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DISASTER PREVENTION
AND LOSS CONTROL
What is Disaster?
What is Prevention?
Principal Objectives of
Prevention
Risk Reduction
What is Emergency?
What is Hazard?
What is Mitigation?
What is
Preparedness?
What is Response?
What is Vulnerability?
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Types of Disasters
1.
Natural Disaster
Occur as the result of action of the natural
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Types of Disasters
2.
Manmade Disaster
result from some human activities, such as
Another classification of
disasters will be as follows:
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Sudden-onset disasters
Slow-onset disasters
Industrial/technological disasters
Complex emergencies
Epidemic diseases
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Another classification of
disasters will be as follows:
1.
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Another classification of
disasters will be as follows:
2.
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Another classification of
disasters will be as follows:
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Industrial/technological disasters
result from a societys industrial and
technological activities that lead to
pollution, spillage,
explosions, and fires. They may occur
because of poor planning
and construction of manmade facilities
(buildings, factories, etc.) or
from neglect of safety procedures.
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Another classification of
disasters will be as follows:
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Another classification of
disasters will be as follows:
5.
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Phases of Disaster
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Pre-emergency phase
Impact and flight phase
Acute phase
Post emergency phase
Repatriation phase
Rehabilitation or reconstruction phase
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Pre-emergency phase
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Acute phase
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Post emergency
phase
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Repatriation phase
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Rehabilitation or
reconstruction phase
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Exercise:
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Reference
https://prezi.com/nhpgzurfytb7/rationalefor-disaster-prevention-and-loss-control/
http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pd
fs/health/ephti/library/lecture_notes/healt
h_extension_trainees/DisasterPreventio
nPreparedness.pdf
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