Crises are generally defined as decisive moments, particularly in times of danger or difficulty. Times of danger or difficulty can arise because of various hazards, i.e. of natural, man-made (voluntary or involuntary) and public opinion/media type, hitting the organization or the system under consideration. Any hazard type can generate harm, losses, i.e. consequences, which can [...]
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All posts for the month November, 2009
A chocolate package can make you lose a fortune!
Posted by foboni on November 24, 2009
http://foboni.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/a-chocolate-package-can-make-you-lose-a-fortune/
New flu: Tora! Tora! Tora! may not be the best way.
Smoky souvenirs The man in front of me was very elegant, had impeccable manners, if only he had been smoking less. His corner office in the Tokyo HQ of his corporation, was indeed slowly delivering to its occupants, including me, an unbreathable cocktail of fine dusts and nicotine-tar loaded particles that probably still stains my [...]
Posted by coboni on November 19, 2009
http://foboni.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/new-flu-tora-tora-tora-may-not-be-the-best-way/
Short Courses
On April 14th 2010 Franco is invited to give a half-day long short course at a mining conference in Santiago de Chile. More information here (in Spanish) Similar short courses (customized to your company’s needs) can be organized world-wide, or you can opt for a remote-education solution, as explained here (in English). In February 2010 [...]
Posted by foboni on November 18, 2009
http://foboni.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/short-courses/
One world, 16 common human traits
As a Risk & Crisis Manager working all over the world supporting corporations, governmental agencies and individuals in their decision making and alternatives selection process we have learned that we, human beings, share very strong and significant common traits, despite the apparent huge differences contributing to make our world such a colorful and wonderful place. [...]
Posted by coboni on November 12, 2009
http://foboni.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/one-world-16-common-human-traits-2/
Quelques détails sur l’ “identification des dangers”
Identifier les dangers pour évaluer les risques Une évaluation des risques (ER) efficace nécessite initialement l’identification des dangers ou des modes de défaillance potentiels. Ainsi le développement d’une phase d’identification des dangers (ID) de haute qualité est fondamentale pour la qualité de toute l’approche de gestion des risques (GR). Donc, une ER complète doit se [...]
Posted by foboni on November 9, 2009
http://foboni.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/quelques-details-sur-l-identification-des-dangers/
Les meilleurs plans et systèmes sont mis en échec s’ils ne couvrent pas les scenarii de danger et de risque qui s’abattront sur un site.
Utilisons les glissements de terrain comme un exemple, mais il y en a tant d’autres… De nombreux glissements lents actifs (en mouvement quasi continu allant de quelques millimètres par an à quelques décimètres par an) sont connus et repertoriés dans l’arc alpin. Ces phénomènes ont des impacts potentiels parfois très élevés tant au niveau de [...]
Posted by foboni on November 6, 2009
http://foboni.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/les-meilleurs-plans-et-systemes-sont-mis-en-echec-sils-ne-couvrent-pas-les-scenarii-de-danger-et-de-risque-qui-sabattront-sur-un-site/
Easy way to defining probability of a fire in a residential area of Vancouver
Countless times we have heard “…but we have no statistics!” or “statistics cannot be gathered for this specific topic!”, with the usual conclusion that a proper risk assessment cannot be performed because of the “lack of statistics”. We think this is a good excuse to avoid looking at reality with a better eye, and, unfortunately [...]
Posted by coboni on November 4, 2009
http://foboni.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/easy-way-to-defining-probability-of-a-fire-in-a-residential-area-of-vancouver/
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