...Risk Analysis, Loss Prevention and Emergency Planning Case Study 2 By John McDowall May 19, 2012 Operating an ecommerce website carries risks for both the company and the customer. There are many worldwide, Country and State specific rules, regulations and laws that govern what type of business it can be how it should operate and what content, information and images can appear on the ecommerce website. In order to limit the risks and to ensure that we manage the expectations of our customers, it is essential that we clearly explain to our visitors what our e commerce web site, company and privacy policies are. So in the short term, the company will need to come up with policies both internally and externally for how customer data and information is handled and what our policies are. Since we are accepting online payments for purchases made using our e commerce web site, we will need to let our customers know in the Security Policy of our ecommerce web site, how we will protect their credit card details and personal information. We will also need to have a policy that requires all sensitive data to be encrypted. We should also include this in our security policy. We also need to insure that our ecommerce site and any other portion of our site that asks for personal information is being protected by an SSL Certificate. Operating our ecommerce web site also requires keeping a record of our customer’s details. It is very important to treat this...
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...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 effects on the economy. National disaster effects can be caused by the disaster itself or by follow on directly or indirectly. B-Justification of the problem Natural disasters have severe effects on different industries, if the decisions taken after the occurrence of the disasters were not based on appropriate study for the results that may occur, this may lead to huge losses for the industry and for the whole country. 1-Lake of planning Lake of knowledge and how to predict the occurrence of natural disasters is a main reason of the problem. 2-Insurance companies making as much insurance policies as they can although they don’t know if they can satisfy the customer needs or not. 3-Decision makers don’t have the good argument to convince customers or community by their decisions C-List of alternatives 1. Awareness 2. Planning and prevention Measures to eliminate or reduce the incidence or severity of emergencies. Actions taken in anticipation of, during, and immediately after an emergency to ensure that its effects are minimized, and that people affected are given immediate relief and support. 3. Response Process of supporting emergency-affected communities in reconstruction of the physical infrastructure and restoration of emotional...
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...OF BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ACCOUNTANCY RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN Loss Prevention Management In partial fulfillment of the Requirement in FM 65 Prepared by: ANGELICA C. GAMMAD MARILIE M. MALLILLIN MELVIN F. NARAG MA. REGINA P. GARCIA ELARIANET DELA CRUZ ROMEO MALILLIN Presented to: Mr. Giehlito Dulin TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………….……3 TOP THREE RISK……………………………………………………………………………...4 RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACH………………………………………………………….5 RISK IDENTIFICATION………………………………………………………………………6 RISK QUALIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION………………………………….……...6 RISK MONITORING…………………………………………………………………………..7 RISK MITIGATION AND AVOIDANCE…………………………………………………..10 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………...11 RISK REGISTER INTRODUCTION Risk management is a continuous, forward-looking process that is an important part of business and technical management processes. Risk management should address issues that could endanger achievement of critical objectives. A continuous risk management approach is applied to effectively anticipate and mitigate the risks that have critical impact on the project. The purpose of risk management is to identify potential problems before they occur so that risk-handling activities may be planned and invoked as needed across the life of the product or project to mitigate adverse impacts on achieving objectives. Effective risk management includes early and aggressive risk identification through the collaboration and involvement...
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...TM5563: Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management | The key challenges to providing leadership during public health crises.Assignment One | Samantha Leggett: SN 12494652 | 9/16/2011 | TM5563 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management Assignment One Introduction This assignment will define leadership and explore the traits and qualities that are deemed to be inherent to effective leadership and an explanation given for why leadership matters in times of crisis. The key challenges to leadership in both sudden and expected crises will be explored and potential solutions to these key challenges offered. Examples will be provided throughout using recent public health crises to illustrate. Leadership can typically be defined by the traits, qualities and behaviours of a leader. It has also been described as a process with a shifting locus of control in which leaders are not seen as individuals in charge of followers but as members of a “community of practice” where everyone involved in the activity is assumed to play an active role in leadership. However, even with an advanced team, there is still a need for distinct leadership to enable the whole team to be optimally successful. 1-3 It would appear that there are a number of key traits that good leaders possess, however the literature provides little concrete agreement on a finite number of these: Kambil et al. (2009) found that leaders have five key traits: Curiosity; courage - in willingness to face uncertainty...
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...Healthcare Facilities Safe from Disaster The price we pay for the failure of healthcare facilities due to disasters, such as tornados is high in cost. The cost of planning and making a healthcare facility safe from a tornado disaster is low compared to rebuilding it after disaster strikes. The damages of disaster healthcare systems and facilities is a human tragedy which results in large economic losses, dealing with devastating blows to the development goals of the facility, and it can also shake social confidence. Making healthcare facilities safe from tornado disasters is an economic requirement for the safety and well-being of our patients as well as our staff. The disaster definition of a tornado is any occurrence that causes economic disruption, disaster, deterioration in the facility services on a scale sufficient to response from outside the affected community or area, and loss of human life. The demand for healthcare has to be met when the destructive forces of a tornado has overwhelmed the community in which the demand for healthcare must be met after a disaster has occurred. The common denominator of such magnitude from a tornado disaster is the overwhelming of organization or resources as well as the inability for the institution to return to normalcy post to the event of a tornado without external existence. This can prove the inability of adequate healthcare if a proper plan is not set and met. Tornados can happen at any time and almost anywhere in the...
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...Community Health and Population Task 1 Jasha Beavers Western Governors University Community Health and Population Task 1 A Green County is 678 square miles of land located in the southwestern region of Missouri. This county has many recreational opportunities and serves the community well by offering a zoo, many parks and museums, and large natural bodies of water (The Park, n.d.). Greene County has several educational opportunities with an estimate of 24,000 students attending R-12 school district, and 21,000 students attending one of four colleges located in the Greene County area (Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2015). Four hospitals help serve this community in health care and medical services (Office of Emergency Management, n.d.). With this wide range of capabilities they are able to offer their community many healthcare resources and educational programs that promote health. B Population Economic Status Assessment Greene County has a current population of 275,174 as of 2015. Ninety one percent of the populations in this county are Caucasians. Two percent are Hispanic or Latino. Two percent are black or African American. Two percent have two or more races. Below one percent are some other race, American Indian, three or more races, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. The median age in Greene County is thirty five. The female is the dominant population consisting of 141,108 of the community’s population...
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...difference between a risk analysis (RA) and a business impact analysis (BIA)? Risk analysis is a technique to identify and assess factors that may jeopardize the success of a project or achieving a goal. Business continuity planning "identifies an organization's exposure to internal and external threats and synthesizes hard and soft assets to provide effective prevention and recovery for the organization, while maintaining competitive advantage and value system integrity”. In addition to some disagreement among business continuity professionals regarding the BIA and risk assessment definitions and outcomes, disagreement also exists regarding the order of execution: whether it is best to perform the risk assessment before, during, or after the BIA. While many professionals argue that it is best to perform the risk assessment before the BIA to establish the risk landscape in which the organization operates, Evaluation argues the opposite. What is the difference between a Disaster Recovery Plan and a Business Continuity plan? A disaster recovery plan is a documented process or set of procedures to recover and protect a business IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster. Such plan, ordinarily documented in written form, specifies procedures an organization is to follow in the event of a disaster. Business continuity planning "identifies an organization's exposure to internal and external threats and synthesizes hard and soft assets to provide effective prevention and recovery for...
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...which job functions are critically necessary, every day. Think about who fills those positions when the primary job-holder is on vacation. Make a list of all those individuals with all contact information including business phone, home phone, cell phone, personal email, and any other possible way of contacting them in an emergency situation where normal communications might be unavailable. If you have critical vendors or contractors, build a special contact list that includes a description of the company and any other absolutely critical information about them including key personnel contact information. Personal computers often contain critical information so make sure they are all on backups. Identify critical documents. Articles of incorporation and other legal papers, utility bills, banking information, building lease papers, tax returns, you need to have everything available that would be necessary to start your business over again. A business impact analysis (BIA) predicts the consequences of disruption of a business function and process and gathers information needed to develop recovery strategies. Potential loss scenarios should be identified during a risk assessment. Identifying and evaluating the impact of disasters on business provides the basis for investment in recovery strategies as well as mitigation strategies. If a disaster was ever to happen there are steps that need to be taken. Having backups of everything on multiple hard drives with all the essential data. If...
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...P6- Explain the main considerations when planning and preparing for major incidents M4- Explain the role of the organisations involved in planning for major incidents The purpose of emergency planning is to provide an integrated response to major incidents with a view to bringing about a successful end to an incident. Planning and preparation for emergencies and possible major incidents forms a large part of the work of the emergency services and other public services. Emergency plans are drawn up so that, in the event of a major incident, the public services can respond efficiently because they are prepared for it. In this assignment I will be explaining the main considerations when planning and preparing for major incidents and also the role of the organisations involved in planning for major incidents. When planning for an emergency personnel should; * Know their roles- This means that the person knows what they are required to do * Be competent to carry out the task- This means they are able to carry out their job efficiently and with little guidance. * Have access to resources- They have all the equipment they need to be able to do their job. * Have confidence in other responders- This means that everyone in the team has confidence that everyone in the team is competent at their role. When emergency planning is undertaken by category 1 responders, a great deal of thought is given to identifying possible risks. A risk is a hazard or threat that could cause serious...
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...Program Management The emergency preparedness program starts with the building of a foundation involving management, leadership, commitment and financial support. Without the financial support and commitment from management, providing and building a successful emergency planning program and maintaining the necessary resources will be very difficult. Investing in a preparedness program is essential for maintaining and/or rebuilding your business after a disaster. As many as 40% of businesses affected by a natural or human related disaster never reopen. (Insurance Information Institute.) Larger businesses want their suppliers to have a preparedness plan. These large businesses want to be assured the chain of supply will remain constant during and after any disasters. While being insured will help with some of the loss after a disaster, it does not and will not replace the loss of a customer or customers. Fast and effective communication is a key component during and immediately after a disaster. In today’s world of social media, news is instant and true or not, word is out in literally seconds. News being released this fast, can be good or bad depending on the information. If something false is released to the media, it can be a complete disaster considering shareholders and customers will more than likely be receiving this information without knowing the real story or the other side of the story. If the information released immediately is what the company wants to be released...
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...which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. The Red Cross and Red Crescent societies define disaster management as the organisation and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters. Types of disasters There is no country that is immune from disaster, though vulnerability to disaster varies. There are four main types of disaster. * Natural disasters: including floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcano eruptions that have immediate impacts on human health and secondary impacts causing further death and suffering from (for example) floods, landslides, fires, tsunamis. * Environmental emergencies: including technological or industrial accidents, usually involving the production, use or transportation of hazardous material, and occur where these materials are produced, used or transported, and forest fires caused by humans. * Complex emergencies: involving a break-down of authority, looting and attacks on strategic installations, including conflict situations and war. * Pandemic emergencies: involving a sudden onset of contagious disease that affects health, disrupts services and businesses, brings economic and social costs. Any disaster can interrupt essential services, such as health care, electricity, water, sewage/garbage removal, transportation and communications...
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...Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper NUR/408 April 2, 2012 University of Phoenix Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Firefighters cannot contain a forest fire that has been blazing for five days. The risk of the fire is not life-threaten but citizens are encouraged to remain indoors unless necessary to leave home because of the smoky winds. The smoke from the fire is affecting many of the residents in the community, especially those with preexisting lung diseases. The local hospital is full and the emergency room is over crowed. Patients are in need of beds in the hospital. The entire staff is stressed and pressed to discharge patients quickly to make room for patients holding in the emergency room. In addition nursing staff is required to work overtime to meet the needs of the community. Next, the Neighborhood Senior Nursing Clinic has seen more seniors than usual this week because of the smoky winds. Many of the seniors have needed to use their oxygen more often than usual this week. The seniors have been advised by the nurse Karen at the Neighborhood Senior Nursing Clinic to stay indoors to avoid respiratory irritants. Unfortunately, there had been an increase in seniors coming to the clinic in the past couple of years related to lack of extracurricular activities available to seniors in the community. After that a second grade student at the neighborhood school was sent to the school nurse because of difficulty breathing. She was noted...
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...[pic] Records Management Disaster Planning Guideline June 2007 Version 1.1 Table of Contents Acknowledgments 5 Foreword 5 Introduction 6 Background 6 Scope of this guideline 6 Related Documents 6 Reference to the Adequate Records Management Standard 7 Variation to this guideline 7 Records and Disasters 7 Disasters affecting records 8 Disasters affecting Australian organisations 8 Counter disaster management for records 9 Disaster review of your agency 10 Risk Assessment 10 Establish the context 11 Identify the risks 11 Critical needs determination 13 Analyse the risks 14 Assess the risks 15 Treat the risks 15 Monitor and review 16 Planning 16 Project Planning 17 Project team responsibilities 18 Content of the plan 18 How to prepare the response and recovery plan 19 Components of the response and recovery plan 20 Lists and supplies 22 Insurance and emergency funding arrangements 23 On-site equipment 23 Implementing the plan 24 Maintaining the plan 24 Distribution issues 25 Plan maintenance responsibilities 25 Training and testing 25 Post disaster analysis 27 Vital Records Protection 28 Identifying vital records 29 Protecting vital records 31 Preventative measures 31 Recovery and restoration 33 Critical data...
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...THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS Risk Management-What Does It Mean? FYI 96% of firms in international commerce have less than 500 employees - USCB By 2005,k average mid-size company will generate 1/4 to 1/2 of it revenue from outside U.S. Management Process of Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling an organization’s or other entity’s resources to fulfill its objectives cost-effectively. 5 Step Sequence in RM Process Identify & analyzing exposures to accidental and business losses that might interfere with organization’s basic objectives. Examine feasible alternative risk management techniques to deal with exposures. Selecting the apparently best risk management techniques. Implement the chosen risk management techniques. Monitor results of chosen techniques to ensure the risk management program remains effective. Risk Management Process of making & implementing decisions that will minimize adverse effects of accidental & business losses. Broad View of Risk Management Casualty Risks - hazard risks or accidents Liquidity Risks - Insufficient cash or other liquid assets Market Risks - not being able to buy or sell goods or services the organization needs or provides in normal markets and usual terms and prices. Political Risks - Adverse actions of governments that might expropriate or excessively restrict or tax an organization’s assets and activities. ...
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...Regional emergency action centers serve as an action, operation and coordination center for the implementation of regional emergency action plans on land and at sea. Emergency action plans: Readiness and action planning in the case of pollution incidents are carried out through emergency action plans. Types of emergency action plan are listed below. 1. Ship emergency action plan: All ships, in the context of rule 26, Annex I, and rule 16, Annex II, of MARPOL 73/78, prepare their emergency action plans relating to pollutions from oil and other harmful substance in accordance with the rules and recommendations of the IMO and with the MEPC's circular note no. 54...
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