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Prolonged, wide-area electrical power failure

Emergency Planning

lifts [elevators] blocked: people possibly trapped in them trains stranded: people possibly stranded in them traffic control inoperable: possibility of accidents and queues at road junctions critical facilities (hospitals, police stations, etc.)

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Ep. 07: Spotlight on Business Continuity Programs in Healthcare | James Mitchell

The Failover Plan Podcast

Episode Summary: This week, Shane interviews James Mitchell- the Director of Organizational Resilience at the 724-bed Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX. The last few months he has been heavily involved with a historic pandemic response at Texas Children’s which involved a 140+ day activation of their incident command system.

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

Hospitals need to develop very substantial surge capacity and greatly increase their infection control measures. This may involve deploying field hospitals and using the resources of military medicine. Sectors such as travel, hospitality, tourism, retail, the arts and entertainment will suffer closures and reorganisations.

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A Smarter, Safer Approach to Hospital Security

Security Industry Association

Hospital security is tricky. A medical center should be a place of healing and provide a welcoming atmosphere, but the reality is that hospitals and medical campuses create environments that are difficult to monitor and secure and regularly experience violence. Zach Jory, Axon Enterprise. Body-Worn Cameras.

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EP22: Gamifying Business Continuity | James MacDonnell

The Failover Plan Podcast

But what he’s especially good at is developing ways to gamify business continuity activities. But what he’s especially good at is developing ways to gamify business continuity activities. You’re going to want to hear how it works and the benefits it has brought to many programs. Guest Links: jmacdonnell@bdo.com.

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Integrating Technologies, Security and Privacy: Hospital Security Systems Must Do More Than Lock Doors and Record Video

Security Industry Association

Hospitals around the globe face the challenge of meeting the needs of a wide variety of people, from protecting patients (and their confidential information) to ensuring the well-being of staff and physicians to providing a safe environment for visitors. Numerous sectors of a hospital have complex needs for role-based access control.

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When I Say Security Tech, Proptech Says…What?

Security Industry Association

” It would behoove us to use the best practices of how we talk and work with K-12, airports and the hospitality industry when we approach the proptech community. Get active, and make it a focus. Join and get active with the SIA Proptech Advisory Board. How about speaking directly to a real estate developer?

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