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Chronic Hazards

everbridge

Four steps for organizations to proactively address chronic hazards Global climate change continues to have a profound impact on businesses worldwide, with chronic hazards such as flooding, wildfires, and extreme weather conditions posing a significant risk to industries.

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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Thus, identifying and planning for the risks of potential disasters, such as a pandemic, is the first step to ensuring that communities and regions are prepared for them. Although each hazard mitigation plan is approved by FEMA, each state widely varies in how thoroughly it includes pandemic risk assessment and strategy in the plan.

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New FEMA Guidance on Cyber Incidents

Recovery Diva

Knowing whom to engage when a cyber incident occurs and having plans in place to effectively address an incident’s impacts is central to the role of emergency managers, regardless of hazard type.

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Coordinating Emergency Response and Business Continuity in Manufacturing

Plan B Consulting

In manufacturing, even if there is no formal business continuity plan in place, there are often emergency response plans. These plans might not always be referred to as emergency response plans; they could be called incident response plans, major incident response plans, or hazard plans.

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Building Resilient Communities in the Face of Extreme Heat

CCEM Strategies

This can create very hazardous conditions, especially for vulnerable populations. As with many types of hazards, being prepared to respond to extreme heat requires an understanding of where extreme heat can occur, what risks extreme heat brings, who is vulnerable to those risks, and how to help people get through extreme heat safely.

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Preparing Chemical Facilities for Hurricane Season

National Fire Protection Association

Chemical facilities pose a special risk Hurricanes can cause significant damage to chemical facilities, in particular, and potentially lead to environmental and safety hazards. Some facilities may be required to have an emergency action plan from NFPA 1, Fire Code, or NFPA 101, Life Safety Code.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

Contains links to toolkits for preparing for different hazards as well as pages on Emergency Response Plans, Crisis Communications Plans, Incident Management, IT/DR, and much more. Talks about the need for business to be prepared for three types of hazards, natural, human-caused, and technology-related.

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