Communication and Crisis Paper Nasly B. Buitrago HCS 320 February 25‚2014 Patricia Jasper Communication and Crisis Paper A crisis is an occurrence that exceeds a person’s normal copying ability Du Pré (2005). When unexpected‚ sudden situations occur it affects a community. When things happen that we are not prepared for‚ it can create chaos and negative outcomes can occur. One of the most common unexpected situations is natural disaster‚ when nature decides to unexpectedly show us what it is capable
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MU 2.4 CONTRIBUTE TO CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH & SAFETY Check your knowledge 1. What does COSHH stand for? COSHH stands for control of substances hazardous to health 2. Name two other regulations that cover health and safety in children’s settings. Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences Regulation (RIDDOR) 1995 Food hygiene legislation 2006 – safe storage and preparation of food 3. List six routine daily checks you should make of the indoor and outdoor environments
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Vulnerability Assessment By (Your Name) (Your School) Date: Vulnerability Assessment The first thing that must be done to protect a home is to conduct a risk assessment to figure out the potential for threat in the designated neighborhood‚ vulnerability‚ and the possibility of consequences of risk occurrence. Three tools that are normally addressed when planning security for any home are: 1. What home security and safety risks are the most typical of the neighborhood for which
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Paula Hart NT1310 Physical Networking Unit 7 Lab 1 Unit 7 Lab 1 Safety Plan‚ Regulations/specifications and emergency plan. First thing in all construction is a hard hat‚ steel toed boots‚ eye protection and cell phone with 911 on speed dial. You should also dress appropriately‚ Long pants (jeans are tough enough for construction)‚ clean T-shirt‚ socks and have gloves handy. When using ladders make sure you know the regulations on how to set it up. A straight ladder of 20’ should be 5’ away from
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This paper is intended to give you basis principles of disaster recovery planning and understanding the process. The information presented is to help prepare you to respond to a disaster and restore normal operations afterward. There is a lot of information that goes into a disaster recovery plan‚ so we will discuss a few of the important steps that need to be approached. One of the first things a company should do is ask what types of requirements or pressures it faces when deciding how to prioritize
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Devastation can strike anywhere‚ at any given time. This devastation can‚ and will‚ affect the masses. It can disrupt‚ as well as set back the progress of any community. We must accept disaster as an inevitable fate in order to properly combat devastation and increase resiliency. The combined efforts stem from the power of each individual to aid emergency managers. Emergency managers are responsible for the proper planning of emergencies. They use a fundamental approach in their planning methods
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By its very definition‚ an emergency is unexpected and can therefore be difficult to plan for‚ but that doesn’t mean you have to be completely unprepared. Emergency services are available for every kind of situation‚ and you should have no problem getting an emergency plumber for problems such as a backed up sewer‚ a leaking water heater or when your boiler stops working. Having a professional plumber in your contact list can really spare you a lot of trouble in an emergency. However‚ you also need
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ABOUT DISASTERS A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural
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W. C. Hurst (2013) examined food processors around the world have applied the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) as prevention- based approach to food safety. In 2005‚ the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued the ISO 22000 standard‚ which incorporated HACCP into its food safety management system. An inherent weakness of HACCP is that there is no advanced warning when a critical control point (CCP) will exceed its critical limit (CL) safety zone. However
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Case Study Tornado In Barneveld‚ Wisconsin On June 8‚ 1984‚ at 12:50 a.m.‚ a devastating tornado struck the small village of Barneveld‚ Wisconsin. Although a tornado watch was in effect‚ no warning was issued since the tornado originated near the town. The town‚ which had approximately 580 residents‚ was literally flattened by winds in excess of 200 miles an hour. Casualties made up about 11% of the population: 9 lives were lost and 57 persons were treated for injuries. The storm destroyed
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