Crisis Management News
- 2005 Newsletters
The Importance of Due Diligence and Safety Management: December 2005 >> click here
Anyone operating within the confines of the package travel directive (or even those sitting on the edge) should start to get their safety management systems into place if they are not already there.
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Crisis Planning for Schools: December 2005 >> click here
docleaf has moved into a new market for its crisis planning and response services. Working in conjunction with SFS a leading insurer to the independent schools sector, docleaf have put together a crisis management package similar to that offered to the travel and leisure industry.
Helios Airways: an incident and its aftermath : December 2005 >> click here
At the recent ABTA convention in Marrakech, Paul Riches of Libra Holidays spoke of the effects the Helios Airways crash in Greece had on their organization.
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docleafsafe.com™ : October 2005 >> click here
docleafsafe.com™ offers two distinct services; one which places the onus for health and safety back with overseas suppliers, and the second which offers smaller travel operators a simple and cost effective way of auditing its suppliers allowing them to meet due diligence requirements.
Hurricane Katrina - a responders perspective - September 2005 :
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Blame and anger are natural human reactions following any tragedy. There has been plenty of this following recent events in the USA.
Defining Crisis Management - May 2005 : >> click here
Crisis management is all about protecting your customers, brand and business. In this article, we look at the new legislation planned to enforce accountability in organsations..
Third party health & safety accreditation - May 2005: >> click here
docleaf® is launching a new service from June 2005, 'Third party health & safety accreditation' that will save considerable time, effort and cost for UK tour operators and other travel "packagers" of all shapes and sizes. ....>> more
Energency Response in Texas - March 2005 : >> click here
In the last week of March news flashed around the world of a catastrophic explosion in a Texas oil refinery owned by industry giant BP. Fifteen workers lost their lives and it is reported that over seventy more were injured, many seriously. Clearly this was a major incident for a public company with a worldwide reputation.
Travel Health - reducing the risk of things going wrong - February 2005 : >> click here
The following article is of significance for any organisation that expects its staff to travel overseas as part of their job. It is even more important if they are going to areas where disease is rife! It has been written by an ex medical colleague of mine, Dr. Charlie Easmon. Charlie has more letters after his name than I have had the proverbial hot dinners. I have added his bio at the end of his article along with his company's contact details....
First case of litigation after Tsunami. - February 2005 : >> click here
It was only a matter of time before we saw litigation in some shape or form after the tragedies over the New Year. Personally I expected any subsequent litigation to revolve around inadequate care or a lack of rapid response from organisations such as Hotels, Tour Operators or Ground Handlers. The following article, picked up from the Agence France Presse (AFP) in Vienna shows otherwise:
Asian Tsunami Reflections - January 2005 : >> click here
The travel business, the media and rescue missions from all over the world are still reeling from the magnitude of the disaster and destruction wrought by the Indian Ocean tsunami on Boxing Day. Our thoughts go out to the relatives of the nearly 200,000 people who perished, the thousands of survivors, may of them badly injured and traumatised, and the hundreds of thousands of coastal dwellers who have lost their homes, their livelihood and in many cases everything they owned.
The articles which appear on this web site are written and/or edited by Dr. David Perl, Chief Executive of docleaf®, unless otherwise mentioned. Articles are copyrighted to docleaf®. Permission to reprint will usually be granted for no charge. Write to info@docleaf.com. The articles represent the opinions of the authors and all information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
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