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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

National standards should be developed to ensure that emergency plans are functional and compatible with one another, and that they ensure the interoperability of emergency services and functions. All levels of public administration should be required to produce emergency plans and maintain them by means of periodic updates.

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Artificial [Un]intelligence and Disaster Management

Emergency Planning

Perhaps technological innovation will one day bring this issue under control, but there is no sign of this at present. This may be more of a problem for the arts than for the sciences, in which the fruits of research are supposed to benefit all of us, but at present it is hard to tell. Scepticism induces me to prefer the latter.

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Covid-19 and the Disaster Research Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

So is the response by academic authors. Authors can write in haste and repent at their leisure: editors can rue the day. I admit that this is equally true of the present blog, but my criticism is not aimed at those who express an opinion. As I write, the Covid-19 pandemic is ramping up in many countries.

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Why Martyn’s Law is critical for the future of public safety

everbridge

How the Act safeguards the public Martyns Law introduces a tiered framework based on the number of people present at a venue or event. The role of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has been designated as the regulator of the Act because of its expertise in licensing and security compliance.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

The same shortcomings were present in the 2005 London bombings, as were others (for example, the way in which 'major incident' as declared). Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures. With thanks to Mr Tony Moore for his observations and guidance.

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More on the Covid-19 Academic Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

Hence, these are some good criteria for presenting Covid-19 research to a potential readership. Will the paper add anything to the debate on Covid-19, or our knowledge of the disaster, that is not already known and present in some of the many other articles that are available? What use is it then?

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Are You Protecting Your Reputation With A Plan?

Bernstein Crisis Management

Allow me to expand a bit… While most organizations we speak with have some level of emergency planning – basic natural disaster response plans, for example – far fewer are prepared to engage in the communications and operational maneuvering that accompanies a serious threat to reputation.