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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

state develops a hazard mitigation plan, which identifies top local risks and provides a framework for long term strategies to reduce risk and protect citizens and property from damage. 8 states/territories mention pandemic planning but do not discuss further how the state or agency will be able to mitigate the hazard from the event.

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ALERT READY: TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR BUSINESS FOR THE NATIONAL PUBLIC ALERTING SYSTEM

CCEM Strategies

Now that the Canadian government has launched Alert Ready - Canada’s National Public Alerting System, it’s important to consider how this affects your business’ emergency plans , and how to modify them moving forward.

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Experts Warn of Electric Vehicle Fires After Hurricane Ian Damages Lithium-Ion Batteries

National Fire Protection Association

As millions of Americans recover from Hurricane Ian, which made landfall near Fort Myers, Florida, on September 28, officials are warning of a new hazard: electric vehicles (EVs) that were damaged in the storm and now pose a fire risk. “Our They responded. (1/5) This is true even after a fire has occurred and been initially extinguished.

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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

everbridge

Recently, during the severe wildfires in California between 2018 and 2020, phishing attacks and scams pretending to be wildfire relief efforts were widespread. This is hazardous thinking. Effective early warning systems, alerts, and ongoing incident management communications are indispensable in a polycrisis scenario.

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How Mercedes-AMG F1 and Pure Storage Put Safety First

Pure Storage

Introduced in 2018 and crafted from aerospace-quality titanium, this feature provides an aerodynamic shield to protect drivers from debris and other cars—or even from flipping over, as evidenced by Zhou Guanyu’s crash at Silverstone this year. F1 keeps tracks and teams safe with: Weather alerts. The flag system.

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Third-Party Due Diligence Best Practices

Reciprocity

The European Union (EU) established this rule in 2018 to guarantee the privacy of EU people, and it compels enterprises to notify authorities of certain types of personal data breaches within a set timeframe. Nevertheless, if third-party vendor relationships are poorly managed, they can expose businesses to several hazards.