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The Importance of Incident Response Training for First Responders

Crisis Management, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency ResponseJuly 13, 2021403Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Importance of Incident Response Training for First Responders Charlie Maclean-Bristol, FBCI FEPS discusses why incident responders are important to have within your company and the benefits of training them to a high standard This week, I traveled down to the Midlands for my first onsite visit in 16 months. I have been preparing a…

Hypercomplexity: Which Incidents Should We Be Preparing For?

Business Continuity, Disaster Preparedness, Risk ManagementJune 16, 2021329Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hypercomplexity: Which Incidents Should We Be Preparing For? Charlie Maclean-Bristol, FBCI, FEPS discusses the idea of a hypercomplex world and preparing for different scenarios in it. A few weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on scenario planning and how under the new requirement of Operational Resilience for FCA and PRA, regulated organisations now have a…

Continuity Insights Launches New Video Series: Personal Security in Challenging Times

Disaster PreparednessMay 19, 2021319Views 0Likes 0Comments

Our friends at Continuity Insights have announced the launch a new educational program, Personal Security in Challenging Times, a short video series for personal and family safety against potential violent situations. The premier episode – Key Concepts: Recognizing and Responding to Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violence (REMV) – launched. [Watch] Personal Security in Challenging Times is…

Cyber Vulnerabilities in the Water Industry: Beware of the Self-Wiggling Mouse

Disaster Preparedness, InfoSecurityFebruary 26, 2021380Views 0Likes 0Comments

Charlie Maclean-Bristol looks at the risk of a cyber-attack and the importance of reviewing your vulnerability to water, wastewater and electricity loss.

Invention Identifies Lost 911 Callers

Disaster Preparedness, Emergency ResponseDecember 2, 2020430Views 0Likes 0Comments

Invention Identifies Lost 911 Callers It’s a nightmare for emergency managers: Who is dialing 911 but not getting through? Dallas-based FailSafe Communications believes it has the answer with an invention that identifies lost 911 callers. It has licensed a technology that uses Signaling System 7 (SS7) to identify blocked callers when all circuits to 911…

Taking Time for Observations

Disaster Preparedness, Risk ManagementNovember 11, 2020378Views 0Likes 0Comments

The observation may be a simple set of notes or it can be a formalized report. In either case, the most effective aspect of an observation is that it results in improvement or added excellence to the performance of your company’s performance.

Ensuring Insurance Recovery After a Hurricane Loss

Disaster Preparedness, Risk ManagementSeptember 10, 2019294Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ensuring Insurance Recovery After a Hurricane Loss by Finley Harckham and Joshua Gold for Risk Management Magazine on insurance and recovery Weather experts reported recently that fewer hurricanes are likely to develop this season. But as most meteorologists will also tell you, it only takes one hurricane to make the season a catastrophe. Storms have increased…

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Developing an Effective Disaster Preparedness and Communication Plan

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication, Disaster PreparednessJune 24, 2019312Views 0Likes 0Comments

According to Aaron Charlesworth (for Risk Management Magazine): Developing an Effective Disaster Preparedness and Communication Plan Although weather is often unpredictable and always uncontrollable, businesses can go a long way toward mitigating damage with careful preparation. According to a 2018 report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife, however, more than one-third of small businesses…

Emergency Management: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience

Disaster PreparednessMay 9, 2019324Views 0Likes 0Comments

FEMA has released a new guide to supply chain resilience aimed at helping emergency managers. The guide provides recommendations and best practices on how to analyze local supply chains. In addition to this, it also allows them to work with the private sector to enhance supply chain resilience using a five-phased approach.

A modest offer to businesses impacted by recent hurricanes or earthquakes

Disaster Preparedness, Emergency ResponseSeptember 20, 2017278Views 0Likes 0Comments

While no amount of preparation could have prevented the horrendous events of the past few weeks, preparedness may help mitigate impact and suffering as well as costs. After you have tackled the arduous task of returning your lives and businesses to a semblance of normalcy, I'm sure you will be thinking about how you could better…