Flooding brings a mental health cost
Research puts a figure on the cost of mental ill-health after suffering a flood, a price that has hitherto not being incorporated in the damage done to inundated households.
Guide to Emotional Resilience
Resilience First launches a guide on Emotional Resilience for business when preparing for, and recovering from, major incidents.
Update 6 – The Coronavirus outbreak: guidance to business from PHE
A new document from Public Health England titled ‘COVID-19: guidance for employers and businesses’ was published on 25 February.
Update 5 – The Coronavirus outbreak: is a pandemic getting closer?
The prospect of the WHO declaring a pandemic is increasing. It is therefore timely to look at the background as well as the practical steps of wearing – or not wearing – face masks.
Another type of corona
Besides the dangers arising from the coronavirus, there is another corona – that of the sun – which has the potential to cause even greater harm, this time to systems rather than people.
Update 4 – The Coronavirus outbreak: UK planning assumptions
With the infection and mortality rates for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak continuing to increase but showing some signs of slowing in China, the UK authorities are using established plans for pandemic influenza as the basis for preparedness.
Climate change and adaptive measures
New reports from the European Environment Agency, WWF and London Climate Change Panel highlight the dangers as well as some adaptive measures.
Launch of the Property Flood Resilience Code
As much of the UK mops up after Storm Ciara, it is timely to draw attention to the launch of the Property Flood Resilience Code of Practice published by CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association) on 10 February.
Update 3 – The Coronavirus outbreak
As infections and deaths climb, it is worth considering the longer term impact of the coronavirus on China’s ability to manufacture and ship its goods abroad, and hence the resilience of supply chains that sustain the world’s trade.
Lessons learnt: improving resilience in the utilities sector
The Resilience Shift in partnership with Resilience First brought together Ofgem, National Grid, Thames Water and UK Power Networks at a joint event on building resilience across utilities on 22 January 2020. This is a brief report on the event.
Dealing with terrorist incidents
A prescient report on CT consequence management is summarised here, alongside the latest police advice following the terrorist incident in Streatham on 2 February.
Update 2 – The Coronavirus outbreak
Public Health England (PHE) issued advice on 1 February to employers, employees and the public on actions to take to limit the spread of the latest Coronavirus.
The Coronavirus outbreak – Lessons from SARS/MERS for business
Resilience and deterrence
There is a strong connection between deterrence and resilience: the more resilient one is, the greater the deterrent effect. This article by Peter Watkins explores the latest thinking on an important and topical subject.
Major incidents: the unique challenges to emotional resilience
Managed properly, a major incident can result in improved resilience and cohesion for a community, organisation or team. Dr Liz Royle explores the key principles.
A time to review threat levels – a think-piece by Resilience First
As the government is about to undertake a wide-ranging review of the UK’s defence and security strategy, this assessment looks at the case for reviewing the national threat levels.
Travelex – Learning the lessons
The ransomware attack on Travelex at the start of 2020 highlights some important lessons for others.
Update 1 – The Coronavirus outbreak
Update to previous reporting on 20 January.
Are we facing another SARS-like epidemic?
The latest reports from Asia are not reassuring on the potential spread of a new SARS-like virus. While it is early days, it would be prudent to review resilience plans for dealing with an epidemic/pandemic – hoping that they are not needed.
Flood Action Week, 20 – 26 January 2020
The Environment Agency has started this year’s ‘Flood Action Week’ campaign with a package of materials for use by businesses and homeowners.
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Resilience will pervade the 2020s
As a new decade dawns, the prediction is that resilience will increasingly take centre stage.
Emotional resilience (2)
The second of a two-part article on emotional resilience that appears in the January 2020 edition of Professional Security magazine, p48.
‘Our house is burning’
The images and impact of wildfires in Australia should be a warning sign to other countries, including the UK, to adopt a range of preventative measures that could mitigate the worst effects.
The Queen’s Speech 2019
Parts of the new legislative programme set out in the Queen’s Speech chime with some of the ‘asks’ in the Resilience First election manifesto.