It’s impossible to stop all catastrophes from happening, but there are a few things that can help to reduce the likelihood and speed of it, as well as to enable you to go through it in the best possible way. Here are some actions that might work for you to avoid or decrease the impact of emergencies:
1. Risk Assessment
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- Detect potential threats and vulnerabilities
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- Assess the probability and impact of the risk of each risk
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- Set dangerous threats in a sequence according to their rate of danger
2. Planning and Preparation
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- Create a emergency management plan
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- Prepare and maintain a 72-hour disaster supply
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- Regularly have some emergency drills
3. Regular Maintenance
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- Let machines and systems have regular checkups and service
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- Perform scheduled safety inspections
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- Put the possible negative aspects under control at the earliest
4. Education and Training
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- Learn about possible hazards and different methods of protecting yourself
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- Conduct employees’ or family’s safety sessions on a regular basis
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- Adopt the most effective methods in your department or region
5. Insurance Coverage
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- Guarantee complete coverage with insurance for the possible catastrophes
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- Review insurance policies regularly and make necessary changes
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- Learn about what is covered by your policies and the things that are not included
6. Diversification
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- Not to keep all the eggs in the same basket (in business or investment)
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- If your system fails, you should have more than one backup system and redundancies
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- Trade-off the risks with various areas or strategies
7. Stay Informed
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- Keep up with the developments and potential threats in the world
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- Subscribe to the necessary alert systems
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- Creativity along with knowledge exchange should be the best practices in your area of interest
The tips suggested may simplify the actual catastrophe; however, a safe world is just a utopia. The essence or the gist of them is to get ready as much as we can and to have right course of actions if a disaster, for example, does occur.
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