ASSIGNMENT 1 TITLE:BHOPAL DISASTER DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2009 1. Abstract The night of 3rd December marked an industrial disaster when more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ India that instantly led to the death of approximately 3‚800 people and causing permanent injuries for thousands more. The company involved shamelessly tried to avoid its legal responsibility. Nonetheless‚ a sum of $470 million was paid as compensation‚ a considerably small amount in
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Disaster Management Cycle The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for and responding to disasters. Each step in the disaster cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management. This disaster cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. The disaster management personnel are trained to assist in such happenings. Disasters can be categorized
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MANAGE OPERATIONAL PLAN BSBMGT515A Table of contents 1. Introduction (1) 2. Operational planning within The Iconic (2) 3. Components of operational plan (3) 4. Budgets (4) 5. Forecasts (5) 6. Environmental Scanning (6) 7. Key performance indicators (7) 8. Acquire Resources (8) 9. Monitor Operational Performance (9) 10. Monitor and review operational performance (10) 11. TOWs analysis on The Iconic (11) 12. Summary (12) 13. Reference list (13) Introduction (1) Planning means
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Decision Making and Problem Solving Independent Study November 2005 FEMA TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Course Overview......................................................................................................................... 1 Unit 1: Course Introduction Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1.1 Decisions in Emergency Management .................................................
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Natural Disasters With the tropical climate and unstable landforms‚ coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of adequate infrastructure‚ India is one of the most vulnerable developing countries to suffer very often from various Natural Disasters‚ viz. flood‚ cyclone‚ earthquake‚forest fire‚ drought‚ etc. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disasters. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation of disasters. Communication satellite provides
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Practice Problems: Chapter 2‚ Operations Strategy in a Global Environment Problem 1: Identify how changes in the external environment may affect the OM strategy for a company. For example‚ what impact are the following factors likely to have on OM strategy? a. The occurrence of a major storm or hurricane. b. Terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. c. The much discussed decrease in the quality of American primary and secondary school systems. d. Trade Legislation such as WTO and NAFTA
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Mining disaster in the past have been referred to mining accidents claiming five or more lives. Mine disasters once were really common. In the single year of 1907 there were 18 coal mine disasters.. Among the disasters in 1907 was history’s worst the Monongah coal mine explosion‚ which claimed 362 lives and impelled Congress to create the Bureau of Mines. I will discuss this disaster more later in this paper. Mine accidents have declined dramatically in number and severity through
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Media Madness Disaster Recovery Plan Overview By Loki Consulting‚ Inc. Iris Morgan Heather German Gwen Northrup EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Loki Consulting‚ Inc. was established in 1997 as a result of Hurricane Fran. Many businesses were devastated by the storm due to the absence of a disaster recovery plan. Realizing the need for disaster recovery consultation‚ Loki Consulting‚ Inc. was created to provide businesses with expert knowledge on implementing a critical component of any organization
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Ricerca operativa 8/ed Frederick S. Hillier‚ Gerald J. Lieberman Copyright © 2005 – The McGraw-Hill Companies srl Test Bank for Chapter 3 Problem 3-1: The Weigelt Corporation has three branch plants with excess production capacity. Fortunately‚ the corporation has a new product ready to begin production‚ and all three plants have this capability‚ so some of the excess capacity can be used in this way. This product can be made in three sizes--large‚ medium‚ and small--that yield a net unit
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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