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Risk Management

(iv) development of an adequately trained workforce.

Though it is physically and economically impossible to
eliminate all probable hazards, most major industries can
tackle minor to moderate emergencies. Problem occurs
in case of major disasters.

To tackle such hazards, disaster planning is necessary.
Mutual Aid Scheme is required. They help each of the
member industries to have the combined resources of all
the member industries at their disposal.

This applies to the physical resources in terms of
hardware, human resources of manpower, experience and
expertise. Pooling of resources of the member industries
is an optimum way of meeting the needs of each of the
units on a community basis in a disaster.

It is really impossible for any individual industrial unit to
have adequate resources to tackle a catastrophic disaster.
The best defence is to have adequate resources in the
neighbouring industrial units committed for stand-by use,
with adequate communication channels and a plan for
rapid transportation of men, material and equipment to

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