The Owner s Role in Project Risk Management

• Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management
• Publisher : National Academies Press
• Release : 25 March 2005

Effective risk management is essential for the success of large projects built and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), particularly for the one-of-a-kind projects that characterize much of its mission. To enhance DOE’s risk management efforts, the department asked the NRC to prepare a summary of the most effective practices used by leading owner organizations. The study’s primary objective was to provide DOE project managers with a basic understanding of both the project owner’s risk management

• Author : Bob Hayes,Kathleen Kotwica
• Publisher : Newnes
• Release : 29 March 2013

The International Security Programs Benchmark Report presents and analyzes the findings of a broad survey conducted by the Security Executive Council of corporate international security programs. The report identifies the types of international security baseline programs in place for a range of company sizes, and describes the organizational perception of security’s role and capability. The data suggest that international security programs are greatly affected by the company size and the location of the security department within the organization, whether

• Author : Francis J. D'Addario
• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• Release : 21 May 2022

Establishing the Value of All-Hazards Risk Mitigation is a video presentation of narrated slides discussing the cost of risk and the return-on-investment (ROI) value of risk mitigation. This 32-minute Proven Practices presentation describes a people-centric, data-qualified, and culturally relevant approach to enterprise risk mitigation. The presentation's broad scope covers cost assessment of natural and man-made catastrophic events, information loss, fraud and theft, and more, as well as the importance of an organization's preparedness and response. Presenter Francis D'Addario's expertise in

• Author : Kay C. Goss
• Publisher : DIANE Publishing
• Release : 01 May 1998

Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex

• Author : Jane A. Bullock,George D. Haddow,Damon P. Coppola
• Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Release : 05 March 2020

Introduction to Emergency Management, Seventh Edition, sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. This long-trusted resource provides a broad overview of the key aspects of the emergency management profession. Readers will gain an understanding of why the emergency management profession exists, what actions its professionals and practitioners are tasked with performing, and what achievements are sought through the conduct of these various efforts. Students and new professionals alike will further gain

• Author : Lawrence Fennelly,Marianna Perry
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 17 April 2018

CTPED and Traditional Security Countermeasures: 150 Things You Should Know is a handy reference for both seasoned professionals and those just starting out in security and law enforcement. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a foundational concept to physical security and can be incorporated widely in security policies, plans, and procedures. It has proven effective over the many years insofar as building and campus design, security architecture, and creating an overall security culture in any workplace. The authors have collected

• Author : Tommaso Sgobba,Paul D. Wilde,Isabelle Rongier,Firooz A. Allahdadi
• Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
• Release : 24 March 2013

The safety of any space system requires a deliberate and interdisciplinary integration of the flight hardware design with the design of its operations throughout the entire lifecycle of the system. This chapter introduces the subsequent chapters that more thoroughly address safety issues associated with the operations of space vehicles, from the design of the infrastructure on ground, through launch, on-orbit, and re-entry operations. This chapter begins with a discussion of safety and risk management at the conceptual level, including several

• Author : John C. Pine
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 10 September 2014

The impacts of natural and man-made disasters have increased exponentially over the past few decades. Moreover, with our global interconnectedness and the growing scale of disasters, today's catastrophic disasters can have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. Following in the tradition of the successful first edition, Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters, Second Edition provides a structure and process for understanding the nature of natural and human-caused disasters. Stressing the role of hazard risk management for public, private,

• Author : John Pine
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 22 October 2008

Emphasizes Resilient Policies, Rather Than Rigid PhilosophyEconomic and environmental consequences of natural and man-made disasters have grown exponentially during the past few decades. Whether from hurricanes, chemical spills, terrorist incidents, or other catastrophes, the negative impacts can often be felt on a global scale. Natural Hazards Ana

• Author : Forum on Risk Management and Assessments of Natural Hazards
• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• Release : 21 May 2022

• Author : Kofi Asante-Duah
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 05 December 1995

For all aspects of managing contaminated sites - from diagnosis and site characterization to the development and implementation of site restoration programs - Management of Contaminated Site Problems provides you with all the tools and techniques you need. This excellent new resource on understanding and managing environmental contamination problems in general, and contaminated sites in particular, represents a collection and synthesis of modern issues. It defines common procedures used in the planning, development, and evaluation of corrective measures for potentially

• Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance
• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• Release : 21 May 1991

• Author : David R. Godschalk,David J. Brower,Timothy Beatley
• Publisher : Duke Press Policy Studies
• Release : 21 May 1989

As people cluster on the coast in increasing numbers, coastal populations become more vulnerable to severe damage from catastrophic coastal storms. The authors contented that current public policy has proved unable to cope with the growing problem, and in response they present a comprehensive analysis of coastal storm hazards, standard policy approaches, and promising new means of managing coastal growth. Catastrophic Coastal Storms offers a solution to the policy problem by proposing a merger of hazard mitigation with development management,

• Author : Helen James
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 21 May 2022

• Author : David A. Warrell,Edward J. Benz, Jr.,Timothy M. Cox,John D. Firth
• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• Release : 21 May 2022

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine provides all that any doctor needs to know to practice top-level internal medicine. It gives compreensive coverage of the epidemiology, aetiology, and mechanism of disease, as well as clear, unambiguous coverage of the diagnosis, practical management and prevention of the entire spectrum of medical disorders. There are major introductory sections on the scientific basis of disease; and in the system-based clinical sections genetic predisposition, pathophysiology, pathogenesis, molecular mechanisms, and cell biology are covered in depth