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FREE NFPA virtual conference for global practitioners will cover fire protection, industrial hazards, regulatory concerns, healthcare facility issues, and more

National Fire Protection Association

Regardless of a country’s growth, capacity, and access to resources, it is critical for authorities, the workforce, and the public to keep pace with progress,” Olga Caledonia, NFPA director of international development said today. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!

Hazard 95
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New Book Review

Recovery Diva

This textbook provides a multitude of case studies each written by academics who are actively teaching and/or have developed curriculum in the fields of crisis, disaster, and/or emergency management with a specific focus on vulnerable populations that are the weakest links in the hazard-risk chain. The case studies cover both the U.S.

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5 Steps To Developing A Corporate Compliance Program

Reciprocity

Or if you’re a healthcare provider offering tele-medicine and accepting credit card payments, you need to implement controls protecting both electronic personal health information (ePHI) and cardholder information. You must assess the efficacy of your company’s compliance program and identify potential hazards.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Preparedness funding has ebbed and flowed over the years, peaking a few years after 9/11 and gradually decreasing with health security grant programs decreasing by a third to as much as half from their peaks, with similar reductions across all-hazards emergency management grant programs.

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What is Business Continuity?

Erwood Group

It is usually best to have steering committee members made up of upper management teams that oversee the departments that will be involved in the business continuity program so that they add authority and convey the importance of getting the program off the ground and running smoothly. Location of any hazards or hazardous materials on site.