Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 1 Issue 2
Strapline:
An International JournalTable of contents
The Psychological Impact of Disaster and the Nature of Critical Incident Stress for Emergency Personnel
Alma JamesExamines the stresses imposed on rescuers and their needs foremotional and psychological support. The vulnerability of the emergencypersonnel involved during a disaster has often…
The National Casualty Bureau Project
Moya Wood‐HeathIn the event of a major disaster communications systems are oftenrendered ineffective owing to the large demands placed upon them. Thisis especially true of the telephone system…
European Community Strategy on Civil Liability for Waste and its Insurance Implications
Christopher L. BellAs pollution of the environment increases the demand from thepublic that action be taken to clean up the mess also increases. Thequestion of financial cost of this clean‐up is of…
Developing the Corporate Mindsets which will Help to Reduce Man‐made Disasters
Peter SpoonerResponsibility for safety must lie with senior management forwithout their involvement there will be little or no direct actionwithin this field. Sets out, by reference to recent…
Handling the Legal Consequences of Aviation Disasters: Passenger Compensation
Ian AwfordConcentrates on the anomalous passenger legal liability position ofthe carrier, the unfairness of the current liability regime with regardto passengers in the context of the…
ISSN:
0965-3562Online date, start – end:
1992Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju