Do you know what's in your community? A strategic risk management approach to better prepare for chemical emergencies
Loading...
Authors
Furnish, Vicky
Subjects
risk analysis
preparedness
prevention
risk management plan
process safety prevention
chemical fatalities
chemical disasters
critical infrastructure
emergency management
vulnerabilities
local emergency planning committees
state emergency response commissions
EPA
OSHA
hazardous materials
worst case scenario
safeguards
layers of protection
community
process hazard analysis
systems engineering
information
root cause analysis
preparedness
prevention
risk management plan
process safety prevention
chemical fatalities
chemical disasters
critical infrastructure
emergency management
vulnerabilities
local emergency planning committees
state emergency response commissions
EPA
OSHA
hazardous materials
worst case scenario
safeguards
layers of protection
community
process hazard analysis
systems engineering
information
root cause analysis
Advisors
Mackin, Tom
Fernandez, Lauren
Date of Issue
2016-03
Date
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
Communities throughout the United States are susceptible to hazardous materials releases, with varying impact. Unfortunately, some of those incidents have caused catastrophic casualties, irreversible environmental damage, revenue loss, and nonconventional impacts such as community and industry social implications—many of which could have been prevented. This thesis creates a framework to help communities better prepare for chemical emergencies. The research examined two case studies, revealing three major disconnects and several challenges that emergency management professionals face to pursue a delicate balance of natural resources, population growth, limited resources, security, and the need for commercial goods—made possible by the necessary use and manufacturing of chemicals. This framework enables communities throughout the United States to better prepare for chemical disasters. It offers first responders, emergency management professionals, the private sector, and community members a collaborative path toward making their communities more resilient to chemical disasters in order to diminish preventable hazards and lessen inevitable impacts.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Organization
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funding
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner.