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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 baser sur une ID minutieuse prenant en compte tous les types de dangers et les composants affectés existant sur un site ou un lieu particulier.…

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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 communautés qu’à celui de certaines industries (transports, énergie, tourisme) et font l’objet de programmes de recherché poussés. Un de ces glissement était déjà sous monitoring…

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Méthodologies modernes multirisques applicables à des grands réseaux afin d’optimiser les investissements de mise en sécurité

Introduction Dans les régions montagneuses les axes routiers (ainsi naturellement que les voies ferrées et les conduites de transport de fluides gazeux ou liquides) sont exposées à des aléas de nature variée, comme par exemple les chutes de pierres, les glissements de terrain, les coulées de boue, les crues et inondations, l’érosion pour en citer que quelques uns. Depuis desormais plus d’une décennie des méthodes spécifiques ont été développées pour permettre des évaluations des risques le long de couloirs de…

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Long term risk mitigation plans at country wide scale can be measured

Humanity’s risk profile is changing Long term risk mitigation plans at country wide scale can be measured. The elements of humanity’s global risk equation, which already seem, also thanks to media and informational pressures, to describe an ascending and worrisome trajectory, will change radically in the future (Financial Times, 2007). Among these changes we can cite: Some parameters of change Global climate change (natural hazards). The intensity/magnitude, probability and annual distribution of many natural hazards may change because of global…

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Enhancing Efficiency and Efficacy in Humanitarian Programs

Enhancing Efficiency and Efficacy When Enhancing Efficiency and Efficacy we often confuse efficiency and efficacy. Efficiency corresponds to an operation with a high result-versus-costs ratio, for example results vs. energy, time, and money. Efficacy characterizes an action with the power to produce an effect. Efficiency means doing as good a good a job as possible. Effectiveness means getting a result by doing the right job. Reportedly neither efficiency nor efficacy rank very high in the Humanitarian Programs industry, one that…

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A solution to “Tech-Speak”, technical risk words, and obscure definitions in Risk and Crisis Management

In order to find  a solution to tech-speak, technical risk words, and obscure definitions in Risk and Crisis Management, when we wrote our Book we also inserted a Glossary. A solution to Tech-Speak, technical risk words, and obscure definitions in Risk and Crisis Management Please refer to it if you want to make sure about the meaning of any term you will find in this blog and Risk and Crisis Management information sources. The definitions in the Glossary are “generally…

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Denial of Insurance Coverage plagues mining industry developments world wide

Mining Corporations need to properly prioritize risks, define possible alternatives for mitigation, and define reasonable insurance programs...Reasonable is key word, and it can be shown that oftentimes insurance contracts are far from optimal. This short article will tell you what to do and how to do it in relation to insurance policies! A recent study showed that large amount of money can be spared by applying proper approaches.

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Decision making process should be used everyday for more rational resources allocations. How come it is not a democratised process yet?

Complex mathematics and impervious literature might be the root cause of many professionals’ impression that quantitative risk assessment and the resulting risk-based decision making are to be used and constitute the exclusive domain of high-stake decision-makers. “Improving Sustainability through Reasonable Risk & Crisis Management” is the title of the 2007 Book published by Riskope to guide corporate managers to making better decisions, steer their projects across an ocean of uncertainties and make winning moves. The book has been written for…

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