Piper Alpha: Lessons Learnt‚ 2008 Piper Alpha was a large North Sea oil platform that started production in 1976. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. It was connected by an oil pipeline to Flotta and by gas pipelines to two other installations. In 1988‚ Piper Alpha was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd ("OpCal")‚ a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. On 6 July 1988‚ there was a massive leakage of gas
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senior responder. I would need to implement the Incident Command System. I immediately requested six additional law enforcement patrols‚ four EMS Paramedics‚ The State Department of Transportation Public Works HAZMAT Team from the Highway Department‚ and the Fire Department to include fire suppression‚ fire rescue‚ and hazardous material cleanup team. I am now the incident commander‚ and for the time being‚ I will use my patrol car as the Incident Command Post. My highest priority is to look after
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at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ CT. The increasing frequency and complexities of these incidents demonstrate the need for all emergency agencies to collaborate and train for this sad new reality of society. With the recent rise in Active Shooter Incidents (ASI) the author David C. Billings‚ wrote the Executive Fire Officer Paper‚ EMS Under Fire: Developing an Active Shooter Incident Response. The author recognized the need to develop a Standard Operating Practice for a safe and effective
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an incident response plan (IRP) set in place in the event of a cyber-attack. The idea of an IRP is based on preparing for and responding to unforeseen‚ negative events that may affect a business or organization. Today‚ it is more of a question of when these cyber-attacks will occur rather than if they will occur. The IRP incorporates many fundamentals to help in these instances‚ such as‚ prevention‚ preparation‚ planning‚ incident management‚ recovery‚ mitigation‚ remediation‚ post incident analysis
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Queens’s day incident in Apeldoorn in the year of 2009 Queen’s day also known as Koninginnedag is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This holiday is reserved to celebrate the birthday of the Queen. Though Queen Beatrix was born on 31 January‚ the holiday is observed on 30 April as it was the birthday of her mother and predecessor‚ Juliana. Many of the traditional activities are held outside‚ and observing the holiday in April makes suitable weather more likely. On this national
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CRITICAL INCIDENTS 1. Wayne Calder‚ a recent Harvard MBA graduate and one of his organization’s most innovative planners‚ was assigned to the Paris office for a two-year period. Wayne was particularly excited about the transfer because he could now draw on the French he had taken while in school. Knowing that his proficiency in the French language would be an excellent entrée into the French society‚ Wayne was looking forward to getting to know his French colleagues on a personal level. During the
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Shoe Store Incident HRM/546 February 19‚ 2012 Shoe Store Incident A company policy is a documented set of guidelines in which the company has bound themselves to operate. Company policies add structure to an organization while setting expectations and performance objectives. Wavering away from the principles that guide the corporation may create unnecessary legal exposure. Once she entered the shoe store‚ Imelda adamantly requested that a female salesperson assist
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Muhamad Firdaus Bin Husaini 4 Epsilon The Most Unforgettable Incident For approximately 15 years I have been lived in this hurdle-filled world‚ there is one incident that I can never forget‚ and that is the time when I fortuitously entered a ladies’ public toilet. To instigate‚ I was watching Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 with my family at Alamanda‚ Putrajaya. My brother and I was very eager to watch the movie. Although at that time‚ my bladder is already at its peak‚ the
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By Kevin Nguyen The SS. Komagata Maru was a ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914‚ carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. The Komagata Maru incident was an incident in which the Canadian government denied their entrance to enter Vancouver. Upon reaching Vancouver‚ the Komagata Maru was denied entry with all its passengers due to the exclusion law set by Canada as a way to keep out Asian immigrants. The Asian Exclusion Act was a law that
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The Scaffold Plank Incident A Case Analysis In the case prepared by Stewart C. Malone and Brad Brown of the University of Virginia‚ an ethical dilemma is presented involving White Lumber Company’s obligation to sell‚ or not to sell‚ below-grade lumber that may be used for scaffolding. The stakeholder involved in this dilemma that is affected the most by the outcome of the final decision is Stan Parrish‚ the lumber buyer at Quality Lumber. His stake in this incident takes priority over that of
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