Hazard prevention

The occurrence of a negative impact through human or natural efforts that leads to human suffering is known as a disaster. In the profession of nursing, a disaster is dealt with in a holistic manner. There is no one single approach to helping an individual that has just faced a natural disaster. It can be a very devastating time for a person who is faced with this situation. The interdisciplinary approach amongst health care workers is known as disaster management. Disaster management allows…

As a homeowner, you probably have a lot of items on your list of winter preparations. One of the less obvious things that deserves a place at the top of your list is to rehearse your response in the event of a burst water pipe. According to experts, approximately a quarter of a million homes have had at least one room ruined by the damage caused from a burst pipe. If you live in a climate where the temperature drops below freezing, you need to be prepared. As with most emergency response…

When a traumatic event occurs in society, the effect is vast on individuals that live in that society and can even affect those not directly involved. Catastrophes cause enormous changes in the way an individual thinks, behaves, and the environment the individual lives in. Every person deals with catastrophe in his or her own way; however, following the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack, studies have shown that patterns occur. People can be affected directly or indirectly when…

Conclusion Summary of Emergency Response Plan In chlorine spills, one of the hardest decisions is whether or not to evacuate people. Given the number of high rises in Chicago, it would be too difficult to move that dense of a population and it would probably be safe to stay in as long as the air inlets are closed and they are not located in basements. Thus, we will move towards focusing our efforts on low-lying buildings where chlorine can enter on vulnerable people as well as our high-risk…

As the primary union between land and sea based commerce, ports are susceptible to virtually every natural disasters known to man. Earthquakes, tornados, tsunamis and nor’easters all present challenges to port operations that are not easily overcome. The primary threat posed by severe weather is its unpredictability. Although some weather events, such as hurricanes, are predictable and afford time to implement contingency plans, thus mitigating their effects, others, such as tornados as less…

of existing vulnerability assessments is that vulnerability quantification methods are not necessarily developed in a way that mirrors the theoretical foundations behind the framework, such as the risk/hazard theory, political economy, and political ecology. These theories examine how natural hazards impacts in a community are determined by everyday patterns of social interaction, social organization and unequal access to resources (Warf 1997; Eakin and Luers 2006; Sheppard 2011), and often…

Question 1: As a senior healthcare administrator that is part of the Central Indiana Ebola Preparedness Team I have reviewed many policies and procedures to develop an ethical plan for the management of Ebola in Central Indiana. The main objective of this plan is to be as prepared as possible and follow all protocols or clinical practice guidelines that are put into place. We must coordinate with healthcare facilities locally and statewide to put the plan into place. The first step is to have…

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 This regulation require employers to assess and prevent with reasonable control to prevent the risks multiplying to affect the health from any hazardous substances use in the workplace. This is an important regulation because there are various substances that can be hazardous to the employee’s health whilst working for example, fumes and gasses from cutting and welding things together, dust from the blasting, various different paints…

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) is required by Hazard Communication Standards to be issued by any chemical producers to explain the threats and menaces the chemicals pose on the users. The chemical focused on today is Ethidium bromide. The purpose of this is to learn and familiarize oneself with safety data sheets in order to understand the hazards and protective precautions needed to be taken while handling a certain chemical (in this case: ethidium bromide). III. Data The 16 sections of the SDS…

Planning for casualties versus fatalities in a disaster Perry B Keaton Mass Casualty Management Planning - 1 Instructor: Jamie Onion October 13, 2015 Planning for casualties versus fatalities in a disaster-1 Whenever a disaster occurs we are quick to think about the number of fatalities and not the casualties why? Before I answer this statement I am going to give you a brief meaning for both of the words. Causality has several definitions for instance: a person or thing…