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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Emergency Planning

An experienced civil engineer could evaluate some of that by eye, but much of the rest is hidden and only exposed once the building collapses. Many of the news media that have reported the disaster have presented it as the result of inescapable terrestrial forces. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 15: 931-945.

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NFPA Webinar, Other Resources Aim to Help Professionals Gather Knowledge to Improve Electrical Safety in the Workplace

National Fire Protection Association

We also heard an extremely moving presentation from electrical arc flash survivor Brandon Schroeder on how a devastating arc flash incident changed his life, as well as the lives of his wife and children. This includes information on training qualified persons, as well as identifying and eliminating electrical hazards.

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A Better Understanding of NFPA 70E: Setting Up an Electrical Safety Program (Part 5 – Risk Assessments)

National Fire Protection Association

The risk assessment procedure must detail the process that will be used to: identify hazards assess risks implement the hierarchy of risk controls Consistency is important when conducting risk assessments. The two hazards (shock and arc-flash) currently covered by NFPA 70E are easily recognizable.

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ENSURING CANADA’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM IS READY AND RESILIENT

CCEM Strategies

These programs are founded on the National Strategy and Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure , which emphasizes an all-hazards approach for strengthening the resiliency of Canada’s CI. But for CI, evaluating and prioritizing is universally based on several factors, as illustrated below.

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5 Steps to Implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

Reciprocity

The two fundamental components of ERM are (1) the evaluation of significant risks, followed by (2) application of adequate responses. Mitigating or reducing the risk by internal controls or other risk-prevention measures. When establishing an ERM program, risk mitigation is a paramount concern. ERM’s Ultimate Objective.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Exercises

Business Resilience Decoded

Rick and Vanessa hit on these key points: • One problem with traditional crisis response is it is usually limited to response, leaving out such critical steps as prevention and mitigation. He is a former firefighter who designs, delivers, and evaluates readiness exercises to improve resilience to all hazards.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Exercises

Business Resilience Decoded

Rick and Vanessa hit on these key points: • One problem with traditional crisis response is it is usually limited to response, leaving out such critical steps as prevention and mitigation. LINKS MENTIONED] “The 7 Deadly Sins of Emergency Management,” presentation by former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate at [link]. LinkedIn: [link].