Articles Tagged with ''business continuity''

Cybersecurity continues to climb the list of concerns for business leaders, along with executives’ concerns over medical cost inflation, legal liability, attracting and retaining talent, compliance and apprehension over economic uncertainty.

Some Minnesota lawmakers and railroad safety advocates are concerned that new disaster plans are not being released to the public.
 

Only half of employees believe their workplaces are prepared for a severe emergency, according to the third annual workplace safety survey by Staples, Inc.

More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge inundation.

Storm surge and rainfall flooding combined for 75 percent of all deaths in the U.S. from hurricanes, tropical storms or tropical depressions from 1963 to 2012.
 

 There are 30 tornado shelters all along the Kansas Turnpike. 

The University of Phoenix® College of Security and Criminal Justice introduced two new degree programs in security management. 

Spring is here. And it could not have come soon enough, after a particularly difficult winter for most of the U.S. Record-setting snow falls, flooding, and extreme cold temperatures plagued businesses, homeowners and travelers from November through March. Businesses shut down, flights were grounded, and many people were forced to hunker down and stay home.

In 2016 FEMA will approve disaster-preparedness funds only for states whose governors approve hazard-mitigation plans that address climate change. 

Despite extensive, persistent drought in the western United States, 2014 saw notably low numbers of wildfire incidents.