of 167 men and cost billions of dollars in property damage. There are only 61 survivors who saved their lives by jump off the platform in to the sea. At the time of the disaster‚ the Piper Alpha disaster was the worst offshore disaster in terms of live lost and industry impact. There are two main factors that lead to the disaster‚ which are human factor and the design and process factor. Lord Cullen has made some recommendations on improvements and preventions on the offshore installations. The improvements
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The psychological and psychiatric impact of great natural disasters are beginning to be understood leading to new methods of prevention‚ intervention and mitigation. There is limited data from the Asian continent‚ however‚ which has been the location of some of the greatest disasters of recent times. In this paper‚ we outline the psychosocial intervention efforts from nine Asian nations when confronted with large-scale natural catastrophic events. These include reports from situations where local
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Disaster recovery plan (DRP) is the process an organization uses to recover access to their software‚ data‚ and/or hardware that are needed to resume the performance of normal‚ critical business functions after the event of either a natural disaster or a disaster caused by humans. While Disaster Recovery plans‚ or DRPs‚ often focus on bridging the gap where data‚ software‚ or hardware have been damaged or lost‚ one cannot forget the vital element of manpower that composes much of any organization
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Hunter Herdt Dr. Schiesser Geological Disasters 12 October 2011 What Should We Be Doing? Natural disasters occur on Earth every day. They range from earthquake that can’t be felt to Tsunamis that kill and destroy millions of dollars of property. No matter big or small they happen and the best geologist can predict them to a certain degree yet no natural occurring disaster can be entirely predicted or stopped. People seem to look to blame something or someone for these things but we are only
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Disaster Management Hazard A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life‚ health‚ property‚ or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential‚ with only a theoretical risk of harm; however‚ once a hazard becomes "active"‚ it can create an emergency situation. A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called an incident. Hazard and vulnerability interact together to create risk. Hazards are sometimes classified into three modes: Dormant - The situation has the potential
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Natural Disaster and Mental Health: A Reflection Paper on Analyzing the Development and Environment (ADE) By Selahuddin Yu Hashim MDM 2013 When mother earth rages escaping from it is an almost impossible mission to achieve. Even nations with the most sophisticated technology may find it difficult to counter the destructive effect of natural disaster. And even if one is able to lessen its impact‚ it still results in devastation of the land affecting many people. The experience in Mt. Pinatubo
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Introduction "Common natural disasters area a leading cause of data loss " says Bud Stoddard‚ AmeriVault President and CEO. Events such as the 8.3 earthquake that struck Hokkaido Japan September 25‚ 2003‚ and the firestorm in San Diego just weeks ago are just two examples of how natural disasters are devastating millions of unprepared businesses around the world. These are not the only events that must be considered‚ however. The terrorist attacks against the US on 9/11/01 and the biggest blackout
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Piper Alpha Disaster Subject : Engineering Application of Information Technology (EAT 106) Name : Ravin Raj A/L Vijaya Kamaraj Course : Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical Student ID : SCM-013090 Lecture : Cik Anis ------------------------------------------------- Abstract The case study was done on the Piper Alpha disasters which happened in 1988. First the management and the operation process is analysed and studied hence to the structure. Secondly the cause of accident
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The Aral Sea Disaster Abstract The Aral Sea and the entire Aral Sea basin area have achieved worldwide notoriety due to the environmental disaster. The example of the Aral Sea disaster has sent a signal to the entire international community demonstrating how fast and irrevocable the environmental system can be ruined if there is no long-term thinking and planning in place. This paper gives a broad overview of the policies that have resulted in dying of the forth-largest inland body of water.
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Floods There are many natural disasters that occur all over the world. Earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ tornados‚ and even volcanic eruptions are dangerous to humans and can negatively affect their lives for the worst. There is one natural disaster that some people fear the most‚ which is known as floods or flash floods. Floods have devastated the United States for centuries and have taken many lives and resources. These natural disasters have been seen in the Midwestern and Southwestern areas of the United
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