Abstract

This subject provides the skills and knowledge to develop an emergency management plan for a community/enterprise. This will include an examination and application of the emergency management planning process, the specification of emergency management needs for a community/ enterprise, resource availability, needs ratification, emergency management organisational design, the selection of … For more content click the Read More button below.

Syllabus

Hazard analysis and risk/emergency management planningReview of hazard analysis and risk identificationPrinciples of risk/emergency management planningProject definitionFormation of a planning groupResource requirements and resource availability for effective risk/emergency managementFormulation of an risk/emergeny management plan

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to work with communities/enterprises to develop emergency management plans in response to risk assessment and vulnerability analysis;
2.
be able to select, explain, and apply the techniques and strategies of risk management in emergency management planning;
3.
be able to develop recovery strategies to address areas of risk and vulnerability;
4.
be able to analyse contemporary emergency plans in order to maintain and improve practice; and
5.
be able to critically analyse and reflect on own professional performance.

Assumed knowledge

It is assumed students will have completed EMG101