Hazard mitigation

Emergency Service Procedures and Facilities undergoing ongoing modification, as extreme weather risks are too unpredictable to be fully contained (IDNDR s research units for hazard mitigation and/or disaster preparedness are in place at the Universite de Quebec a Rimouski, the University of Manitoba, the University of British Columbia). 

Hazard reviews are generally conducted progressively and in increasing detail during a project to ensure that hazards have been identified and that appropriate hazard mitigation has been applied. The outcome of hazard reviews should form the basis for the initial design and subsequent development of the fire protection system. It is not unusual that, as the overall project... 

Pudasaini, S.P. and Hutter, K. (2003) Granular Avalanche Model in Arbitrarily Curved and Twisted Mountain Terrain A Basis for Extension to Debris Flow. In Dieter Ricken-mann and Cheng-lung Chen (Eds.) Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, 1, 491-502, Millpress. 

State Signatories will have access to data, through the IDC, that will serve many purposes other than monitoring the non-occurrence of a nuclear explosion. In particular, this data may be of great use for natural hazard mitigation ... 

Finally, container stabilization attempts to restore an unstable container to a stable physical location or orientation. Container stabilization is principally used in transportation incidents, but natural hazards, such as severe inland flooding and earthquakes, can displace stationary tanks from their foundations. As in the case of emergency assessment analyses, the EP coordinator must ensure the availability of adequate personnel, facilities, equipment, and materials to support expedient hazard mitigation. 

At sites in the St. Louis area where cleanup efforts are well underway the work Is being carried out under hazard mitigation plans developed and peer reviewed as team efforts by the agencies and firms mentioned previously(l)These plans list as key components ... 

FEMA s role in managing terrorism includes both antiterrorism and counterterrorism activities. Antiterrorism refers to defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of people and properly to terrorist acts, while counterterrorism includes offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism. Within the emergency management arena, antiterrorism is a hazard mitigation activity and counterterrorism falls within the scope of preparedness, response and recovery. 

Effect of the new software functions on the current system hazard mitigation measures Can the new features render the current safety measures ineffective or are they unrelated to current safety features. 

Need for new system hazard mitigation measures require new hazard mitigation measures. 

While hundreds of parameters were considered in the risk analysis, the process allowed the identification of major contributors to the hazard mitigation potential of selected architectures and thus informed the architeaure selection process and... 

If the hazard cannot be removed and the workers must stay in the area then the next option generally is to mitigate the consequences associated with a hazard. Mitigation can also be achieved by relocating hazardous facilities to a relatively remote location. 

Accident/incident data summaries Environmental compliance and sensitivity Results of HSE reviews and audits Timeliness of hazard mitigation Integration of HSE protection in job preplanning Compliance with procedures and permit-required systems Availability and use of proper HSE equipment Adequacy of emergency planning and response procedures Commitment of contractor s management to HSE protection Adequacy of HSE training (level of detail and documentation)... 

After the OSHA standards went into effect in 1971, OSHA inspectors visited many plants after their unions or individuals charged that numerous imminent dangers existed. The workers in any process are the ones most aware of the hazards in their process and they want the hazards mitigated or eliminated because their lives and health are at stake. Workers are excellent sources of information about hazards. 

DOE 5480.28, NATURAE PHENOMENA HAZARDS MITIGATION, OE 1-15-93, which establishes natural phenomena design requirements for Department of Energy facilities. 

In order to facilitate the implementation of this nuclear safety design criterion DOE 5480.28, NATURAL PHENOMENA HAZARDS MITIGATION, specifies the requirements for each new and existing DOE facility. The evaluation criteria for this DOE Order are built around a graded approach. DOE 5480.28 specifies that an NPH analysis will be performed for all new and existing dOE faciI ities. Specifically ... 

DOE 5480,28, NATURAL PHENOMENA HAZARDS MITIGATION, describes the basis for evaluating site specific natural phenomena hazards (NPH) such as, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, volcanoes, lightning, snow, extreme cold and forest fires. 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 1993, Natural Phenomena Hazards Mitigation, DOE Order 5480.28, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington D.C., January 5,1993. 

DOE O 420.1, Facility Safety (DOE 1996), This order specifies the basic nuclear facility safety program requirements, including nuclear and explosives safety, fire protection, nuclear criticalify safety, and natural phenomena hazards mitigation. 

Richardson J.W. and Outlaw, Proceedings of the 6th international conference on computer simulation risk analysis and hazard mitigation, (2008) pp. 213-224. 

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