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Yet the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts include no experts on managing emergencies, even though this is the most extensive, and perhaps the most profound, emergency that the country has faced in the last 75 years. The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.
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Secondly, the ISO 22361, which will be titled ‘Crisis Management – Guidelines for a Strategic Capability’. In both documents, I and a number of others are pushing the concept that there should be scenario-specific plans, at a crisis or strategic level. We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.
In enterprise risk management (ERM), risk is commonly divided into eight distinct risk domains, some strategic and some operational. Strategic: Risks that might impact the achievement of long-term organizational objectives, guiding decision-making and strategic planning. But they will be more active in some areas than others.
I have tried using an enterprise risk framework of hazard risk, financial risk, operational risk and strategic risk, but this seems too wide and goes into areas such as financial risk or business strategies, which I believe are beyond the remit of the business continuity manager.
I have tried using an enterprise risk framework of hazard risk, financial risk, operational risk and strategic risk, but this seems too wide and goes into areas such as financial risk or business strategies, which I believe are beyond the remit of the business continuity manager. I am still not sure about my list.
Nobody at the operational or strategic (crisis) level wants to be wading through 50 pages in the middle of an incident, to try and find out what they should do. The writing of hazard or installation plans could also be a key regularity requirement in the licence to operate.
Nobody at the operational or strategic (crisis) level wants to be wading through 50 pages in the middle of an incident, to try and find out what they should do. The writing of hazard or installation plans could also be a key regularity requirement in the licence to operate.
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Whilst horsemeat is not a health hazard and it is eaten in many countries, there is the issue of the medicinal drugs which are given to horses. This is just the type of incident, I think, which should be handled by the organisations strategic/crisis team and handled using an incident plan.
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An impacts-oriented all-hazards approach will be worthwhile planning going forward (as it has been in the past). We can also anticipate investment in national capability for Personal Protective Equipment and testing as a strategic imperative.
An impacts-oriented all-hazards approach will be worthwhile planning going forward (as it has been in the past). We can also anticipate investment in national capability for Personal Protective Equipment and testing as a strategic imperative.
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