MHA Consulting

JULY 7, 2022

In most cases, two factors are to blame: a lack of thought on the part of the leadership about what might … The post Practice Makes Perfect: How to Be Ready to Handle an Emergency appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 9, 2021

There was a time not long … The post Making the Most of the Hybrid Emergency Operations Center appeared first on MHA Consulting. In today’s post we’ll look at how to make the most of this increasingly prevalent innovation. .

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CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the face of escalating climate-related emergencies, the Province of B.C.’s s recent allocation of $18 million for Indigenous engagement is a critical opportunity for communities to increase preparedness through consultation and collaboration and meet new emergency management legislative requirements.

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Management Capacity Strategic Risk Reduction 64

Plan B Consulting

MAY 16, 2022

This week Dawn, the Business Development Manager from PlanB Consulting, and I, attended CYBERUK 2022 at the ICC Conference Centre in Newport Wales. The exhibitors were mainly the large software and cyber response vendors, but there was also a smattering of small companies such as PlanB Consulting. appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 23, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie talks about why determining an accurate location during an emergency is important, and how you can incorporate this into your emergency plan. With What3words appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Give it a try and see what you think. Signing off from ///crate.dubbing.slopes.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 23, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie talks about why determining an accurate location during an emergency is important, and how you can incorporate this into your emergency plan. appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Give it a try and see what you think. Signing off from ///crate.dubbing.slopes.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 2, 2021

In today’s post, we’re going to look at six of the most … The post Dropping the Ball: 6 Common Crisis Response Mistakes appeared first on MHA Consulting. Has your organization ever dropped the ball in responding to a crisis, thus making a bad situation worse?

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

The thought of a power cut in a city reminds me of the outage in Auckland in 1998, which made a big impression on the emergency planning community. This was because it was completely different to what risks we had originally planned for.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

The thought of a power cut in a city reminds me of the outage in Auckland in 1998, which made a big impression on the emergency planning community. This was because it was completely different to what risks we had originally planned for.

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Outage Emergency Planning Crisis Management Vulnerability 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 15, 2017

In looking at team effectiveness, we at PlanB Consulting have developed an Incident Team Performance Assessment, where we measure the team’s performance against six different criteria, as shown in the diagram above. However, it is still a PlanB Consulting assessment rather than a recognised standard.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 15, 2017

In looking at team effectiveness, we at PlanB Consulting have developed an Incident Team Performance Assessment, where we measure the team’s performance against six different criteria, as shown in the diagram above. However, it is still a PlanB Consulting assessment rather than a recognised standard.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2020

This thought was also in my mind after the Emergency Planning Society’s weekly email highlighted a report by the UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee on their response to COVID-19. Be clear on what you are expected to plan for and ensure that everyone within your organisation is clear on your planning responsibilities.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Crisis Management Continuity Professionals Strategic 52

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2020

This thought was also in my mind after the Emergency Planning Society’s weekly email highlighted a report by the UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee on their response to COVID-19. Be clear on what you are expected to plan for and ensure that everyone within your organisation is clear on your planning responsibilities.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Crisis Management Continuity Professionals Strategic 52

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2020

This thought was also in my mind after the Emergency Planning Society’s weekly email highlighted a report by the UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee on their response to COVID-19. Be clear on what you are expected to plan for and ensure that everyone within your organisation is clear on your planning responsibilities.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Crisis Management Continuity Professionals Strategic 52

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2020

This thought was also in my mind after the Emergency Planning Society’s weekly email highlighted a report by the UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee on their response to COVID-19. Be clear on what you are expected to plan for and ensure that everyone within your organisation is clear on your planning responsibilities.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Crisis Management Continuity Professionals Strategic 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 24, 2015

The Business Continuity Institute seem to have impressed the term, and many of my rivals on the business continuity consultancy side have put resilience in their business name. Many of the former Scottish Emergency Planning Managers have renamed themselves as Resilience Managers, or have resilience in their department’s name.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 24, 2015

The Business Continuity Institute seem to have impressed the term, and many of my rivals on the business continuity consultancy side have put resilience in their business name. Many of the former Scottish Emergency Planning Managers have renamed themselves as Resilience Managers, or have resilience in their department’s name.

Business Continuity 52

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

The thought of a power cut in a city reminds me of the outage in Auckland in 1998, which made a big impression on the emergency planning community. This was because it was completely different to what risks we had originally planned for.

Outage 40

Outage Emergency Planning Crisis Management Vulnerability 40

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week Charlie looks at what lessons we can learn from British Airways’ recent emergency landing at Valencia Airport. One of the problems of being a consultant is that you rarely get the opportunity to actually manage or participate in the response to an incident.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week Charlie looks at what lessons we can learn from British Airways’ recent emergency landing at Valencia Airport. One of the problems of being a consultant is that you rarely get the opportunity to actually manage or participate in the response to an incident.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 8, 2019

When I was the Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water, I was called to the mail room to look at a suspicious envelope which had been X-rayed by mail staff, and seemingly contained a needle. So perhaps with the news still fresh, now might be a good time to review your plans, procedures and awareness.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 8, 2019

When I was the Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water, I was called to the mail room to look at a suspicious envelope which had been X-rayed by mail staff, and seemingly contained a needle. So perhaps with the news still fresh, now might be a good time to review your plans, procedures and awareness.

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Marketing Transportation Emergency Planning Plan Management 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 5, 2021

I did my PhD in Emergency Planning and Disaster Management at the University of Hertfordshire; therefore, it is the latest in a long line of universities that caught my eye. The post The Hidden Costs of Ransomware appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 5, 2021

I did my PhD in Emergency Planning and Disaster Management at the University of Hertfordshire; therefore, it is the latest in a long line of universities that caught my eye. The post The Hidden Costs of Ransomware appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Alert 52

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Why did they not anticipate this as a possibility and put in place a contingency plan, which they could have on the shelf ready for the moment if it was needed? The post Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Alternate Site 52

Alternate Site Transportation Government Business Continuity 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 23, 2022

When I first started as an Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water in 1995, one of my first tasks was to put together an incident management room. The post Working in a Hybrid World – The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Management Banking Business Continuity 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 23, 2022

When I first started as an Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water in 1995, one of my first tasks was to put together an incident management room. The post Working in a Hybrid World – The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Management Banking Emergency Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Why did they not anticipate this as a possibility and put in place a contingency plan, which they could have on the shelf ready for the moment if it was needed? The post Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Alternate Site 52

Alternate Site Transportation Government Logistics 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

When I first started as an Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water in 1995, one of my first tasks was to put together an incident management room. The post The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms Post COVID – In a Hybrid Working World appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Crisis Management 52

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

When I first started as an Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water in 1995, one of my first tasks was to put together an incident management room. The post The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms Post COVID – In a Hybrid Working World appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I had the task, as the Emergency Planning Manager, to conduct a debrief of a multi-agency water contamination exercise involving the Local CCDC (doctor responsible for outbreaks in the local area), the Local Authority, a hospital and various people from Anglian Water. It is in use in the UK by many in the emergency planning fraternity.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I had the task, as the Emergency Planning Manager, to conduct a debrief of a multi-agency water contamination exercise involving the Local CCDC (doctor responsible for outbreaks in the local area), the Local Authority, a hospital and various people from Anglian Water. It is in use in the UK by many in the emergency planning fraternity.

Emergency Planning 52

Emergency Planning Hospitality Communications Authorization 52

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

For example, in the public sector, Scotland Emergency Planning Units have renamed themselves as ‘Resilience’ and I have seen a number of resilience roles within the banking sector. The post Why resilience is not the saviour of Business Continuity appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Resilience Audit Crisis Management 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2020

I attended the Emergency Planning Society weekly huddle, which is an opportunity for those responding to coronavirus to express their thoughts and ideas and support one another. The post Coronavirus Response: The Peak-End Rule appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Emergency Planning Banking Publishing Continuity Professionals 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2020

I attended the Emergency Planning Society weekly huddle, which is an opportunity for those responding to coronavirus to express their thoughts and ideas and support one another. The post Coronavirus Response: The Peak-End Rule appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Emergency Planning 52

Emergency Planning Banking Publishing Continuity Professionals 52

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

For example, in the public sector, Scotland Emergency Planning Units have renamed themselves as ‘Resilience’ and I have seen a number of resilience roles within the banking sector. The post Why resilience is not the saviour of Business Continuity appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Resilience Audit Crisis Management 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 23, 2022

When I first started as an Emergency Planning Manager at Anglian Water in 1995, one of my first tasks was to put together an incident management room. The post Working in a Hybrid World – The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Crisis Management 40

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