Exam 12: Living Through a Disaster

The residual effects of disasters can last for several years.

Which university established a vocational-technical training center in Bhopal, India as a result of the disaster?

For the last 30 years, the IPSOS Reid Group has conducted research on the effects of disaster for the insurance industry and loss prevention.

How much did UCC and UCIL agree to pay for a hospital to be built in Bhopal at the request of the Indian Supreme Court?

The Union Carbide disaster took place on December 3, 1981 .

What was the best thing that happened during response and recovery? What was the worst thing that happened during response and recovery? Which, if any, procedures worked extremely well? Which, if any, procedures worked very poorly? Were there any personnel problems during response or recovery? Were there problems with any of the response teams? Did problems grow in complexity? If so, why? Was the speed of response adequate? Did events happen for which there was no procedure? What were the strengths and weaknesses of leadership, management, and supervisors? Is there any expected residual fallout, such as litigation? Did the IT, computer network, and telecommunications backup systems work as expected? " style="vertical-align: 0px;" width="432px" height="210px What is displayed in the table above?

What is a silent observer?

First alert and disaster declaration procedures Direction, control, and administration procedures Internal and external communications procedures Safety and health procedures Containment and property protection procedures Procedures for resuming and recovering operations Procedures for restoring facilities and normalizing operations Procedures for special circumstances such as hazardous materials, controlled substances, art, antiques, collectibles, historic documents, perishable foods and materials, trade secrets, life forms, precision equipment, and rare materials IT, computer network, and telecommunications backup systems The effectiveness of shutdown and lockdown procedures Accessibility of the disaster recovery plan and procedures Performance of response teams and employees Performance of emergency service responders Performance of contractors " style="vertical-align: 0px;" width="432px" height="264px What is displayed in the table above?

Which social group can assist in smooth recovery by waiting for orders and maintaining proper contact and inquiry procedures?

In December of 1994, the UCC and UCIL fulfilled their commitment for the Bhopal hospital, with about $ 30 million turned over in charitable trust.

Which social group can become self-serving and territorial in protecting their self-interests that may be affected by events?

Which social group can use events to promote their own social or political agenda?

Which social group can provide mutual support and participate in recovery activities?

Which social group can provide positive support and help eliminate obstacles to recovery efforts?

The dynamics of human behavior during disasters are quite simple to predict.

What type of disaster occurred in China that forced the closing of 1,000 oil wells?

To explore the human dynamics during a disaster, it is helpful to look at disasters from a global perspective.

The planning team and consultants need to check and approve the procedures before placing the final versions in the recovery plan.

Which social group can exploit opportunities to leverage business favors or modify contracts?

Each social group with which the response teams interact has its own agenda, fears, and goals related to the disaster.