Disaster Management

Is the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian
aspects if emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact
in disasters.

3 Phases of Disaster Management

1. Disaster Preparedness
- It refers to measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters.
- To predict and prevent disasters, mitigate their impact on vulnerable populations
2. Disaster Response
- The primary aim of disaster response is rescue from immediate danger and stabilization
of the physical and emotional condition of survivors

Example are recover of the dead and restoration of essential services such as water and power

3. Disaster Recover
- It Refers to programs which assist those who have suffered the full impact of disaster to
rebuild their home, lives and services and to strengthen their capacity to cope with future
disasters.

Loss control

- Reducing and eliminating the occurrence of undesired events through engineering controls,
enforcement of frequent training and continuous evaluation.

Undesired events

- Not an accident, but loss Incident three causes: lack of control, basic causes and immediate
causes.

Key elements of Developing a Loss Prevention Strategy

1. Identify the scope of a disaster Criteria for determination of disaster

a) Impact of a disaster to the proper functioning of a business entity
b) Actions to prevent a disaster
2. Nature of business operations
3. Time Frames
- Determination of level of downtime, which is the allowable time for using alterative
procedures for a business to function again
4. Cost
- Alternative procedures used to maintain the business function should be cost-effective

Purpose of Loss Prevention

Take actions which can reduce the occurrence of a disaster

Take actions which can minimize potential losses

Strategies to meet the Purposes of Loss Prevention

 1) Develop a loss prevention policy
The management must give their 100% commitment to this program of loss prevention
Areas of loss prevention must be identified
Key levels of authority for implementing loss prevention must be identified
2) Identify and evaluate all hazards
Assigned personnel for a particular loss prevention area must be able to identify all
possible hazards to ensure the safety of other personnel
3) Determine Recovery Priorities
All operational requirements of a company must be identified to ensure continuous
operations
4) Develop the loss prevention
For a successful and appropriate loss prevention program, the following factors must be
considering:
1. Nature of disaster
2. Vulnerability of a particular risk

Loss prevention techniques

Flood Loss

Floods and flash flooding almost always occur in Metro Cebu and many other states in the US. Areas at
particular risk are those located in: low-lying areas, near water and downstream from a dam

Dam failures

Is potentially the worst flood event? Usually the result of neglect, poor design, or structural damage
caused by a major event such as earthquake

Watches Versus Warnings

A flood watch advisory is issued when flooding is possible within an area. A flood warning advisory is
issued when a flood is in progress or when flooding is imminent. When flood warnings are issued,
immediate preventive measures should be initiated.

Records Recovery

A well-organized records recovery plan not only to reduces the costs of salvage and restoration, it also
minimizes the impact On those functions that are essential to business continuity.