Haiti Earthquake January 2010: What Actions and Policies Can the Government of Haiti Implement to Improve Emergency Management Response

In 2010, Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city and the governmental offices that should have guided the response to the disaster. This research focuses on how Haiti can benefit from the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency’s standards for disaster resilience as it works to recover from the earthquake. Unfortunately, Haiti has long been dependent on assistance from non-governmental organizations due to its extreme poverty; its recovery is complicated by the need to integrate disaster assistance and on-going economic and social assistance into its development of a more resilient society

The Role of Transportation in Campus Emergency Planning, MTI Report 08-06

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina created the greatest natural disaster in American history. The states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama sustained significant damage, including 31 colleges and universities. Other institutions of higher education, most notably Louisiana State University (LSU), became resources to the disaster area. This is just one of the many examples of disaster impacts on institutions of higher education. The Federal Department of Homeland Security, under Homeland Security Presidential Directive–5, requires all public agencies that want to receive federal preparedness assistance to comply with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), which includes the creation of an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). Universities, which may be victims or resources during disasters, must write NIMS–compliant emergency plans. While most university emergency plans address public safety and logistics management, few adequately address the transportation aspects of disaster response and recovery. This MTI report describes the value of integrating transportation infrastructure into the campus emergency plan, including planning for helicopter operations. It offers a list of materials that can be used to educate and inform campus leadership on campus emergency impacts, including books about the Katrina response by LSU and Tulane Hospital, contained in the report´s bibliography. It provides a complete set of Emergency Operations Plan checklists and organization charts updated to acknowledge lessons learned from Katrina, 9/11 and other wide–scale emergencies. Campus emergency planners can quickly update their existing emergency management documents by integrating selected annexes and elements, or create new NIMS–compliant plans by adapting the complete set of annexes to their university´s structures

Implementation of a Maritime Disaster Management System in the Dominican Republic - Focused on Search and Rescue -

이 논문은 해양사고관리체계에 대하여 정의하고 각 국의 관리시스템을 비교 분석하였다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 도미니카공화국의 해양사고관리체계 수립에 필요한 법적, 조직적 측면에서 필요한 사항을 정리하여 적용할 수 있도록 기술하였다|This paper attempts to describe maritime management system concepts and essential elements with special focus on maritime disasters related to sear and rescue and the response system, which will serve to the Dominican Republic to develop it's own maritime response system to effectively react and properly assist to this type of maritime emergencies. From the beginning and backgrounds on maritime disasters and the consequent conventions on maritime safety to the establishment of national response systems. This paper contains details on maritime disaster, emergency management and response systems from selected countries as well as the current situation of the Dominican Republic on this matter and how the mentioned systems can serve as the first steps for developing an adequate maritime disaster management system focused on search and rescue.CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background and objectives 1 1.1.1 Background 1 1.1.2 Objectives 5 1.2 Scope and structure 6 1.3 Research methodology 6 CHAPTER II: FUNDAMENTAL THEORY OF MARITIME DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 7 2.1 General theory on maritime disaster 7 2.1.1 Definitions 7 2.1.2 Concept of maritime disaster 9 2.1.3 The nature, types and causes of maritime disasters 9 2.1.4 Ships losses and accidents 11 2.1.5 Types of maritime accidents 14 2.1.6 Examples of maritime accidents 19 2.1.7 Large scale accidents 21 2.2 Maritime disaster management system 24 2.2.1 Concept 24 2.2.2 Purpose 25 2.2.3 Essential elements 28 2.3 Milestones in maritime safety 32 CHAPTER III: THE CURRENT STATUS AND PROBLEMS OF MARITIME DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 37 3.1 International treaties 37 3.2 Maritime Disaster Management System in the Dominican Republic 38 3.2.1 Legal system 38 3.2.2 Competent authorities 39 3.2.3 Current situation and problems 47 3.3 Summary and issues to be solved 49 CHAPTER IV: MARITIME DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 51 4.1 The United States of America 51 4.1.1 Homeland Security Act 51 4.1.2 Federal Emergency Management Agency 52 4.1.3 National Response Framework 53 4.1.4 Incident Command System 55 4.1.5 National Search and Rescue Plan for the United States 63 4.1.6 United States Coast Guard 67 4.2 The United Kingdom 69 4.2.1 Civil Contingencies Act 69 4.2.2 Civil Contingencies Committee 70 4.2.3 The UK emergency response and recovery 72 4.2.4 Merchant Shipping Act 1995 74 4.2.5 SAR framework for the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 75 4.2.6 Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) 78 4.3 Republic of Korea 83 4.3.1 Framework act on management of disasters and safety 83 4.3.2 Rescue and aid at sea and in the river Act 86 4.3.3 Ministry of Public Safety and Security 88 4.3.4 Korea Coast Guard 91 4.4 Comparative analysis of selected countries and its implications 93 CHAPTER V: SUGGESTION OF MARITIME DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 99 5.1 Legislative suggestion 99 5.2 Organizational suggestion 102 5.3 Operational suggestion 104 5.4 Multi-agency cooperation in the Dominican Republic 107 CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION 110 6.1 Concluding marks 110 6.2 Recommendations 111 BIBLIOGRAPHY 114 ANNEX I 116 ANNEX II 126Maste

Cross-collaborative supply chains. How logistics services contribute to social responsibility.

Abstract Purpose - The collaboration between profit and nonprofit entities has become a burning topic in supply chain management studies and corporate strategies. The world’s largest logistics service providers (LSPs) have been developing several practices improving social responsibility while collaborating with nonprofit actors. In particular, their core competences and offered services become extremely relevant in the context of humanitarian logistics initiatives. A key purpose of this article is to examine the projects currently undertaken by LSPs in humanitarian logistics. Methodology/Approach - This research follows a qualitative approach based on multiple case studies. Findings - The paper provides an overview of the leading LSPs’ involvement in humanitarian logistics and presents an analysis of their current “best practices” services in disaster relief with high impact in terms of social responsibility. Research Limitations/implications - There has been increased interest on the part of international academic and professional communities in humanitarian logistics. This study constitutes a platform for benchmarking analysis of logistics services to assure effective implementation of social responsibility principles. Originality/Value of paper - Humanitarian logistics is a rather new field in logistics management. This paper addresses the innovative socially responsible initiatives undertaken by the main international LSPs in the area of humanitarian logistics. Keywords - logistics services, logistics service providers, humanitarian logistics and supply chain management, disaster relief, social responsibility, profit/nonprofit collaboration Type of paper - Research pape

Emergency Management Training and Exercises for Transportation Agency Operations, MTI Report 09-17

Training and exercises are an important part of emergency management. Plans are developed based on threat assessment, but they are not useful unless staff members are trained on how to use the plan, and then practice that training. Exercises are also essential for ensuring that the plan is effective, and outcomes from exercises are used to improve the plan. Exercises have been an important part of gauging the preparedness of response organizations since Civil Defense days when full-scale exercises often included the community. Today there are various types of exercises that can be used to evaluate the preparedness of public agencies and communities: seminars, drills, tabletop exercises, functional exercises, facilitated exercises and full-scale exercises. Police and fire agencies have long used drills and full-scale exercises to evaluate the ability of staff to use equipment, protocols and plans. Transit and transportation agencies have seldom been included in these plans, and have little guidance for their participation in the exercises. A research plan was designed to determine whether urban transit systems are holding exercises, and whether they have the training and guidance documents that they need to be successful. The main research question was whether there was a need for a practical handbook to guide the development of transit system exercises