adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster. Furthermore‚ it states that DRM is a tool used by countries to defend against the effects of a disaster. It focuses on the management of communities and its resources to effectively handle situations. According to Coppola (2006)‚ disaster is derived from the Latin roots dis and astro‚ meaning away from the stars or‚ in other words an event to be blamed on an unfortunate astrological configuration. Disasters occur when a hazard risk is realized
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Explain how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service . Ensure the area in or outdoors is free of any hazards or risks and is safe for CYP to work or play in safely. There should be adequate space for the number of people using it to move round comfortably and safely. Equipment should be stored safely storage should be labelled clearly. Furniture should
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Natural Disaster and decision that follows Natural disaster risk can be defined as follows: The exposure or the chance of loss (of lives‚ persons injured‚ property damaged and economic activity disrupted) due to a particular hazard for a given area and reference period. In case of a disaster event‚ there are several effects‚ such as humanitarian effects‚ including the loss of lives and persons injured; ecological effects among other damage to ecosystems; and economic effects‚ comprising different
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assessments. Social care workers and care organisations must do as much as possible to keep individuals safe from harm‚ we do these risk assessments by looking for either a hazard which is an actual or potential danger such as a chemical or process that may lead to an accident‚ also risks which is a situation that exposes to a hazard and carrying the possibilities that something unpleasant will occur. Anyway hope this helps.
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Brownsville Emergency Operations Plan Brownsville Texas is located in approximately 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and it is vulnerable to a major hurricane like Hurricane Katrina that devastated much of Louisiana in 2005. During Hurricane Katrina many of the things when wrong because emergency leaders were because‚ emergency managers were not prepared for the after mass of the hurricane. It is important for a city to have a structured Emergency Operations Plan in place in the event of a major
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Performance Evidence Record |Candidate name | | | | |N/SVQ/Unit |32 | |Use this
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a hospital setting‚ some include the following. Fire; spillage of chemicals; As been spoken in the risks assessment that there are many risks that can occur in a residential home. I mentioned that one of the hazards could have been the patients escaping the care home. It is a huge hazard if one of the doors was left unlock or open and none of the careers were watching over the patients. Patients could leave the building and be heading to the main road. A lot can happen on a main road which can
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concept of Emergency Management consists of three interrelated components: all types of hazards‚ an emergency management partnership‚ and an emergency life cycle (“Animals in Disasters‚” n.d.). Emergency Management Cycle is also known as Disaster Management Cycle. This cycle is made of four phases: mitigation‚ preparedness‚ response‚ and recovery. The goals are to decrease‚ or prevent‚ the potential losses from hazards‚ ensure prompt and suitable assistance to victims of disasters‚ and to attain speedy
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Natural Calamities Natural calamities are the calamities which are inflicted by God‚ or Nature‚ on man and his world. At these calamities‚ the unseen hand wreaks havoc in the part of the world it chooses to act upon. On these natural activities of nature no scientific or technological developments can wield any control. They can occur as and when and where nature ordains it. Natural calamities can be of many different kinds‚ but the similarity in all‚ is their massive destruction in the area
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Risk Assessment What is a Risk Assessment? It would be impossible to prevent every single minor bump and gaze but it is possible to eliminate most risks and protect children. Risk assessments have to be carried out in all public places‚ places of employment‚ care settings and similar to make sure that people are not injured unnecessarily. All day to day activities and environments have to have a risk assessment before children are involved. Risk assessments take into consideration:
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