...company receiving certain supplies from all over the world, it is very possible that due to measures beyond the hospital corporations control or the supplying company that delivery of supplies could be delayed due to inclement weather, natural or manmade disasters. This in turn could have a substantial impact to the quality of care provided and received. In addition, the hospital corporation is also a key component to several ongoing research projects for treatment, cures and vaccinations for various diseases and infections, all of which rely on the supplies provided by other research facilities or specialty supplies provided by specific supply companies who could be impacted by these potential disasters, which would debilitate and prolong the success of the research projects effected. Risk Source (A2) The source for the first risk identified would be nothing more than age and continual use. The boiler at the Disaster Recovery site is the original boiler for the building which is approximately 50 years old, and even though the boiler has been provided annual maintenance, the fact the boiler has been actively in use for the past 50 years, the likely hood of its demise is absolutely imminent and a very real threat to the continual success of the Disaster Recovery site. With regard to the communication lines at the corporate facility, and the second risk identified. Currently there is construction of a major bypass...
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...Decisions in Paradise, Part 1 Brandy N. Salyer MGT/350 February 13, 2012 Mark Hudson Decisions in Paradise, Part 1 Kava is an island country in South Pacific that has been plagued with unfortunate circumstances that have brought about one disaster after another. This country is in dire need of some help and aid in the situation of getting the country cleaned up and on its way to recovery. My job is to create a plan that would help Kava recover from the disaster and bring some economic stability to the country with the help of the Walmart Corporation. Some issues that will need to be taken into consideration is that over 50% of the people are under 15 years old and many of the natural disasters threats that the area faces. The company will need make sure that the mix of language and ethnicity is also taken into consideration. Walmart is about saving people money so that they can live better and that is what Walmart is going to bring to Kava. Walmart as a company is dedicated to helping the community and would help Kava try to recover from all the disasters they have gone through. Today, Walmart International is a fast-growing part of Walmart's overall operations, with 5,366 stores and approximately 740,000 associates in 27 countries outside the continental U.S. (Walmart Corporate, 2012). Walmart is looking to make Kava another part of its international business but there are many obstacles that the company needs to do before opening its doors in Kava. At Walmart, we...
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...CIS 502 Critical Infrastructure Protection Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/cis-502-critical-infrastructure-protection/ Due Week 6 and worth 50 points Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) is an important cybersecurity initiative that requires careful planning and coordination in protecting our infrastructure. The following documents titled, “National Infrastructure Protection Plan”, and “Critical Infrastructure Protection”, may be used to complete the assignment. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you: 1. Examine the Department of Homeland Security’s : a. mission b. operations c. responsibilities 2. Explain what Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) initiatives are, what are protected, and the methods used to protect our assets. 3. Describe the vulnerabilities IS professionals need to be concerned with when protecting the U.S.’s critical infrastructure. 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of IS professionals in regard to protecting the U.S.’s critical infrastructure. 5. Suggest three (3) methods to improve the protection of our critical infrastructure and justify each suggestion. 6. Use at least three (3) quality resources outside of the suggested resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: • Be typed, double spaced, using Times...
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...8. Summary and conclusion Disasters can be natural such as landslides, earthquakes, floods, road and rail accidents and outbreak of disease. They can be manmade also like chemical, biological and nuclear attacks. In both situations significant social, environmental and economical impactwould occur. Casualties following disasters, and major accidents could escalate very rapidly if necessary preventive methods are not followed. Since such events are sudden and rapid, it is very difficult or may not be possible to mobilise the exposed casualties for medical treatment by trained personnel. With rapid and appropriate intervention, high morbidity and mortality resulting from communicable diseases can be avoided. Autoinjector with an antibacterial...
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...The natural disasters have been regularly taking toll on the people and the resources of Bangladesh. Natural disaster causes inexpressible damage to lives, properties, livestock, life support systems and infrastructures. The coast of Bangladesh is known as a zone of multiple vulnerabilities as well as opportunities. It is prone to severe natural disasters such as cyclones, storm surges, floods, erosion, soil salinity etc. In combination with other natural hazards various forms of man made pollution made the coastal dwellers very vulnerable and ultimately slowed down their socio-economic development. This study will seek to analyze the vulnerabilities and risk of coastal water and suggest adopting appropriate measures for mitigation and management of coastal environmental pollution to the extent of generating environmental awareness among people. The coastal region gets polluted as the pollutants are carried through different rivers and canals to the sea. Water channels are used for dumping industrial wastes that ultimately end up in the sea. There is no facility for waste treatment in densely populated urban areas. As a result, water pollution is increasing. About three thousand ships including oil tankers come to our ports every year. There are several thousand mechanized trawlers and boats that spill oil. Sea is also polluted by oil spill because of accidents in ships. The authority fails to check pollution as they have no receiving or collecting vessels to face the emergency...
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...that a business is successful, while bringing a welcome addition to the local economy and culture. Kava is located in the South Pacific; this location is excellent for agriculture and tourism. The issues any businesses expecting to develop and become successful have to identify on Kava are natural disasters, such as tsunami, floods, typhoons, and volcano eruptions. Others are terrorism and health issues such as HIV and avian flu. These issues are all factors when developing mission goals, human resources, building permanent structures and developing a business plan for the new operation. Along with natural and man-made disasters the understanding of local customs and cultures and positive interaction with the government are also of importance. Any decisions made entails taking into account all of the above issues. Natural disasters affect the importing and exporting of goods that a business manufactures or buys to build or make their products. These disasters also affect timelines due to work stoppage, the need for solid foundations when building a permanent structure is important. Identifying safe areas in which to build these structures ensure it is safe from most of the natural disasters. Location also is important for workers who must travel to work. Is the location in an area that is safe, secure, and still within the local community. Building strong working relationships with the local...
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...Systematically analyse the impacts of external factors on organisational decision making Decision making is a broad term that applies to the process of making a choice between options as to course of action (Smith et al., 2005). There are many factors that are involved in decision making of any organisation especially in health and social care organisation. Following are the external factors that are affecting the decision making of health and social care organisation. (Blog NHS Website, 2005). 1. Legislation: There are many set of rules and regulations defined by the government and health and social care sector is bound to obey these rules and regulations Such as “The Mental Capacity Act 2005”, The Access to Medical Reports Act 1988, Blood Safety and Quality Legislation, The Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991, The Children Act 2004, The Civil Contingencies Act 2004, The Civil Evidence Act 1995, Commission Directive 2003/63/EC (brought into UK law by inclusion in the Medicines for Human Use (Fees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003), The Computer Misuse Act 1990, The Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976, The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 1987, The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Regulations 2002, The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1990, The Crime and Disorder Act 1998, The Criminal Appeal Act 1995, The Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998, The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2000, The Disclosure of...
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...Group B: Social Media’s Role in Disaster Preparedness Social Media presence in this day and age is viral. The media not only covers so called everyday matters but also focuses on world events. Some of the most horrific and widely covered events are disasters. During times of disaster, our populations turn to some form of mass media for information. Few have not used the Internet during severe weather to check for warnings? Few have not turned on the television to check for the last developments or for directions on how to respond appropriately to a disaster? According to Veenema (2013) when asked where people usually turn to for information in the case of a local emergency, in 2007, 61% of respondents named TV; 29%, radio; 6%, the Internet; 2%, newspapers; 1% did not know. This presents the question, what is the role of mass media in the time of natural disasters? Mass media’s presence during disaster can expose a community’s strengths or weaknesses related to disaster preparedness. Media agenda is referred to as the deliberate coverage of topics or events with the goal of influencing public opinion and public policy (Barnes, et al., 2008). In the case of Hurricane Katrina, the gulf coast appeared to be in a panic. The media repeatedly highlighted the flaws in local, state, and federal emergency preparedness procedures. One should note that during this same time, there were many courageous and dangerous rescues made, all of which seemed to be over looked or over...
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...company receiving certain supplies from all over the world, it is very possible that due to measures beyond the hospital corporations control or the supplying company that delivery of supplies could be delayed due to inclement weather, natural or manmade disasters. This in turn could have a substantial impact to the quality of care provided and received. In addition, the hospital corporation is also a key component to several ongoing research projects for treatment, cures and vaccinations for various diseases and infections, all of which rely on the supplies provided by other research facilities or specialty supplies provided by specific supply companies who could be impacted by these potential disasters, which would debilitate and prolong the success of the research projects effected. Risk Source (A2) The source for the first risk identified would be nothing more than age and continual use. The boiler at the Disaster Recovery site is the original boiler for the building which is approximately 50 years old, and even though the boiler has been provided annual maintenance, the fact the boiler has been actively in use for the past 50 years, the likely hood of its demise is absolutely imminent and a very real threat to the continual success of the Disaster Recovery site. With regard to the communication lines at the corporate facility, and the second risk identified. Currently there is construction of a major bypass that...
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...Disaster: 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 life of people. The studies reflect a common opinion when they argue that all disasters can be seen as being human-made, their reasoning being that human actions before the strike of the hazard can prevent it developing into a disaster. All disasters are hence the result of human failure to introduce appropriate disaster management measures. Hazards are routinely divided into natural or human-made, although complex disasters, where there is no single root cause, are more common in developing countries. A specific disaster may spawn a secondary disaster that increases the impact. A classic example is an earthquake that causes a tsunami, resulting in coastal flooding. Natural Disaster A natural disaster is a consequence when a natural hazard affects humans and/or the built environment. Human vulnerability, and lack of appropriate emergency management, leads to financial, environmental, or human impact. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster: their...
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...Read December 6, 2013 Philippines and Natural Disaster Policy In 2021 the Philippines moved from 14th on the UN’s Global Climate Risk Index to 7th. In 2012, the country was among the top three countries affected by natural disasters. The December 2012 storm alone displaced over 6.2 million people and caused nearly $1.7 million in damages. Through proactive legislation and policies, the Philippines has managed to sustain the lowest loss of the top ten countries in GDP at only .29%. The most influential policy regulating natural disaster response is the Republican Act 10121 (Disaster Risk Reduction and Management/DRRM Act). Preceding the DRRM Act, Presidential Decree 1566 established disaster coordinating councils that established links to government and civic organizations in order to mobilize resources to provide support during disasters. The National Disaster Coordinating Council or NDCC makes policies and coordinate efforts regarding disasters throughout the public and private sectors. Along with policies, laws and regulations have been implemented to curb death and property damage during natural disasters. These most effective include (Asian Disaster Reduction Center): * The Subdivision Law, which regulates land developments for housing and commercial use; * The Building Code, which prescribes all pertinent requirements and standards for building structures; * The Environmental Policy Law, which protects natural endowments that serve as protection from...
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...Natural disasters create widespread devastation and human suffering on an unimaginable scale. The recent Central Mexico Earthquake and catastrophic impact of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria that ravaged the Caribbean and United States mainland serve as stark reminders of the urgent need for action. Often, these naturally occurring events are responsible for considerable loss of life, badly damaged buildings and disruption of critical public infrastructure services such as the transportation network and the electrical power grid. Likewise, other types of natural disasters including tornadoes and flooding may result in similar destruction. Frequently, the burden to deal with the aftermath of these events falls unevenly on poor communities...
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...summary of what is going on in the article and how it ties in/teaches us something related to this week's materials. This week I found the section of the reading on price gouging the most interesting. The section on price gouging is located in chapter 2 on page 19. Although the section was brief it caught my attention and I wanted to look into it a little more. During my research I came across an article titled “Price Gouging Laws Hurt storm Victims.” In the article the author talks about how the Government creating anti price gouging laws actually hurts the victims of the natural disaster. According to the article, price control create shortages, this happens when the price isn’t allowed to rise to coordinate the wants of buyers with the wants of sellers and as a result shortages occur. The government doesn’t realize that by passing anti-price gouging laws that they believe are helping the victims of natural disasters they are in fact hurting them by preventing them from being able to purchase supplies they need during a crisis. I found this article to be very interesting because the book talks about price gouging in a negative way and how it is a form of price control that the government imposes to protect the economy and promote economic efficiency. The article I chose does not support the stance that the book does. I do not necessarily agree with the article but every topic has two sides and I thought it would be interesting to read about the other side. The book presents the...
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...A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard. Bangladesh, a country in southern Asia that is home to 140 million people, is widely known as a land of natural disasters. It is highly vulnerable to floods, famine, drought, earthquake, cyclones, and river erosions. Due to the effects of these disasters, the country is now permanently in distress. These disasters have become regular phenomena and have been causing suffering to millions of residents for many decades. Natural Disasters are occurring every year in our country. And so found to suffering in it. In Bangladesh Natural Disasters can be of many different kinds, but We suffer most, Some of this like floods, cyclones, earthquake and river erosions. The similarity in all is their massive destruction in the area of their occurrence. In the wake of all these, in one sweep there is complete devastation and destruction, due to which normal life comes to a standstill. Loss of life is well high complete, and belongings of people get lost, blown away or swept away. In Bangladesh we depends on the annual rainfall for our source of water, if there is no rain, for the water supply, the obvious famine comes in its wake. This condition of getting no rain is called drought, and with it, as its automatic corollary comes famine. For with the scarcity of water there is no vegetation and food scarcity follows. The crops get burnt up with heat, the earth gets parched for water, and all life comes in End. Just the opposite condition...
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...used to describe the science—and art—of identifying, observing, and measuring an object without coming into direct contact with it. It involves the detection and measurement of radiation of different wavelengths reflected or emitted from distant objects or materials, by which they may be identified and categorized by class/type, substance, and spatial distributions. There are various types of satellites being used for earth observation. It varies from the area that is being seen to the frequency of observations. One type used in disaster management would be polar-orbiting satellites that aviate in low-set ambit, but provide high spatial resolution. Infrared sensors would pick up floods, thermal sensors would spot the fires that are active, and microwave sensors are used to measure earth’s deformations before and during earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. The major disaster in the developing world would be the drought in Africa. This kind of disaster along with many others starts slowly and may be predicted in advance. “The cause of droughts in the U.S. is the disposition winds from the west. A ridge which is caused by a jet stream making a big northern bend going over the central part of the woodlands with lesser meridional curves on specific side above the east and west coast states. A large anticyclone forms below the ridge and begins to rotate. This pattern is very stable and is called an omega block, after the Greek letter omega. It can remain in place for the entire...
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