scholarly journals Industrial Business Continuity

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (1) ◽  
pp. 423-425
Author(s):  
Gerard W. Smith ◽  
Glenn F. Epler
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Major Incident ◽  
Federal State ◽  
State And Local

ABSTRACT This paper and presentation will focus on the importance of developing a comprehensive emergency management plan and how it could be integrated with your corporate crisis management plan along with federal, state, and local response agencies. Industrial Business Continuity represents a comprehensive planning process that includes everything from risk assessment and response operations through recovery. The trend over the past few years has been to move from a corporate profit structure to strategic business units with plant managers increasingly responsible for overall business development. Traditionally, business continuity focuses on systems and data recovery, while regulatory requirements tend to focus on emergency response and compliance. Industrial Business Continuity goes a step beyond both of those. It focuses on quality and critical business functions as well as the more traditional risk assessment and emergency response procedures that are found in most plans. In today's world, a measure of quality for the plant manager is how quickly and efficiently the plant can resume normal operations and circumstances after a major incident. This process includes such areas as community relations and risk communications., those areas that are usually associated with recovery. An Industrial Business Continuity plan that is developed to enhance a facility's response and recovery capability and is developed solely within facility boundaries does not accurately reflect its actual capability. Companies must integrate their crisis and emergency management programs within their corporation and with pertinent external response agencies. The benefits of integrating these plans far surpass the costs of program development.

Challenges for the disaster workforce during a compound hurricane–pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Jennifer Marshall, PhD, MPH, CPH ◽  
Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, PhD ◽  
Elizabeth Dunn, MPH, CPH ◽  
Kelsey Merlo, PhD ◽  
Joshua G. Behr, PhD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Emergency Management Planning ◽  
State And Local

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new workforce considerations for emergency management community in addressing cumulative and cascading disasters. This research identifies how emergency management planning for both the changing dynamics of COVID-19 and the upcoming hurricane season may change under a compound threat. Many jurisdictions have faced challenges in providing adequate staffing of shelters before the pandemic. Now, fatigue among staff further exacerbates these challenges as resources are stretched thin. Six workshops, involving 265 national, state, and local leaders, staff, experts, and advocates from 22 states, and a range of disciplines (disaster planning, public health, social services, academia, and healthcare), were convened to identify concerns and potential strategies to address staffing, training, logistics, and support. Strategies proposed to increase the number and skill set of staff available involve increased reliance upon volunteers and nonprofit organizations. Mental health resources, personal protective equipment, sanitation supplies, and defining roles within emergency shelters were recommended to reduce fatigue and redistribute responsibilities. Findings illuminate additional research avenues regarding assessing the underlying stressors contributing to the planning process and effective means of implementing these interventions to bolster emergency management shelter operations during a prolonged pandemic and in the future.

Developing Integrated Area Contingency Plans That Work

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-315
Author(s):  
Martha A. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Contingency Plans ◽  
Integrated Response ◽  
Actual Response ◽  
Local Agencies

ABSTRACT For Area Contingency Plans (ACPs) to be truly useful in a response, they must meet the needs of the local, state and federal responders, as well as contain information on the needs of the public, Natural Resource Trustees, and regulators. This has been accomplished in EPA, Region VIII by incorporating hazmat and oil response plans into one document. The plan is written by the Sub-Area Committee consisting of all federal, state, tribal, and local agencies, as well as industry, that would be involved in a hazmat or oil spill event. The planning process has worked out many issues that avoid confusion during the response. The plan is broken into two separate documents, available in hard copy or on a self contained computer program. The first document is the Emergency Response Action Plan that contains all the information that is found to be needed to complete the response actions. The second document is the material that is needed to develop the Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP) but is not needed during an actual response. Planners emphasize that the information in the second document is important, but it is kept separately because it is not needed during a response. In July, 1996, the Sub-Area Contingency Plan (sACP) for the Yampa River became the first integrated response plan to be completed in Region VIII. On November 6, 1997 there was a release of 7500 gallons of diesel into Williams Creek, a tributary of the Yampa. The planning process had worked out some issues that avoided confusion during the response; however, the response did not go as smoothly as would be desired. All members on the Sub-Area Committee met, discussed lessons learned from the response, held follow-up exercises, developed action items, and revised the plan to insure a better response the next time around.

Continuity of Operations planning: Meeting the standard of care

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Robin J. Clark, JD ◽  
Megan H. Timmins, JD
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Continuity Of Operations ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

Recent disasters have increased the public’s awareness of the lack of emergency preparedness of state and local governments. The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 highlighted failures in government agency coordination, while the anthrax attacks that followed and the more recent natural disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 have deepened concerns that our government is unprepared for emergencies. Partially in response to the public’s concern, the federal government has encouraged Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning at the federal, state, and local government levels.Public attention, government engagement, and the promulgation of federal directives and guidance are leading to an increase in the standard of care for all public sector planning efforts, thus creating potential liabilities in the areas of COOP planning, testing, training, and maintenance. At this point, COOP planning is becoming the norm for state and local government agencies, and while the process of COOP planning may itself expose agencies to certain liabilities, there is also an increase in the potential liability for agencies that do not undertake COOP planning efforts. Further, it appears that the potential liability of agencies that do not engage in COOP planning far exceeds any liabilities incurred through the planning process.

Emergency management and homeland security: Exploring the relationship

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 483
Author(s):  
Jerome H. Kahan, BA, BS, MSEE
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Preparedness Planning ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders

In the years after the 9/11 tragedy, the United States continues to face risks from all forms of major disasters, from potentially dangerous terrorist attacks to catastrophic acts of nature. Professionals in the fields of emergency management and homeland security have responsibilities for ensuring that all levels of government, urban areas and communities, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and individual citizens are prepared to deal with such hazards though actions that reduce risks to lives and property. Regrettably, the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's ability to deal with disasters is unnecessarily challenged by the absence of a common understanding on how these fields are related in the workforce and educational arenas. Complicating matters further is the fact that neither of these fields has developed agreed definitions. In many ways, homeland security and emergency management have come to represent two different worlds and cultures. These conditions can have a deleterious effect on preparedness planning for public and private stakeholders across the nation when coordinated responses among federal, state, and local activities are essential for dealing with consequential hazards. This article demonstrates that the fields of emergency management and homeland security share many responsibilities but are not identical in scope or skills. It argues that emergency management should be considered a critical subset of the far broader and more strategic field of homeland security. From analytically based conclusions, it recommends five steps that be taken to bring these fields closer together to benefit more from their synergist relationship as well as from their individual contributions.

scholarly journals Business Continuity Plan for Tour Operator in a Crisis of COVID 19 in Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1458-1463
Author(s):  
Jenasama Srihirun Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
Management Concept ◽  
Systematic Planning

This article aims to study and analyze the concepts and theories of the business continuity plan and the crisis management concept to be used as a guideline for the survival of tour operators from the COVID 19 outbreak in Thailand. According to the Scott Guidelines (1990); (2006) for data selection criteria, Content was analyzed and synthesized from secondary data. The study found that the business continuity management plan of small and medium tour operators does not yet have a systematic planning process. Nevertheless, there were steps to resolve the problem in the short term. Furthermore, it requires cooperation in many sectors of business stakeholders. Ten step-by-step business continuity plan (BCP) in critical conditions was used. While BCP for the epidemic COVID 19 outbreak focusing on the PPRR model: 1) Prevention, 2) Preparation, 3) Response, and 4) Recovery corresponding to the efficient communication, maintenance of health and hygiene, digital and technology linkage, social distancing, and compliance with the COVID-19 control measures following the policies of the respective governments. Moreover, there were four elements for the business continuity plan: 1) Risk Management Plan, 2) Business Impact Analysis, 3) Incident Response Plan and 4) Recovery Plan.

scholarly journals Addressing excess risk of overdose among recently incarcerated people in the USA: harm reduction interventions in correctional settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein ◽  
David H. Cloud ◽  
Chelsea Davis ◽  
Nickolas Zaller ◽  
Ayesha Delany-Brumsey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Medication Assisted Treatment ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Correctional Settings ◽  
State And Local

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss overdose among those with criminal justice experience and recommend harm reduction strategies to lessen overdose risk among this vulnerable population. Design/methodology/approach Strategies are needed to reduce overdose deaths among those with recent incarceration. Jails and prisons are at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic but are a largely untapped setting for implementing overdose education, risk assessment, medication assisted treatment, and naloxone distribution programs. Federal, state, and local plans commonly lack corrections as an ingredient in combating overdose. Harm reduction strategies are vital for reducing the risk of overdose in the post-release community. Findings Therefore, the authors recommend that the following be implemented in correctional settings: expansion of overdose education and naloxone programs; establishment of comprehensive medication assisted treatment programs as standard of care; development of corrections-specific overdose risk assessment tools; and increased collaboration between corrections entities and community-based organizations. Originality/value In this policy brief the authors provide recommendations for implementing harm reduction approaches in criminal justice settings. Adoption of these strategies could reduce the number of overdoses among those with recent criminal justice involvement.

RISK ASSESSMENT: TOOLS FOR REDUCING LIABILITY FROM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS

1989 ◽  
Vol 1989 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
William A. Tucker ◽  
Frank L. Hearne
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Contaminated Sites ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Underground Storage ◽  
Storage Tanks ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Underground Storage Tanks ◽  
Risk Estimates ◽  
State And Local

ABSTRACT Although regulations are being implemented at federal, state, and local levels, many major oil companies have decided to do even more than is required by law to prevent leaks from underground storage tanks (USTs). On the other hand, regulatory agencies directing cleanup of contaminated sites may demand restoration that goes beyond reasonable concerns for protection of public health and the environment. These cross-currents indicate that simply complying with applicable codes and regulations may not be an adequate strategy for cost-effectively reducing the risks of handling light refined products. To control risks, it is important first to understand them. Risk assessment is useful before a leak occurs as well as after. Before the leak occurs, risk assessment requires estimates of the probability of release as well as the likely consequences (damages). Techniques are presented that can be useful to managers of a large number of tanks or insurance underwriters to assess risks and prioritize risk reduction measures. Ultimately, these procedures could be used to determine an appropriate budget for tank upgrade programs. After a leak, and armed with detailed site assessment data, relatively precise estimates of toxic risks are possible. More realistic risk estimates are possible for refined petroleum product losses than are possible at many hazardous waste sites because of the relatively homogeneous and predictable properties of refined products. Field-verified predictive techniques that can be used to support defensible risk estimates are reviewed. Cost-effective strategies for collecting data required to support risk assessment and remediation of contaminated sites are stressed. Risks can be mitigated to generally acceptable levels at some sites even if contamination substantially exceeds federal maximum contaminant levels (MCLs). At other sites, remediation to lower levels would be advisable.

INTEGRATED CONTINGENCY PLANNING: THE ONE PLAN APPROACH TO FACILITY RESPONSE PLANS

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 966-967
Author(s):  
LCDR Paul M. Gugg
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Response Planning ◽  
Emergency Response Planning ◽  
National Response ◽  
Response Team ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The One

ABSTRACT Facility operators face myriad federal, state, and local emergency response planning requirements. The traditional approach to satisfying these requirements has been to develop separate plans for each set of regulations. Guidance recently published by the National Response Team (NRT) offers an efficient format for combining planning criteria into one effective document that will be readily accepted by regulatory authorities. The NRT is composed of 15 federal agencies identified in Subpart ? of the National Contingency Plan as having responsibility for federal environmental emergency response. The “One Plan” format avoids unnecessary duplication of effort and offers significant time, paper, and dollar savings. It also promotes an all-incident approach to response planning across facility divisions.

Permitting, the Public and the Future of Animal Biosafety Facilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
Fred W. Quimby
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Treatment And Disposal

Biocontainment facilities for animals are complex structures which must comply with numerous, sometimes conflicting, federal, state and local regulations. Agencies responsible for funding the construction of or permitting of such facilities must address the environmental impacts of the operation including the treatment and disposal of regulated medical waste. Our experience illustrates the complex nature of the biocontainment facility permitting process. Furthermore, these experiences have taught us to seek public input early in the planning process and incorporate the public's concerns during the environmental quality review process. Finally, the recent decision in New York to regulate ABSL-3 facilities as regulated medical waste treatment facilities has added significant new requirements and resulted in a cost escalation that threatens the entire project.

Logic Analysis of Event-Based Emergency Handling

2011 ◽  
Vol 105-107 ◽  
pp. 1073-1076
Author(s):  
Jin Jun Yuan ◽  
Quan Yi Huang ◽  
Hong Yong Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Emergency Rescue ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
On Line ◽  
Event Based

Event-based emergency handling is a high-efficiency decision process of the choice of emergency information resources, the acquisition of emergency knowledge, and the optimizing arrangement of emergency information resources through the logical relationships between emergencies and related emergency information resources. With the development of emergency rescue theory and computer science and technology, the realization of emergency management informatization and intellectualization is of far reaching importance, on the basis of the establishment of event-oriented handling logical relationships, the construction of emergency management platform, the unified management of emergency information resources and the on-line emergency handling. Centered on emergencies, this paper discusses the respective corresponding relationships of emergency and emergency information resources, emergency knowledge, emergency response plans, paradigm cases, relative laws and a series of decision actions on emergency handling, risk assessment and risk analysis etc. It also illustrates the functions and meanings of the correspondence configuration.

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