A Study on the Improvement of Local Government Safety Management Plan - Focusing on Comparison of Emergency Operations Plan by USA -

PurposeThe occurrence of fire accidents in hospital buildings has become a serious challenge and more serious in developing nations. The purpose of this paper intends to assess fire safety measures in Nigerian hospital facilities. The significance of this study is to ensure that the design and construction of hospital facilities enhance the safety of users and properties.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected via a case study and questionnaire survey and administered to the facility users. The study survey is to assess the respondents' perception of fire safety measures in hospital facilities and suggest possible policy measures that will be employed to enhance safety.FindingsThis paper found that 91% of the respondents have awareness of fire safety measures in hospital facilities. Electrical faults and combustible materials were identified as the frequent causes of fire occurrences in hospital facilities. This can be averted where flammable materials and electrical appliances are correctly installed, and safety rules enforced. Findings show that safety rules are lax in public than standard private hospitals.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is limited to fire safety measures in Nigerian healthcare facilities. Future research is needed to evaluate the level of compliance from design, construction and post-construction of precautionary fire safety measures in hospital facilities in Nigeria.Practical implicationsThis paper recommended that designers and hospital administrators should improve on fire safety measures via the development of fire safety management plan and education. Thus, enforcement of fire safety measures in hospital facilities as specified in building codes should be implemented and monitored during and after the design of the hospital buildings. Findings provide valuable lessons on how to improve the fire safety measures in healthcare facilities across the states and other developing countries with similar healthcare situations.Originality/valueThis paper demonstrates that the stakeholders, especially government agencies concern with approval and enforcement of fire safety measures in healthcare facilities need to reawaken to her responsibility because of the lax implementation across the states.

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Pedestrian Facilities in South Africa: Research and Practice

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198196153800102 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 1538 (1) ◽

pp. 10-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hubrecht Ribbens

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Traffic Safety ◽

Traffic Engineering ◽

Safety Management ◽

Pedestrian Safety ◽

Management Plan ◽

Vehicular Traffic ◽

Temporal Separation ◽

Traffic Lights ◽

Traffic Calming

An overview of the pedestrian accident problem in South Africa is given, and the engineering solutions implemented to improve pedestrian safety are discussed. The pedestrian problem accounts for part of the road safety problem in South Africa. In recent years there has been a reduction in the number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries. Research findings in the early 1980s showed that inadequate provision was being made for pedestrians in a country where about 80 percent of all trips were made by public transport and by foot. A comprehensive research program has been conducted since 1980 to upgrade all the facilities through the development of warrants for the provisions and guidelines for the correct layout and siting of the various types of pedestrian facilities. The various operational problems encountered at the different types of pedestrian facilities are discussed to provide a safer environment. These problems and solutions are dealt with according to the various traffic engineering approaches adopted to improve pedestrian safety. First, the methods used to integrate pedestrians with vehicular traffic are highlighted, namely through temporal separation (pedestrian crossings, school patrol crossings, traffic lights) and soft separation (traffic calming measures). Second, the technologies developed to segregate pedestrians from vehicular traffic through horizontal separation (pedestrian malls, township layout, sidewalks) and vertical separation (foot bridges and subways) are discussed. Other aspects are pedestrian facilities on rural roads, pedestrian signs and markings, and facilities for disabled pedestrians. Apart from the dissemination to practitioners of individual research reports on pedestrian facilities produced since 1980, the warrants and guidelines developed since 1980 were incorporated into a pedestrian facility manual published in 1993. Technology transfer workshops were conducted throughout South Africa to train road authorities and consulting engineers on use of the manual. It is concluded that the implementation of these warrants and guidelines since the mid-1980s together with a holistic traffic safety management plan have contributed to the reduction in pedestrian fatalities and injuries since 1989.

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Emergency operations program is an excellent platform to deal with in-hospital operation disaster

American Journal of Disaster Medicine ◽

10.5055/ajdm.2017.0280 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 267-273

Author(s):

Frederick B. Rogers, MD, MS, FACS ◽

William McCune, MPH ◽

Shreya Jammula, BS ◽

Brian W. Gross, BS ◽

Eric H. Bradburn, DO, MS, FACS ◽

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Keyword(s):

Operating Room ◽

Trauma Center ◽

Air Conditioning ◽

Working Hours ◽

Air Conditioning System ◽

Emergency Operations ◽

Sudden Loss ◽

Incident Command ◽

Level Ii ◽

Emergency Operations Plan

Described herein is the utilization of the hospital's Emergency Operations Plan and incident command structure to mitigate damage caused by the sudden loss of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system within the entire operating room suite. The ability to ameliorate a devastating situation that occurred during working hours at a busy Level II trauma center can be ascribed to the dedication of the leadership and clinical teams working seamlessly together. Their concerted efforts were augmented by adherence to an established protocol that had been thoroughly substantiated and practiced during numerous training simulations. This resulted in successful and timely resolution of an internal crisis that crippled the surgical capabilities of the sole trauma center in the county. After thorough investigation and identification of the issues that contributed to the malfunction, redundancies were built into the system to ensure that a similar incident did not occur again.

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Decision‐making training in local government emergency management

International Journal of Emergency Services ◽

10.1108/20470891211275939 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 159-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Helen Sinclair ◽

Emma E.H. Doyle ◽

David M. Johnston ◽

Douglas Paton

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Local Government ◽

Emergency Management ◽

Management Decision ◽

Content Type ◽

Emergency Operations ◽

Emergency Managers ◽

Decision Making Styles ◽

Management Decision Making ◽

Survey Approach

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute information and recommendations that could better equip emergency managers to prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters, with a focus on improving their decision‐making capabilities during response.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire‐based survey approach was used in this research and 48 different local government organisations participated. These results were examined in conjunction with contemporary emergency management decision‐making literature. A combination of closed and open ended questions was used, enabling qualitative and quantitative analysis.FindingsResults suggest that while there is information available about decision making, not all emergency managers are aware of the existence of this information or understand its relevance to emergency management. It is likely that those who did have a comprehensive understanding of decision making had gained this knowledge through non‐emergency management‐related courses. In total, 71 percent of participants said they would be interested in receiving more support regarding training and practice for decision making in Emergency Operations Centres.Originality/valueA wide body of research has investigated decision‐making styles. However, this paper shows that in the local government emergency management sector there is little awareness of the understanding of the different decision‐making approaches. In addition, for those organisations surveyed, there is a great desire for further training and practice in decision making. It is thus vital that this need is addressed, to further improve the future response of these organisations to emergencies.

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A Compensation Management (Case Study At District Government of Kutai Kartanegara)

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management ◽

10.18535/ijsrm/v6i5.em05 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Iswan ◽

Muchlis R. Luddin ◽

Zaenab Hanim

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Management Plan ◽

Government Agency ◽

Improve Performance ◽

Compensation Management ◽

Local Finance ◽

District Government ◽

Management Case Study ◽

Additional Income

The objectives of this research are to describe the compensation management in District Government of Kutai Kartanegara that consists of planning compensation management, organizing compensation management, actuating compensation management, and controlling compensation management.The findings indicate that (1) Compensation management plan formulates the objectives and requirements that is to arrange employees, motivate improve performance, improve prosperity and spur and improve productivity and quality in providing services to the community and improve the orderly administration of local finance. (2) In Organizing, Procedure for the payment of additional income shall be made monthly, the procedure and the payment mechanism according to the prevailing laws and regulations. (3) Implementation of compensation management are the ongoing compensation process and compensation practice is provided. Requirements to be fulfilled by the employee in compensation (4) Control and evaluation shall be performed by each Local government agency (SKPD) for employees through performance and attendance performance to identify the beneficiary in accordance with the data provided by each local government agency (SKPD)

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