Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 1 Issue 2

The Psychological Impact of Disaster and the Nature of Critical Incident Stress for Emergency Personnel

Alma James

Examines the stresses imposed on rescuers and their needs foremotional and psychological support. The vulnerability of the emergencypersonnel involved during a disaster…

The National Casualty Bureau Project

Moya Wood‐Heath

In 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…

European Community Strategy on Civil Liability for Waste and its Insurance Implications

Christopher L. Bell

As 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…

Developing the Corporate Mindsets which will Help to Reduce Man‐made Disasters

Peter Spooner

Responsibility 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…

Handling the Legal Consequences of Aviation Disasters: Passenger Compensation

Ian Awford

Concentrates on the anomalous passenger legal liability position ofthe carrier, the unfairness of the current liability regime with regardto passengers in the context of…