Disaster management is a complex process involving international, national and local organisations each with a distinct role to play. To respond to disaster situations a coordinated effort is required. ● The United Nations and its organisations ● Health Care in Danger project ● The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ● The International Committee of the…
Once emergency needs have been met and the initial crisis is over, the people affected and the communities that support them are still vulnerable. Recovery activities include rebuilding infrastructure, health care and rehabilitation. These should blend with development activities, such as building human resources for health and developing policies and practices to avoid similar situations…
It occurs in the first few weeks after the disaster has taken place, and focuses on rescuing victims, providing them with temporary shelter, health care, counseling and mental health services, clothing, food and water, and foster care. This stage is usually accomplished by emergency aid agencies. these agencies concentrate on completing the following tasks: 1. Mobilizing…
Disaster preparedness activities embedded with risk reduction measures can prevent disaster situations and also result in saving maximum lives and livelihoods during any disaster situation, enabling the affected population to get back to normalcy within a short time period. These activities are designed to minimise loss of life and damage – for example by removing people…
These are activities designed to provide permanent protection from disasters. Not all disasters, particularly natural disasters, can be prevented, but the risk of loss of life and injury can be mitigated with good evacuation plans, environmental planning and design standards. In January 2005, 168 Governments adopted a 10-year global plan for natural disaster risk reduction…
There is no country that is immune from disaster, though vulnerability to disaster varies. There are four main types of disaster. ● Natural disasters: including floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcano eruptions that have immediate impacts on human health and secondary impacts causing further death and suffering from (for example) floods, landslides, fires, tsunamis. ● Environmental emergencies: including…
Disaster management aims to reduce, or avoid, the potential losses from hazards, assure prompt and appropriate assistance to victims of disaster, and achieve rapid and effective recovery. The Disaster management cycle illustrates the ongoing process by which governments, businesses, and civil society plan for and reduce the impact of disasters, react during and immediately following…
Traditional Process Planning: There are variations in the level of detail found in route sheets among different companies & industries. In the one extreme, process planning is accomplished by releasing the part print to the production shop with the instructions “make to drawing.” Most firms provide a more detailed list of steps describing each operation…
An automated or automatic guided vehicle system (AGVS) is a materials handling system that uses independently operated, self-propelled vehicles that are guided along defined pathways in the floor. The vehicles are powered by means of on-board batteries that allow operation for several hours (8 to 16 hours is typical) between recharging. The definition of the…
Based on the type of work transfer system that is used in the assembly system: · Continuous transfer system · Synchronous transfer system · Asynchronous transfer system · Stationary base part system The first three types involve the same methods of work part transport described in automated flow line. In the stationary base part system, the base part to…