Emergency Planning
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Recently, I spoke to a senior emergency planner who has worked for years in the transportation and nuclear industries. Wording of this kind is designed to defy the country's leading philosophers of logic, and let's remember that the Act is designed to tackle a major emergency–sorry, disaster. These are rather ambiguous bodies.
Emergency Planning
MAY 6, 2024
Wales has developed three regional emergency response coordination centres, but the rest of the UK is not following suit. For years, local authorities have been starved of funds and resources. As a result, many of them have done relatively little to develop emergency response capability beyond existing 'blue light' capabilities.
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Emergency Planning
MARCH 11, 2020
In 2020, some confusion arises from the fact that much of the planning refers to influenza, whereas the SARS category of diseases is not strictly a 'flu virus, but most of the planning principles are exactly the same, so this is mainly a labelling issue. International Air Transport Association, Geneva, 14 pp. Spinney, L.
CCEM Strategies
MARCH 17, 2023
Ensuring Canada’s Critical Infrastructure system is ready and resilient Can you imagine what would happen if an incident such as a natural disaster compromised our transportation, food or even energy Critical Infrastructure (CI) systems? In November 2021, British Columbians didn’t have to. And they also know how to work with CI teams.
Emergency Planning
MARCH 7, 2019
Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. Myth 70: A good emergency plan always ensures a good response to crises. In the worst possible cases only 15-30 per cent of victims show passive and dazed reactions.
Plan B Consulting
APRIL 12, 2019
In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. When BC started, I know of a Scottish Local Authority which spent £100k on external consultants to develop their BC plans. This was followed by Y2K and the birth of business continuity.
Plan B Consulting
APRIL 12, 2019
In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. When BC started, I know of a Scottish Local Authority which spent £100k on external consultants to develop their BC plans. This was followed by Y2K and the birth of business continuity.
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