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Disaster Management
C/M/2509. Risk management: case of BP Deepwater Horizon disaster
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- 4500
- DATE:
- 2012
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The paper looks at the approaches to risk management used by British Petroleum (BP) discussing them in general terms and in the context of the oil spill at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. The background of the Deepwater accident is described, the theory of risk identification and management is reviewed, PEST and cost-benefit analysis of the Gulf of Mexico operations is performed. The strategies of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Improved Disaster Management are considered highlighting their advantages and disadvantages.
KEYWORDS: Risk management, BP, British Petroleum, Deepwater disaster, PEST, cost-benefit,
C/M/2479. Emergency and disaster management: case of Hurricane Katrina
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- 1250
- DATE:
- 2012
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The paper addresses the problems associated with emergency preparedness for disasters defining the terms of emergency and disaster management (DM), and applying the theory of DM to the case of Hurricane Katrina that occurred in August 2005. The implementation of the evacuation plan in the disaster site of New Orleans is critically examined arguing the lack of appropriate crisis management.
KEYWORDS: Emergency, disaster management, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans,
C/S/441. Gender Issues during Disaster or Conflict Situations
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- 1500
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- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines the concept of gender issues during disaster and conflict situations. The paper begins by detailing information on the subject, as well as introducing the topic of gender and conflict. The paper then discusses practices like gender blind policies, gender aware policies, gender neutral policies, and gender redistribution policies.
KEYWORDS: Gender, disaster, conflict, gender blind policies, gender aware policies, gender neutral policies, gender redistribution policies,
C/M/2301. This paper examines the 1988 Clapham junction rail crash
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- 1900
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- 2011
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This paper examines the 1988 Clapham junction rail crash, and introduces by discussing railway signaling, paying specific attention to the WF138 signal. The paper then presents a fault tree diagram before outlining the events that took place on the day of the rail crash. The causes of the accident are assessed, and the paper then provides recommendations to ensure that this type of catastrophe doesn’t happen again.
KEYWORDS: Clapham junction rail crash, railway signaling, WF138 signal, fault tree diagram, 1988,
C/M/2206. Laudable and culpable decisions of BP: case of Texas disaster
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- 2100
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks into the laudable and culpable decisions made by the senior management of British Petroleum (BP) that caused the Texas disaster. Criteria behind the ranking of culpable decisions are identified describing the economic situation within the oil and gas industry, and presenting critical analysis of the ethical issues at the BP refinery in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Culpable decisions, BP refinery, British Petroleum, Texas disaster,
C/HR/1058. Examination of Dodge City Hospitals incident plan
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- 1500
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- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper presents examines an incident at Dodge City Hospital. The paper aims to provide recommendations on the hospitals major incident plan. The paper outlines what aspects need to be amended, and follows with a review of how these amendments and adaptations to the plan can be implemented.
KEYWORDS: Incident plan, Dodge City Hospital!,
C/M/2167. Emergency planning at a health organization
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- 2000
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper presents a briefing report for the new CEO of a health organization, and aims to discuss how they work in an organization. The purpose of the report is clearly identified, and the paper then presents the background to the organization. The report reviews the current practices in place at the organization, and examines their co-operation with other agencies. The emergency control centre at the organization is discussed, and the way in which the operations at the centre
KEYWORDS: CEO, Health organization, command control centre,
C/M/2166. Health emergency planning in local resilience
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- 1200
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper presents a briefing report for a newly appointed health representative for the Local Resilience Forum (LRF). The paper aims to outline the legal and regulatory obligations of the local health organizations. The paper also provides examples of the effectiveness of integrated emergency management mechanisms, as well as discussing risk assessment and hazard mapping. The past and future safety of risk management under the CCA 2004 framework is then examined.
KEYWORDS: Local Resilience Forum, LRF, local health organizations, emergency management mechanisms, risk assessment, hazard mapping, risk management,
C/M/2137. A review of a major incident plan at Dodge City Hospital
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- 1650
- DATE:
- 2011
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This paper reviews a major incident plan at Dodge City Hospital in reference to legislative requirements. The paper begins by outlining all aspects of major incident plans. The next section outlines training identification at the Dodge City Trust. The paper examines management, administration, health professionals and technical staff.
KEYWORDS: Incident plans, Dodge City Hospital, legislative requirements!,
C/M/2125. Responsibility of BP governance for tragedy in Texas City oil refinery
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper addresses the faults of BP (British Petroleum) governance related to the explosion and fire at the BP refinery in Texas City in 2005 discussing BP failure to implement adequate safety management. Legal approaches to placing and avoiding blame are reviewed, ethical standards of business conduct are discussed arguing whether external governance constraints might protect victims of corporate misconduct more effectively than ethical constraints.
KEYWORDS: BP governance, British Petroleum, Texas City oil refinery, ethical standards, safety maintenance,
C/M/2054. Disaster management: Haiti Earthquake of January 2010
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- 3050
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper addresses the issues of disaster management with regard to Haiti Earthquake of January 2010. The scale and impacts of the disaster are described, its causes are explained discussing the capacity of official organisations and communities to mitigate the impacts of the disaster. Recovery of the country from the disaster is evaluated.
KEYWORDS: Disaster management, Haiti Earthquake,
C/M/2003. Proposal. Financial and social consequences of oil spread in Mexican Gulf for BP
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- 4050
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 49.99 GBP
The paper proposes research into the causes and consequences of the explosion in the rig owned by British Petroleum (BP) that took place due to poor risk management. The aims and objectives of the research are formulated, its scope and value are outlined, literature is reviewed on the issues of business security, risk and emergency management, etc. discussing internal and external impacts of major crises upon organisations. The methodology of the proposed research is described, its time schedule is indicated.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, oil spread in Mexican Gulf, BP, British Petroleum, risk management, emergency, accident, security,
C/M/1945. Dissertation. Impacts of oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and their implications for BP risk management
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- 15250
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 159.99 GBP
The dissertation addresses the issues of risk management and disaster recovery management presenting a case study of the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill disaster caused by the detonation of the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. Literature is reviewed on BP details, disaster facts and consequences, risk management theory, management of disaster recovery, etc. The methodology of the research is based on the qualitative analysis of secondary data and a case study approach including primary data obtained from interviews with BP personnel. Conclusions are made about the causes and impacts of the Deepwater Horizon accident at environmental, industrial and managerial levels. Recommendations are suggested about possible improvements in project environment and risk management at BP.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, British Petroleum, BP, Gulf of Mexico, Deepwater Horizon accident, risk management, disaster management, oil spill,
S/M/594. Emergency planning and risk management in tourism.
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- 2350
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines tourism in relation to the importance of emergency planning for staff. The paper begins by explaining what an emergency plan is, followed by a discussion regarding planning, response, recovery, humanitarian assistance, and first aid. The paper discusses what needs to be done in the event of an accident, and assesses where crisis co-ordinations may get assistance from. The paper concludes by summarising what tour operators need to do to reduce and manage the risk of an emergency.
KEYWORDS: Tourism, emergency planning, risk, planning, response, recovery, humanitarian assistance, first aid,
C/M/1905. Examination of risk management. Case study of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and BP
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- 2200
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines the issue of risk management, and uses the case study of the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as a case study. The paper begins by outlining the concept of risk management, and provides the background to BP. Information regarding the disaster is provided, and the reasons behind it are identified. The impact that it caused is discussed, and the paper then examines preventive measures that could have been put in place. Conclusions are made regarding the way in which gas companies should manage their activities.
KEYWORDS: risk management, British Petroleum, BP, Gulf of Mexico!,
C/M/1787. Proposal. Development of Incident Reporting System for Oil Industry
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- 460
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper proposes research into the development of an incident reporting system for the oil industry. The objectives of the research are outlined, the areas of the literature review are indicated, the methods of software development and testing are described, the practical importance of the research is highlighted.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, incident reporting system, oil industry,
C/B/3189. Information technology disaster at Jubilee Motor Company: recovery plan
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- 5100
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 59.99 GBP
The paper examines the information technology (IT) disaster at Jubilee Motor Company (JMC) and their failure to provide a recovery plan in the emergency situation. A restoration plan of the company’s IT infrastructure is presented detailing the creation of a technical recovery team, the evaluation of the business impacts of the disaster, the preferences in the restoration of JMC services, a probability assessment of risk scenarios and responses to them, the changes in the JMC IT infrastructure, etc. Legal issues associated with the recovery plan are addressed.
KEYWORDS: Information technology, IT disaster, Jubilee Motor Company, JMC, recovery plan,
S/M/576. Health and safety regulations during chemical incidents
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- 2300
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines European and UK legislation introduced during 1982-2008 to protect occupational and public health from major chemical incidents. Applications of these directives and regulations to major industrial disasters over the world are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Health and safety legislation, chemical incidents,
C/M/1604. Gas flaring and the NEEDS system in the Niger Delta
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- 3450
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- 2010
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This paper aims to explore the research into the impact of gas flaring on the local communities in the Niger Delta, whilst discussing the problems of the role of the government in entrenching this environmental disaster. The paper bases the research on the model of NEEDS, which in theory is a model of Integrated Emergency Management. The four main objectives of the paper are as follows, to examine the Health, Safety and Disaster Management before and after NEEDS, to explore whether there has been proactive interagency policy development of NEEDS with NGOs’, to investigate into the development of participation rights before and After NEEDS for local communities, and to analyse the Environmental and social regulations before and after needs.
KEYWORDS: Gas flaring, Niger Delta, environmental disaster, NEEDS, Integrated Emergency Management, Health, Safety, Disaster management.,
S/M/570. What is a major incident?
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- 2950
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- 2010
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The paper looks at the definitions of a major incident by the National Health Service (NHS) and by the Scottish Civil Contingencies Act indicating the vagueness of the definitions, and describing major incidents in the context of their consequences and control management. Principles of emergency planning are outlined comparing contingency planning in England and in Scotland.
KEYWORDS: major incident, contingency planning, emergency,
C/M/1543. Disaster and security management: theory and case studies
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- 3550
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at the practices of disaster and security management (DSM) examining case studies related to different areas of DSM: the failure of intelligence in business continuity at British Petroleum (BP), the problem of crisis communications in the management of the disaster at Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800, and the incident involving a contaminated toothpaste product in GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
KEYWORDS: Disaster and security management, British Petroleum, crisis communications, Trans World Airlines, GlaxoSmithKline,
C/M/1287. Security policy cannot prevent major incidents. Discuss
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- 3100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at the possibility of preventing natural and man created disasters, i.e. extreme weather events and terrorist activities. The effectiveness of related security policies is evaluated from the perspective of disaster management arguing that 'man-made' problems can be prevented in certain circumstances.
KEYWORDS: Risk Policy, Security Policy, natural disasters, incidents,
C/E/431. Dissertation + Proposal. Impacts of oil pipelines on sensitive environments in Nigeria and UK
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- 11100
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- 980 Words
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 129.99 GBP
The dissertation investigates the impacts of oil extraction and processing on the sea environments of Nigeria and the UK addressing the issues of vandalism, negligence and incompetence in oil pipelines management that resulted in oil spills and inflicted severe damage to the delta of Niger and to the North Sea. The review of literature touches on the environmental impacts of the oil industry, the threats of oil spill, the history and environmental concerns in Nigeria and the UK, the regulatory framework of the UK oil industry, etc. The methods of the research are based on the grounded theory and case study approach including primary research conducted through open-question questionnaires. Conclusions are made about the reasons for the oil spills, their environmental and social impacts, and the activities of domestic and international organisations that could prevent pollution and ensure post-contamination rehabilitation.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, proposal, oil pipelines, oil and gas industry, Nigeria, Niger delta, North Sea, UK, oil spill, environmental damage, sensitive lands, pollution, contamination, rehabilitation,
C/E/430. Dissertation. Impacts of oil pipelines on sensitive environments in Nigeria and UK
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- 11100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 119.99 GBP
The dissertation investigates the impacts of oil extraction and processing on the sea environments of Nigeria and the UK addressing the issues of vandalism, negligence and incompetence in oil pipelines management that have resulted in oil spills and inflicted severe damage to the delta of Niger and to the North Sea. The review of literature touches on the environmental impacts of the oil industry, the threats of oil spills, the environmental concerns in Nigeria and the UK, the regulatory framework of the UK oil industry, etc. The methods of the research are based on the grounded theory and a case study approach that includes primary research conducted through open-ended questionnaires. Conclusions are made about the causes of the oil spills, their environmental and social impacts, and the activities of domestic and international organisations that could prevent pollution and ensure post-contamination rehabilitation.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, oil pipelines, oil and gas industry, Nigeria, Niger delta, North Sea, UK, oil spill, environmental damage, sensitive lands, pollution, contamination, rehabilitation,
C/M/1265. Dissertation. Integrated Emergency Management of Road Traffic Collisions in UAI
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- 16900
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 169.99 GBP
The dissertation investigates the outcome of introducing a disaster management system known in the UK as Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mitigate the harm of road traffic collisions (RTC). Literature is reviewed on the traffic problem in the UAE, the types and statistics of traffic accidents, the British IEM system and its application in UAE. The methods of the research are based on secondary and primary data obtained from questionnaires and interviews. Conclusions are made about lack of co-ordination amongst RTC related agencies in Abu Dhabi, and a correlation between mortality rate and traffic rules violation. An introduction of legislation to impose sanctions on reckless drivers is argued.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Integrated Emergency Management, IEM, road traffic collisions, RTC, mortality, reckless drivers,
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