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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

Increasing dependency on critical infrastructure makes the country ever more vulnerable to proliferating technological failure, whether it is caused by cyber attack, sabotage or natural forces. Standardised,"all hazards" emergency planning methodology applied at all levels. the coordinators of emergency operations.

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How Shall We Communicate Risk in an Era of ‘Manufactured Reality’?

Emergency Planning

Technology compounds the problem. I end this set of reflections with two models that are intended to show how reality is created by the power of perceptions and their transformation into shared opinions through socialisation using the powerful new tools that are available in modern mass communication, particularly social media.

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How to prepare your business to deal with an emergency this summer

CCEM Strategies

With our summers becoming hotter due to climate change, your company’s infrastructure, including your technology, facilities, and staffing could be impacted. So, it’s important your emergency and continuity management program addresses summer hazards. This makes them highly vulnerable in the event of utility outages.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 16: The mass media create an accurate picture of the disasters on which they report. Reality: There is a pervasive tendency for the media to exaggerate and distort disaster-related information. Myth 30: Technology will save the world from disaster. Myth 70: A good emergency plan always ensures a good response to crises.

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Working in a Hybrid World – The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms

Plan B Consulting

With this in mind, I am going to share some views on how technology can be used to manage an incident in our brave new hybrid world. 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.

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Working in a Hybrid World – The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms

Plan B Consulting

With this in mind, I am going to share some views on how technology can be used to manage an incident in our brave new hybrid world. 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.

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The Future of Incident & Crisis Management Rooms Post COVID – In a Hybrid Working World

Plan B Consulting

This week I share some views on how technology can be used to manage an incident in our brave new hybrid world. 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. Since 1995, not much has changed for many organisations.