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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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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

everbridge

Today, many BCDR programs rely on response plans for a handful of most likely potential incidents. This activity was so widespread that the FBI issued warnings regarding these scams targeting individuals and businesses involved in the recovery efforts. Think beyond single scenario planning. This is hazardous thinking.

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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 Safety Board issued a call to chemical facilities to prepare for a harsh hurricane season based on an “above average” outlook on hurricane activity from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 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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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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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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How Data Fuels Modern Fire Safety Operations—and Keeps Communities Safe

Pure Storage

In a recent position paper, the Urban Fire Forum-Metro Chiefs emphasized that fire departments and other emergency services should “prepare for increasing data integration into everyday activities. Weather data for enriching incident and response data, enhancing decision-making, etc.