Introduction
The emission of dangerous, hazardous gas clouds into the residential area may expose the local population to serious threats. In such a situation, it is important to unite the efforts of the entire community to address the issue successfully and to minimize casualties and injuries caused to the population. This is why the involvement of the private sector in the emergency response is pivotal and should focus on the involvement of private companies operating in the field of transportation, telecommunication, utilities, banking, hospitals, and retail.
Transportation
Companies operating in the transportation industry should provide the emergency team with the transportation that may be required for the transportation of victims
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Modern telecommunication systems allow conveying the information fast so that people could respond immediately before the gas cloud reaches their area. For example, people may receive the warning and protect their dwellings or simply drive aware, if they have time to do so. Anyway, if they are warned in time, they may secure themselves and prevent the risk of casualties until the emergency situation is over. Also, telecommunication systems may be used to manage the emergency effectively. They facilitate information sharing, and they can help to mobilize the population to respond to the emergency. Telecommunication systems may be used to spread the information about the accident and draw professionals from different parts of the country to mitigate and recover the area after the crash. Anyway, telecommunication systems have to keep running that will allow the local population to know what is going on and what they should do to secure their lives and …show more content…
They should send professionals to help victims of the accident and accept all the patients, who have suffered from the crash. The medical aid should be provided immediately, regardless of the health insurance or health insurance plan of victims of the hazardous gas emissions. The salvation and prevention of dangerous effects of the gas on the local population should be the priority for hospitals (Haddow & Bullock, 2015). They should provide the required amount of in-patient places and facilities, where victims can receive required health care services.
Retail
Retailers should cooperate with the local authorities and population to maintain the stable supply of essential products, such as food, clothing, blankets, and others. They should deliver the required product to the local population under the impact, even if the residents were provisionally unable to pay for all the goods they need. In this regard, the local government should grant its guarantees to retailers while retailers should ensure the stable supply of required products to the population under the impact.
Conclusion
Thus, the involvement of the private sector in the emergency management is essential for the fruitful and adequate response to the hazardous gas emission. The united efforts of the industry and emergency services can help to minimize casualties and increase the effectiveness of their response to the
Disaster is anything that can occur causing damages, an ecological disruption and deterioration of health and the health services. Disaster can be manmade or natural disasters such as floods. When disasters like flooding or tornadoes that may be accompanied by floods occur, the public health personnel and public health nurses are normally the first people who respond to the emergency, given that they are the people who understand and know the available resources used in providing first aids to the affected victims.
Introduction. On 06 January 2005, a cargo train carrying a massive amount of chlorine spilled in Graniteville, South Carolina creating panic and indeed chaos to both citizens and emergency managers on how to properly respond to the hazardous materials released from the train wreckage. The people of the small rural town of Graniteville located just outside of Aiken, South Carolina, where caught in their sleep when Freight train 192 traveling approximately 47 mph struck other consignments spilling a dangerous amount of chlorine gas into the atmosphere. As a result of this disaster, 5,400 individuals were evacuated from their homes whiling causing nine death. The magnitude of such disaster was one that would change any town or city forever.
We have come to a time where it is imperative to reset our courses associated with the safety of the employees, the safety of the brand and the longevity of the company alongside their competitive edge. As senior manager, consideration should not be limited to solely short-run solutions. It is primary for the company’s decision makers of all tiers manage the negative and positive potential of any crisis as time can carry the possibilities of unknown limits. Accommodations must be made for the entire community (Senior Management, Ergonomists, Labor Leaders, Politicians of the city, Service Staff, Human Resources and Line Management) under the company’s payroll that has been affected by this natural disaster using our revised Crisis Management Portfolio.
If the risk is going to cause injury or damage to health and safety of others or property then the risk should be reported straight away to the manager, senior, or senior on call, or the correct emergency agencies. i.e. gas
Community residents: The local community will be greatly impacted by the explosion for a significant period of time. The company must ensure that all questions and concerns are addressed as well as providing any assistance they can to the support the community.
Emergencies- make sure all personnel is familiar with what to do in case of an accident
Emergency warnings and alerts should be send to the audiences via email alerts or by posting in status about the potential risks about carrying of the flammable oil across the rail line. The alert notifications should include the protective measures that are to taken if the explosion of the tanks in the rail occurs and the steps to be taken in the emergency situation. Which Includes, how to get the fire in control by using the carbon dioxide tanks
From major toxic gas releases to bombings there has been an incremental increase in recognition to industrial accidents and how they can affect the lives of us all. The emergency planning process can have serious ramifications on the people and the environment when it is not managed appropriately (Erickson, 1999). September 11, 2001 the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed 56 minutes after being struck. Only 14 people that were in the impact zone survived. If the use of high rise elevators had been evaluated people in that impact zone could have possibly made it to the ground in as much time as 40 minutes which would have saved numerous lives (Pigg, 2013, p.5). Tragedies like this are why it is important to respond to emergencies in a way that minimizes harm to people and the risk mitigation starts by
Government at all levels plays an important role during disaster management. Actions and roles of each government agencies are spelled out in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF). But before we go into details on the roles of governments, let me first of all explain what constitute emergency and emergency management, just to give clearer understanding some of these terms. Then I will examine the roles of governments at all level including first responder actions, mutual support, lead and support roles.
Heavy equipment may be used to free the victim All workers should go to the accident area to assist the rescue First aid should only
The burden of emergency management has grown great deal in the last few decades. We have seen an increase in natural disasters, a new threat of terrorism on our front door and an increase in manmade disasters. All of these have tested emergency management in a number of cities and towns across the nation. It is not always disasters that present problems for emergency managers. We have to look beyond our traditional view of emergency management of helping us during times of disasters and view what issues they consider may affect their emergency response. Issues that emergency management see that are moving into the critical area are issues of urbanization and hazard exposure, the rising costs of disaster recovery, and low priority of emergency management.
Events which interfere with the normal operations of Hennepin Technical College (HTC) are unavoidable. The purpose of this document is to explain the actions, roles, and responsibilities that are to be taken by individuals and departments in the event of a spill or release of a hazardous chemical or waste. (Homeland Security, 2011)
Media partnership is another critical assumption that is used in an emergency situation. The media takes the responsibility of giving information to the public, as well as receiving information from them too. Thus, any emergency response team must work together with the media to give information that is particularly accurate and timely to avert situations that aggravate tension. Emergency managers must have an understanding of the needs and requirements of the media and the value that they come with in emergency response situations (Haddow & Haddow, 2013).
(1) Dispatch medical personnel to the accident site as needed via ambulance or helicopter, whichever permits earliest arrival and evacuation of injured.
This emergence of social media has also changed emergency management and disaster response. Emergency management as a whole is fairly new, only creating widely recognized, integrated emergency management systems beginning in the 1970s. Furthermore, at this same time people realized that the effects disasters have on the communities they strike can be mitigated by the creation of disaster plans ahead of time, proper disaster response training, and the efforts of human actions in these situations. Because social media has enabled mass amounts of instant information sharing, it allows not only locals and disaster response teams to help with the management of crises, but also many remote citizens.