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If you have seen the footage of the Boxing Day Tsunami or the hurricanes that have swept through the Gulf of Mexico, you must be aware that when travelling on vacation you need to take all necessary precautions to ensure that your vacation is a safe one. This includes checking weather forecasts, getting proper insurance, and staying in good hotels which have proper emergency evacuation plans and also making sure you and your family understands it completely. To start with, make sure you get a good insurance policy. Talk to your travel agent about the policy you should buy, and make sure that it will specifically cover your costs if a natural disaster happens. In case, you have to ask for[..]

We all know of New Orleans Mayor Ray Negen, who is not in a run off election and running for his political life. Many blamed him for the chaos after Hurricane Katrina and he started a firestorm of political fury by blaming everyone else for Mother Natures wrath and his inability to lead, plan or prepare for that almost certain pre-forewarned tragedy. Well today it looks like Ray Negen is in a run off for Mayor now. After the 'chocolate people' comment he made about the folks and demographic of his city, it looks as if many are quite annoyed with his behavior indeed. And then there was the 1500 empty buses which were flooded which could have taken people away from the city. That story[..]

Let's suppose you have properly done all of your long-term care financing and planning. You have either purchased long-term care insurance or have a bundle of money readily accessible to pay for your long-term care needs. There won't be the stress and strain of trying to liquidate property or stocks at a time where you may incur losses or pay a hefty tax bill. With that said, it is now time to look for a long-term care facility. In order to help make an educated decision of which facility is best, here is checklist of questions you should ask yourself when visiting the facilities. The checklist is broken down into different areas of importance regarding the facility and its amenities.[..]

Emergency (pl. -ies) - a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence oroccasion requiring immediate attention. About half of all Americans say they now have a disaster supplies kit, the other half do not. In which half are you? Less than half of all Americans have an evacuation plan, more than half do not. In which half are you? There are 163,000,000 dogs and cats in the US, yet 65% of their owners have no plan to keep their pets safe in an emergency. More people die in fires than in hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and all other natural disasters combined, yet 85% of parents in a recent poll said they do not discuss fire safety with their children. 72% of Americans think they have[..]

          2012 Survival Guideby 2012online.org   This Survival Guide is intended as a basic introduction on how to prepare for and react to events that may take place over the course of the years leading up to December 21, 2012. These skills and techniques are provided for information purposes only and are not intended to take the place of a professional survival or first aid training course. Rather, they are intended to increase your awareness of the lifesaving importance of preparation of the coming events, survival skills and to encourage you to research the events that may transpire. For beginners interested in understanding the basics of December 21, 2012 and the Earth[..]

Everyone in America remembers the dreadful tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The intensity of this natural disaster was far worse than what anyone expected. Many Americans still suffer from the effects of this one storm. Is it possible for people to prepare for a natural disaster like Katrina? While there can never be a 100 percent guarantee of yourself or your home surviving such powerful weather, there are plenty of preparedness steps to take to increase your chances of survival. The most important resource you can have during any disaster is clean water. Many people were out of clean water during and after Katrina and suffered dehydration, sickness and even death. If they had clean water[..]

v> 1. The Security Consultant’s Perspective… With Workplace Violence becoming an emerging concern, the employee dimension becomes a critical factor in conducting Vulnerability Threat Assessments against capabilities and weaknesses, similar to the way we conduct a business SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). I wonder how much thought a disgruntled employee, angry customer, an armed robber or a specific act of terrorism, has given to the real business threat of a violent act. Within each business or type of employment, there exists an intriguing combination of potential threats to the safety and security of the workplace. If you recall in recent incidents over[..]

Perhaps you are making a career change or have accepted a company transfer or you are ready to retire. For whatever reason, you want to relocate to a rental apartment in Portland, make sure to make a smart and smooth apartment move. A rental apartment in Portland is a famous concept of the urban world which is fast becoming the need for the future. An apartment is not just the place to put yourself and your possessions. It is a most lively place where your family enjoys being together, where you can invite your peers, colleagues, employers and relatives at your own comfort and ease. People from the world over seek rental apartment or furnished house for rent, whether for business,[..]

Most healthcare practices and dental offices would prefer to spend their time focusing on patients, not developing Safety Plans for OSHA compliance. However, taking the time to understand and comply with OSHA regulations can actually benefit you by: - Lowering injury and/or illness rates and the costs associated with them - Reducing lost workdays resulting from injury and illness - Decreasing workers' compensation costs - Lowering the risk of patient/customer injury due to workplace hazards and unsafe environments - Reinforcing a culture of safety and accountability The Potential Costs of Noncompliance The consequences of not developing OSHA Safety Plans can be costly -- in terms of[..]

Here is a light hearted approach to addressing event security and the relevance to workplace security. When discussing the level of security at your workplace or at an event, both have synonymous meanings to the security expert, the differences being the type of facility and the type of guests. The added value found at the event is a potential gathering of key personnel with their staff from companies promoting a product or assessing the potential value a product or service. Usually they gather to meet others but often to validate the need for a product or service. In any case, we have a gathering of prospective clients from a variety of cities, states and possibly countries who might[..]

The government has issued several reports and guidelines to help families prepare for a swine flu pandemic, should it happen. They are recommending stocking up on supplies such as hand sanitizers, masks, vaccinations, emergency food reserves, etc. Coupled with everything that seems to be on the horizon as far as a coming food shortage, and emergency situations, it does make sense to prepare ourselves or at least have an emergency preparedness plan that is in place. When an outbreak like Swine or Asian flu hits, a whole city can be quarantined for several weeks, and many of us will be quite relieved if we have enough food laid up to last through that.' During a pandemic, what often[..]

Meals ready to eat, more commonly known as MREs are a self-contained field ration developed for the members of the US military. The lightweight packages are designed to provide service personnel with survival food when organized cooking and dining facilities are unavailable such as times the soldiers are on field maneuvers. Ration packs were initially put into service during the Revolutionary War. The army rations of those days consisted of mainly beef, rice, and peas. The first military meals contained enough food that was to last a soldier the entire day. Canned goods were the main food for survival during the Civil War. Later on, military meals were issued as a whole ration kit,[..]

We all, at some point in our lives, have said to someone, "I've got some good news and some bad news. Which do you want first?" A Syracuse, New York man got some firsthand experience with this Tuesday night. Kenneth Lamoree returned home early Tuesday morning after a very successful trip to an upstate casino. He was $3,200 richer and planned to use the money to catch up on some bills. That's the good news. Now for the bad news. A little more than an hour later a fire broke out in the two-family home he and his family share with another family. Fortunately, everyone in the house, including three children, got out without incident. The fire was so bad, however, firefighters evacuated the[..]

In the face of a disaster, keep one thing in mind: If you can live through it, so can your business - most of the time. But you need to plan ahead. Sadly, most small and home-based business owners won't do that. It's a tragic way to reduce the competition. But if you choose to prepare for disaster, you'll still BE the competition! The enhance your chances of still being around, you need to create a disaster preparedness plan. Even something very simple could help greatly. The most important aspects of your plan are to make it practical and easy to maintain. A good disaster preparedness plan starts with disaster prevention. General prevention is mostly good common sense. Natural[..]

Except for the Department of Defense (DOD), no federal, state, local or private entity is prepared to undertake catastrophic preparedness planning, let alone work together as a team to pull off a real national response. Regarding war or natural disasters, we often have to learn our lessons over and over again. We know history repeats itself, but we never seem to plan ahead for when it or something similar may happen again. As a result of tragedies like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, we should have gone into overdrive with national disaster planning, but that didn't happen. Federal agencies have completed almost none of the Department of Homeland Security planning scenarios. So, if we[..]

According to the United States Postal Service, commercial mailers represent 85 percent of the nation's mail. The USPS created the B.2.2. Security Initiative for Commercial Mailers, a voluntary mail security initiative, which focuses on national and premier account mailers. The B.2.2. initiative was designed to reduce the risk of an injurious article being sent through the U.S. mail by a commercial mail source. Even if your mail room does not necessarily meet the requirements of a large commercial mailer, examining security controls within mail room helps to ensure the safety of mail room employees, the American public, postal employees, and members of the mailing industry. Millions of U.[..]

Server rentals can get you up and running after disaster strikes. In fact, renting a server might be the single most important thing you do to ensure smooth operations after the unthinkable happens. Disaster Planning and Server Rentals Why spend time on disaster planning? You may not want to think about this kind of thing, but you should. Effective disaster planning is the difference between a fast and relatively smooth recovery and, for want of a better word, a disastrous recovery plagued by delays and long periods of downtime. Many kinds of disasters can affect a business. The most obvious are natural disasters, like fires or floods. Theft can lead to disaster if mission critical[..]

Natural disasters come in many shapes. From the incomprehensible carnage of last weekend's tsunami in the Indian Ocean, to hurricanes and typhoons, to tornadoes and drought, our world deals with the horror of disaster as a normal part of our lives. Throw in a bit of human influence through wars, terrorism, or the threat of weapons of mass destruction, and our need to deal with and overcome calamity almost becomes routine. Watching CNN and the news channels gives a near real-time view of disasters. While some may find this a bit macabre, it also shows our ability to quickly respond to major events, on a global scale. The same technologies that allow us to view the aftermath of a tsunami[..]

What it is: All forms of triage are systems for identifying and sorting/classifying levels of severity of injury or illness. Every hospital Emergency Room has a limited number of beds and medical staffing so there is always a Triage Nurse to greet you at the door, so that those at risk for worsening or death can be prioritized and be treated first, while those whose condition is assessed to be minor, moderate, or non-life-threatening, can be sent to the waiting room to wait for their turn. Disaster triage, though based on the same principles, is different in a number of ways. Most importantly, it must be faster (because there are so many injured at once, and because seconds or minutes[..]

As we approached the year 2000, there was much anxiety and dread over what would happen. The usual "the end is near" crowd warned us, of course, but then we had real world concerns over our computer systems. What chaos might befall us if the machines we had come to rely on suddenly stopped working or, worse, stopped working properly! Of course, we survived all that with hardly a scratch. Now, we face the next potential doomsday: the year 2012. The Mayan clock runs out in December of 2012. There are some interesting astronomical alignments coming in the year 2012. These things, and others, have some warning of impending doom, once again. Will we be blasted with gamma rays from a distant[..]

In the blink of an eye your life could change. Forever. In this fast pace world, events can unfold rapidly. Natural disasters such as fire, tornadoes and hurricanes occur each and every year. Now we find ourselves vulnerable to other disasters that are man made. Terrorism will be with us through our lifetimes. This is a fact of life that may not be pleasant for some to consider but sadly is true. One never knows when a life-changing emergency might occur close to you. When and if it does take place you must be ready to act. Whether you must hunker down inside your own home, or you must evacuate and become mobile you need to be prepared. The first 72 hours immediately following a[..]

The newest James Bond movie "Casino Royale" is in part based on the theory that Osama Ben Laden and other terrorist groups profited from the down turn in the stock market following September 11, 2001 and other disasters. The movie suggests that a terrorist organization heavily invested in puts could cause a wholesale sell of stocks in an entire industry and profit from the ensuing options rush. History certainly support the viability of this approach. The stock market and airline stocks dropped after 9/11. When a private plane strayed over the nation's capital in 2005, the stock market fell as America held it's collective breath and the tragic crash of a private plane into an apartment[..]

In times of crisis, Americans across the country have an immediate reaction of wanting to give and wanting to help. This is a very good thing, and it's one of the things that make this country great. When the Haiti earthquake hit and when the Chilean earthquake followed, people everywhere were organizing drives of various types to get some sort of relief on its way. Like with many good ideas though, a little polishing can make a good idea great. Let's look at just a few considerations that can make your donation during a disaster a win / win for everyone involved. Let's look at the best ways for you to G.I.V.E.: Goods - Donations of clothing and other items are good if done in the right[..]

If you find yourself having to evacuate ahead of a hurricane this summer there are four key things that you need to keep in mind: 1. Planning; 2. Patience; 3. Patience; 4. More Patience June 1st was the beginning of the 2009 hurricane season and anyone who has tried to evacuate ahead of a hurricane can tell you that traffic conditions will be nightmarish. During hurricane Rita which hit the coast of Texas less than a month after Katrina struck New Orleans, state authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation for 1.2 million people who lived along the coastline but they didn't count on an additional 1.5 million evacuating as well. As a result, 2.7 million people clogged the interstates[..]

Whether you are a senior looking to prolong your own independence, or you are a caregiver searching for ways to alleviate your worries about leaving your aged or infirm loved ones home by themselves, a home Emergency Response System may be just the thing you've been looking for. But with so many systems to choose from and such an important goal at stake, choosing one that fills your needs and fits your budget can be an imposing task. The following few questions are just a few you should ask about each potential service you encounter to ensure that the one you choose will benefit you in the ways you need it to. Is the service staffed by trained professionals twenty-four hours a day?[..]

Haas garage doors have been in operation for the past 57 years with outstanding performance in the garage door sector. With all these years in the industry, they have seen most door technologies come and go and as such, they are best placed to give you garage door solutions for all sorts of situations. They cover three major areas namely residential doors, commercial entry systems and industrial access. This is to say the company has a wide range of selections and long term experience in all aspects pertaining to the installations, repairs and parts replacement of all these three categories of garage doors. From the olden days of manually pushed garage doors to the automatic modern door[..]

Crimes are growing in leaps and bounds around you. The growth of security systems are enormously increasing with the growth of crimes. Your security is important to you than anything else. If you live, you can work. The most convincing fact is that you cannot alone save yourself and your home from any unpleasing circumstances. How about adopting a security system? Generally people depend upon them for their home security. If you have never given a thought about this, give it a thought today. Here are some thoughts on how you can safeguard your home. Firstly, the home should be installed with home alarm or a security system. In this case, video surveillance or CCTV cameras are mostly[..]

The common need for most individuals is ensuring that their largest expense, which is usually their home, is protected. Whether is is from a burglary or a fire, a good home security system is key in ensuring that the family and home is safe. For the elderly, they need to hold on to the independence of living alone rather than being in a supervised living community. The dangers of living alone at this stage of life are great and one needs to ensure that help is but a few minutes away if needed. This also applies to persons who are handicapped and/or living with a chronic illness, these persons take comfort in knowing that help is just a push of a button away. These home security systems[..]