Remove All-Hazards Remove Evaluation Remove Media
article thumbnail

5 Common Mistakes in Healthcare Resilience Planning and How to Avoid Them

Erwood Group

How to Avoid It: Encrypt all sensitive data to protect it from unauthorized access. Review factors like IT vulnerabilities, staffing changes, and local hazards. emails, social media posts). It’s really like having no plan at all. A breach can halt operations, disrupt patient care, and damage your reputation.

article thumbnail

7 Best Practices for Emergency Managers

everbridge

By recognizing that hazards, including severe weather events, are unpredictable and cannot be completely prevented, emergency managers can instead focus their efforts on promoting a resilient organization. Preparing for hazards can involve planning and training with departments, jurisdictions, agencies, and community members.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Evaluating the Safety, Hazards, and Risks in Your Organization’s Physical Environments

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 144: Evaluating the Safety, Hazards, and Risks in Your Organization’s Physical Environments When was the last time you evaluated the threats to your physical environment? The local climate and weather patterns, access to strong internet and cell phone service, and political risks are all impacted by your geography.

article thumbnail

Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report. While people always come first, it is as important to locate all of your organization’s assets. Where is your inventory?

article thumbnail

Risk Assessment vs Risk Analysis

Reciprocity

A risk assessment evaluates all the potential risks to your organization’s ability to do business. Many organizations use risk management and compliance software to help them manage all the tasks associated with risk assessment, analysis, and management. Various types of hazards must be considered. Economic risk.

article thumbnail

Prepare Your Organization for a Hurricane

everbridge

To fulfill duty of care standards, corporations, educational institutions, hospitals, and government agencies should evaluate and test the health of communication networks and information systems before a severe weather event occurs. Review message construction guidelines to ensure all emergency messages are clear and concise.

article thumbnail

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.