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Emergency Response Coordination: What Responders Need

In December 2023, a major pollution incident at Kongsberg Municipality required an immediate response. Accounts were set up for external partners on the fly,...
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Safety and emergency preparedness: closing the gap between policy and practice

Whether the impetus to create a health and safety culture emerges as a result of an incident gone wrong, under the pressure of legislation...
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Emergency preparedness: when readiness is put to the test

The incidents keep coming. Sometimes one at a time — contained, manageable, resolved before the next begins. Often, concurrent and overlapping, each one pulling...
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Preparedness and governance: the changing role of leadership

Many organisations invest in risk readiness and incident management but still find themselves underprepared when disruption strikes. A 2025 World Economic Forum and McKinsey...
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Ship to Shore: Are You Fully Prepared?

What it means to have your plans, teams, and response network ready and coordinatedI work with maritime organisations on how they prepare for and...
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Why Good Teams Freeze in a Crisis

You’ve seen it happen: a spill, a fire alarm, a cyber breach, or a medical emergency. The people who are normally sharp, decisive, and...
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Beyond Human Limits: Non-Technical Skills and the Future of Incident Management

A practical 38-minute session on why good people struggle under real pressure – and what actually helps them stay effective. Featuring Chris Scott, Crisis...
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Don’t Wait for the Wake-Up Call

When an incident strikes–no matter how unexpected–you want to say “thank goodness, we’re prepared.” But this is where many organizations falter. Read on to...
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When ‘Urgent’ Takes on a Whole New Meaning

We all deal with disruption—when something urgent comes up to throw off our everyday work schedules. But what happens when ‘something came up’ means...
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Confidence is Key: How to Train Better for Emergency Preparedness

‘Training that focuses on stress-testing for failure can leave teams feeling unprepared and unsure,’ a Senior Health and Safety leader told me recently. I...
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