Moral hazard

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…

distinctions between brain death, persistent vegetative state, and coma are a moral necessity. Although, it may primarily help understand legal outcomes, I believe it can aid in moral issues as well. This topic is similar to other topics for educating the public, it may be more beneficial in one area than the other, but that does not mean it would not have some impact. I personally would have a better understanding of the moral issues if I heard different stories or examples regarding instances…

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…

Chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological activity as well hazardous material can cause a significant amount of damage at any time. Because they can be airborne and travel throughout the environment, taking many fatalities and causing major damage for a long period of time if not dealt with properly. That's why it is very important that emergency responders stay educated and continue to get the proper training, enabling them to deal with these type situations shall arise making them no to…

3. Design an incident response plan for your home computer if there is a fire exploring actions taken before, during and after the incident (see page 85 in book for a hint). An incident response plan is a list of instructions or guidelines that prepares the user what to in case there is an attack or security breach. An attack may be anything from a virus attack, power failure, fire, burst water pipe, to an ISP failure. The best solution would be to handle the situation in which the least…

since many telephones, power, and computer lines were down, and it was exceptionally troublesome actually for authorities to move beyond checkpoints without the badges. At Pentagon in contrast to New York, the incident command system designed for all hazard consequence management worked superbly that was partly because the operation was a single command. The Arlington Country Fire Department Emergency team worked well together in part due to the pre-established relationship. By contrast with the…