Crisis management in senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis

The study examined crisis management in senior high schools in the Cape Coast metropolis. A basic interpretive study was conducted to gather data from heads of senior high schools in Cape Coast. The study revealed that the schools remain largely unprepared to handle crisis. Also, the study informants indicated that the schools do not have crisis management plans and do adopt reactive measures in addressing crisis. Policy recommendations included the development of crisis management plan as an integral part of the strategic plans of the schools. Research recommendations included replicating this study in other GES designated districts and metropolis to determine if findings reported here are typical for the entire country.

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THREAT ASSESSMENT IN THE NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLANS IN POLAND AFTER 2010

Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Sztuki Wojennej ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.3424 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 117 (4) ◽

pp. 58-68

Author(s):

Wojciech KRASIŃSKI, MSc

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

State Level ◽

Threat Assessment ◽

Management Plan ◽

The State ◽

Final Part ◽

National Crisis ◽

Management Plans ◽

Crisis Management Plan ◽

Threat Assessments

The article discusses threat assessment in consecutive National Crisis Management Plans in Poland after 2010. The scope of the article is limited to the assessment of those threats that may have an impact at the state level and which are included in the National Crisis Management Plan. A general approach to threat assessment for the purposes of national crisis management plans has been taken. A reference to the accuracy of consecutive threat assessments in the context of the occurrence of real crises is included later in the article. In the final part of the article, the perspectives for threat assessment are discussed. Due attention is paid to threats which have an increased likelihood of occurring and the severest consequences.

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A Comparative Analysis on Maritime Disaster Management between Korea and Sweden

Journal of Scientific Research and Reports ◽

10.9734/jsrr/2019/v25i230188 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Lock Namkung

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Management Plan ◽

Policy Recommendations ◽

Vicious Cycle ◽

Management Planning ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Safety Standards ◽

Effective Governance ◽

The World ◽

Crisis Management Plan

The purpose of this study is to illustrate the importance of crisis management planning and effective governance by comparing and analysing cases related to crisis management in disasters. Firstly, this study analyses the sinking of the MV Sewol of Korea, one of the worst ship accidents in the world, and criticise the crisis management plan. It also applies relevant methodologies to identify how to manage incidents and how to perform them for better management. Secondly, this analyses the sinking accident and crisis management plan of MS Estonia in Sweden which is one of the worst ship accident in the world. As a result, MS Estonia disaster triggered improvements in safety policies in Sweden. This study argues that Korean government can learn important lessons from Sweden to avoid the "vicious cycle" that exists in South Korea's policy decisions related to safety issues. Compared with the case in Sweden, this study suggests that further measures are needed to end the vicious circle of low safety standards and low confidence in Korea. Compared to the case in Sweden, a few policy recommendations are suggested in this study.

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EXERCISING THE CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN

Crisis Management Planning and Execution ◽

10.1201/9780203485897-14 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 333-362

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Management Plan ◽

Crisis Management Plan

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Developing a Crisis Management Plan

Campus Crisis Management ◽

10.4324/9780429321658-4 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 67-85

Author(s):

J. Michael Rollo ◽

Eugene L. Zdziarski

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Management Plan ◽

Crisis Management Plan

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Adaptation of the Incident Command System to Oil Spill Response During the American Trader Spill

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-267 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 1991 (1) ◽

pp. 267-272

Author(s):

Robert G. Rolan ◽

Keith H. Cameron

Keyword(s):

Organizational Structure ◽

Crisis Management ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Management Plan ◽

Team Members ◽

Incident Command System ◽

Incident Command ◽

Response Team ◽

Oil Spill Response ◽

Crisis Management Plan

ABSTRACT While developing its new crisis management plan in 1989, BP America (BPA) modified the incident command system (ICS) for use as the organizational structure of its oil spill response team. This was done to be compatible with the post-Exxon Valdez organization of the Alyeska response team and for certain advantages it would provide for responses in other locations and in other types of crisis situations. The ICS was originally developed for fighting wildfires in California and has since been widely adopted by other fire and emergency services in the U. S. While retaining most of the ICS structure, ?PA developed modifications necessary to fit the unique requirements of oil spill response. The modified ICS was used during a full scale test of ?PA's draft crisis management plan in December 1989, and thus was familiar to ?PA's top executives and other participating response team members. When the American Trader spill occurred in February 1990, BPA's management used the modified ICS organization even though the crisis management plan had not been finalized or widely distributed within the company. Details of the organizational structure evolved as the spill response progressed, in part due to the changing requirements of the response over time and in part because of previously unrecognized issues. This paper describes that evolution and the resulting final structure. Essential differences between the original ICS and BPA's oil spill version of it are highlighted. Despite the unrecognized issues and the unfamiliarity of some team members with the ICS, the organization worked well and can be credited with a share of the success of the American Trader response.

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