include floods‚ severe weather‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural calamity can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. A natural calamity are the side effects or the after effects of natural issues or hazards like flood‚ volcanic erosion‚ land slide or earthquake which will lead to the human‚ monetary and environmental
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? (40 marks) A volcanic hazard is a situation that poses a threat to life‚ the environment‚ and infrastructure after a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes are formed at various plate boundaries‚ such as at mid oceanic ridges where plates are moving apart‚ for example at the Mid Atlantic ridge. They also occur on or near subduction zones. The ‘ring of fire’ tends to be where the most violent volcanic activity occurs.
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Disaster in Franklin County Western Governors University-Washington Community Health Nursing Subdomain 725.8.8 Disaster in Franklin County Section A. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has a large Chain of command. At the head is the EOC Commander‚ who receives information from the other parts of the chain‚ and is responsible for relaying that information to other agencies‚ and also the Homeland Security agency (formerly Federal Emergency Management Agency). The Safety Officer is
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illnesses in your workplace 10 D.Right to complain or request hazard correction from your employer 10 E.Right to training 11 F.Right to hazardous exposure records and medical records 11 G.Right to file a complaint with OSHA 12 H.Right to participate in an OSHA inspection 12 I.Right to be free from retaliation for exercising safety and health rights 13 J.Worker responsibilities 13 A.Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards and comply with OSHA standards 15 B.Provide training required
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P1 I am going to identify and explain six potential hazards within a health or social care setting and discuss the health‚ safety and security risks to the service users arising from the hazards I identify. A hazard is something that could cause harm and a risk is the chance‚ high or low that someone could be harmed by that hazard. A health risk is a risk leading to an illness‚ a safety risk is a risk leading to a personal injury or damage to equipment and buildings and a security risk is a risk
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Case Study: Gujarat Earthquake 2001 Bhuj Earthquake: Preliminary Report from IITKanpur A Powerful Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on Richter-Scale rocked the Western Indian State of Gujarat on the th 26 of January‚ 2001. It caused extensive damage to life & property. This earthquake was so devastating in its scale and suffering that the likes of it had not been experienced in past 50 years. Leaving thousands seriously injured‚ bruised and handicapped; both physically‚ psychologically and economically
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This document can be used to identify the level of risk and help to prioritise any control measures. Consider the consequences and likelihood for each of the identified hazards and use the table to obtain the risk level. Consequences 1 – Insignificant Dealt with by in-house first aid‚ etc 2 – Minor Medical help needed. Treatment by medical professional/hospital outpatient‚ etc 3 – Moderate Significant non-permanent injury. Overnight hospitalisation (inpatient) 4 – Major
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storms‚ and earthquakes. The great state of California is no stranger to its part of natural destroyers. Many cities in the state have had its share having earthquakes. Earthquakes are produced by abrupt motion along a fault when friction that resists such motion is overcome by stress. Cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles have been known to have earthquake as well. California sits along the San Andreas Fault and there is more than just this one that has been named. Many earthquakes are produced
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assessments presented in a suitable manner for your individual project. Physical HazardIdentify the hazards | Risk (Harm) Determine the risks associated with the hazard | Risk Control MeasuresDetermine control measures required to eliminate or minimise the risk using ‘hierarchy of control measures’. | | | | Use of Bunsen burner | Gas leakage‚ burning of personnel‚ general fire hazard | Use Bunsen on clear space on bench away from laboratory notebooks.Do not place flammable solvents near
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DISATER MANAGEMENT-ROLE OF STUDENTS In a lot of nations late teenagers are part of ’emergency rescue teams’ - mostly the training goes side by side along with ’compulsory military training’ programs. I would like to negate student community from search and rescue since that is a highly specialized job and should be left to professionals. The basic role of the student‚ in my opinion‚ is AWARENESS of what to do during and after disasters. This would lessen panicking‚ paranoid and uncontrollable people
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