MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at the top 10 free or almost free resources business continuity management professionals can utilize to help them raise their BCM skills and effectiveness to ninja level. All you have to do is take the initiative and go get it. Prepare My Business for an Emergency. Another excellent DHS website.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). The incessant, cumulative hammer-blow effect of disasters of all kinds on modern society had begun to stimulate a consistent demand for greater safety and security.

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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 22, 2019

I replied that, as there are more than 80 dedicated journals in the disasters, risks and hazards fields, and more than 500 others that occasionally publish papers on such themes, no such need existed. Prior to submitting a work for publication, one must make sure that one has read all the truly pertinent literature.

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 13, 2023

There are multiple unique challenges for emergency planners when it comes to hosting global major events. Comprehensive Risk Assessment The first step in effective emergency management is conducting a comprehensive risk assessment. All under the gaze of an expected audience of 320 million people per match.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

The Role of Communities in Wildfire Season Wildfire management is complex, especially when the seasonal severity is high. Review the plans and think about how wildfire might impact your community. Requesting and/or providing resources and mutual aid As you review, look for places to enhance the plans and procedures.

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Emergency Planning

JULY 5, 2019

It lacks the spatial dimension of the 1960s work of the geographers Torsten Hägerstrand (1968) and his colleagues, but it has all the other components. Sadly, a follow-the-herd mentality all too easily develops among researchers. Approaches to emergency management teaching at the Master's level. In reality it was a fad.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

CCEM Strategies proudly supports Emergency Preparedness (EP) Week , recognized annually in May. It’s a good reminder for all of us to prepare for not only an earthquake, but also any kind of public emergency. Know the hazards in your area There are various types of hazards and disasters, each with its own unique risks.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 27, 2018

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. Now that you have the steps to re-evaluate your existing emergency plans, it’s time to put them to the test!

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CCEM Strategies

JULY 5, 2023

While it may seem obvious that government is responsible for emergency management and planning, this perception doesn’t show the full picture. Emergency management responsibilities are shared by local and provincial governments, First Nations, critical infrastructure, businesses and individual citizens.

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CCEM Strategies

JULY 24, 2018

This is because, long before an incident occurs, CI operators work with governments to create and test emergency plans to ensure adequate response procedures and business continuity practices are in place, to deal with unforeseen disruptions. Without CI, societies can’t function—and this is never truer than during an emergency.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 17, 2023

Provincial and local authorities are aware of the owners and operators of CI in their regions and together, they work to create and test emergency plans that will ensure adequate response procedures and business continuity practices are in place, long before an incident occurs.

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 5, 2023

Summer is not without its share of hazards due to the hot weather. From storms triggering electrical outages to droughts and heat domes that can contribute to wildfires (which in turn can cause poor air quality), all these hazards have the potential to cause detrimental impacts to your organization.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 11, 2023

Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. Review and Enhance Flood Plans Your community already has emergency plans, and you may even have flood-specific plans. Need Help with Risk Assessments, Planning and/or Engagement?

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 13, 2018

Public perception often places government at the core of emergency management and planning. And while this is largely true, it doesn’t necessarily represent the full picture of emergency preparedness in Canada. Emergencies can have a significant and even catastrophic (excuse the pun) impact on a business’ bottom line.

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CCEM Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Here are a few things to consider when preparing for earthquakes in your emergency management and business continuity plans: 1. Managing risks outside your office building First, let’s look at what you can do outside of your office building. What can you do to mitigate hazards? Does the building have brick façade?

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CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 11, 2024

Whether a community is rural, urban, or somewhere on the spectrum in between, the important thing is for emergency managers to be aware of the unique, location-specific risks and vulnerabilities posed by extreme cold and winter storms. Need help with Risk Assessments, Planning, Collaboration, or Public Engagement?

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

What does all this mean for Britain? If we look at major emergencies in the UK over the last 25 years or so, there have been significant deficiencies in the response in just about every case. Recently, I spoke to a senior emergency planner who has worked for years in the transportation and nuclear industries.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014.

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Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

d) Intentional disasters, comprising all forms of terrorism and sabotage. (e) For example, business continuity management has a slightly different set of priorities which induces it to change the emphasis among triggering factors (Elliott et al. We classify disasters in order to deal with "more manageable conceptual units."

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National Fire Protection Association

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We have all heard there are chemicals that we cannot mix together. It all started when a waste company began pumping sludge out of a local plant. For example, many chemicals form strong acids or bases when mixed with water, thus introducing a chemical burn hazard. Have you ever thought about this on a larger scale though?

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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 20, 2021

As bodies piled up on street corners and in courtyards there was no time to count them all. In his words, "the colonial institutions’ assiduous extraction of surpluses left the population both destitute and vulnerable to hazards for centuries to come." Haiti has long had a shortage of all three. doi: 10.1108/DPM-08-2018-0263

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 3: Disasters cause a great deal of chaos and cannot possibly be managed systematically. Reality: There are excellent theoretical models of how disasters function and how to manage them. Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard.

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Emergency Planning

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In 2021 a colleague who studies natural hazards wrote to me that "our institute is all but destroyed and colleagues have lost their homes". Each new disaster reveals the shortcomings of hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness. First of all, we need a change in culture towards something more inclusive and more serious.

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Emergency Planning

JULY 29, 2019

Vast resources are now devoted to distorting the picture, and all three superpowers are busy utilising them (Druzin and Gordon 2018, Merrin 2019, Rudick and Dannels 2019). The tendency in research and policy advice is to assume that everyone in power has a strong desire to reduce hazards and threats. References Alexander, D.E.

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