scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis on Maritime Disaster Management between Korea and Sweden

Author(s):  
Lock Namkung

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.

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Michael Amakyi

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.


2020 ◽  
pp. 67-85
Author(s):  
J. Michael Rollo ◽  
Eugene L. Zdziarski

1991 ◽  
Vol 1991 (1) ◽  
pp. 267-272
Author(s):  
Robert G. Rolan ◽  
Keith H. Cameron

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.


2013 ◽  
Vol 380-384 ◽  
pp. 4614-4618
Author(s):  
Wen Long Liu ◽  
Hong Zhang

Mechanical Safety is very important in safety production. Not only China, but all over the world, the machinery safety issues are still in study. Safety becomes more and more important nowadays. So, to ensure the mechanical safety is not ones responsibility but all society. Measures must be taken jointly by the government, social organizations, enterprises and technical institutes to maintain the machinery safe. Government should develop the safety standards, the same as certification for social organizations. For enterprises, they must ensure that mechanical products meet the safety requirements. Strengthen the safety management in production process is the responsible of technical institutes. Together through a series of measures to make the mechanical safety situation has a good development in China.


2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-413
Author(s):  
S.F. CHAN ◽  
ZENOBIA C.Y. CHAN

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