a comprehensive risk assessment. This involves identifying potential hazards, such as natural disasters, civil unrest, terrorism threats, and public health emergencies that could impact the event.
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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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Emergency Planning
MAY 30, 2019
The GAR proper consists of 15 chapters in four sections: introductory, the Sendai Framework (SFDRR), its implementation (and interaction with sustainable development), and managing risk nationally and locally. It could be argued that political decision making is the greatest barrier of all to successful disaster risk reduction.
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Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
While dense in some parts and requiring familiarity with definitions and acronyms of UN and related climate policy documents (a list of abbreviations is provided), a careful reading is rewarded by lessons learned and to be learned in the emerging field of disaster risk management. That strategy is MAS—mutually assured survival.” [p.
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National Fire Protection Association
JUNE 5, 2023
Structural damage is likely to occur during all events, although it may escalate during an earthquake. Boarding up windows and doors as well as placing sandbags to try and stop water are all helpful and commonly done in preparation. All pertinent drawings and documentation should be made available to aid in this task.
CCEM Strategies
MAY 11, 2023
Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. Floods can cause a cascade of other issues such as contamination, flowing debris, hazardous debris, and ground instability. Communities (First Nations, Towns, Villages, Districts, Counties, etc.)
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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. All you have to do is take the initiative and go get it. State, county, and city Emergency Management offices.
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MHA Consulting
JUNE 1, 2023
Threat intelligence empowers organizations to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with threats of all types, thus helping them protect their assets, reputation, and business continuity. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, and Department of Homeland Security. By creating a funnel. Human tipsters.
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CCEM Strategies
MARCH 17, 2023
This is accomplished through the development, maintenance and testing of internal emergency management programs, monitored and enforced by government authorities. Each emergency has unique, complicating factors that determine how a response is managed.
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everbridge
MARCH 6, 2023
According to research conducted by Verdantix , “more than half of organizations have less than $1 million to respond to catastrophic events, and 41% of participants stated that they had no budget at all for catastrophic events” (Navigating Climate Threats and Proactive Mechanisms to Achieve Business Climate Resilience, November 2022).
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National Center for Disaster Prepardness
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
The DRF is the source for myriad programs under the Federal Emergency Management Agency that provide disaster assistance to impacted communities. Even with INF implemented, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell relayed to House members this week that what is left “would be insufficient to cover all of our ongoing life-saving operations.”
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Security Industry Association
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Resulting from advocacy efforts by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and our industry partners, all states enacting right to repair legislation so far – New York, Minnesota and, with the governor’s potential signature, California – have included provisions that exclude security products. SIA applauds the bill’s author, state Sen.
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Plan B Consulting
APRIL 5, 2022
Secondly, the ISO 22361, which will be titled ‘Crisis Management – Guidelines for a Strategic Capability’. Ranging from emergency response plans for a particular hazard onsite, to plans of how an office-based department will move to a work area recovery location or to another office. A major fire affecting your only manufacturing site.
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Plan B Consulting
APRIL 5, 2022
Secondly, the ISO 22361, which will be titled ‘Crisis Management – Guidelines for a Strategic Capability’. Ranging from emergency response plans for a particular hazard onsite, to plans of how an office-based department will move to a work area recovery location or to another office. A major fire affecting your only manufacturing site.
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Security Industry Association
MARCH 27, 2023
AI is being implemented all over the world across many industries to advance other technologies. 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. It can also identify areas of inefficiency, which can reduce costs.
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