Author Archive: danielkilburn

Hazardous Materials

  Copyright: suzi44 / 123RF Stock Photo   Hazardous Materials = Dangerous goods A dangerous good is any solid, liquid, or gas that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. An equivalent term, used almost exclusively in…
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Monetary Instruments

Copyright: urric / 123RF Stock Photo Money, cash, currency, coin, bills, silver, gold, legal tender, wad, bucks, bread, you get the idea? Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the “Gotta have…
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Documentation

Copyright: funlovingvolvo / 123RF Stock Photo I’m sure you have heard the saying, “the jobs not over till the paperwork is done”. In a post disaster scenario it might be more like “the job doesn’t get started till the paperwork…
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It Wont Happen Here

thesurvivalplaceblog.com A deep seated hope that it won’t happen here; Interest in actually doing something to prepare for emergencies usually surges after a major disaster. The flooding in the mid-west, Hurricane Katrina, and 9/11 all saw resurgence in emergency preparedness….
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Risk Assessment

Copyright: mostic / 123RF Stock Photo When we are setting out to develop a working Emergency Action Plan for ourselves, our family, and our loved ones. We must identify the events that we will need to prepare for. “Risk comes…
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