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Unit 2 DQ
Discussion topics support this unit’s objective and should be completed after reading all materials. Your responses ought to include original evaluation, synthesis, or analysis of the topic, and contribute to the weekly discussion in a meaningful way. You must complete all discussion topics and reply to your peers' posts. Refer to the Discussion Board Rubric under Course Resources for additional requirements.
Topic 1: Assessing the Effectiveness of Risk Assessment Planning
There are five characteristics of effective risk assessment plans:
1. Identify the risk
2. Assess and analyze the risk
3. Develop strategies to mitigate the risk
4. Evaluate the strategies
5. Implement and monitor
How can you successfully evaluate risk assessment plans to determine the effectiveness based on these five criteria? Your assignment in this unit requires you to evaluate the risk assessment plan specific to pandemics in the State of New Jersey. Discuss your initial thoughts regarding how you will approach the evaluation of the plan. Be sure to provide a specific approach to each of the five characteristics.
Topic 1: Respond to Student #1 (Respond to Sunday)
Sunday Akinwunmi
There are no guarantees on any project because even the simplest activity can result in unexpected problems. A risk is anything that could occur that could change the outcome of a project activity (Garvey, 2008). It is something that may or may not occur, and if it does, it will force the emergency manager and the community to change the way they work on a disaster or project.
To successfully evaluate any risk assessment plans to determine its effectiveness a project manager or director of emergency must first identify the risk which is a positive experience, one which the director of emergency of the community can learn from.
Following the identification of potential risks, the risk is analyzed or evaluated based on the probability or likelihood that a risk event will occur and the potential loss associated with it. This second step is critical because not all risks are created equal; some are more likely to occur than others.
After the risk has been identified and analyzed, a risk mitigation plan, which is a plan to lessen the impact of an unexpected event, must be developed. Strategies for risk evaluation must begin with addressing the highest priority risk first, mitigating the risk so that it no longer poses a threat.
The final step in the risk assessment process is to monitor the risk and report it to the appropriate authority. This step is critical because it involves preparedness, as being ready (Haddow et al., 2021)
References
Garvey, P.R., (2008). Analytical Methods for Risk Management: A Systems Engineering Perspective, Chapman-Hall/CRC-Press, Taylor & Francis Group (UK), Boca Raton, London, New York, ISBN: 1584886374.
Haddow, G. D., Bullock, J. A., & Coppola, D. P. (2017). Introduction. Introduction to Emergency Management, Xvii-Xx. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-803064-6.00016-0
Rose, K. H. (2005). Book Review: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Third Edition. Project Management Journal, 36(1), 61-61. doi:10.1177/875697280503600108
Topic 1: Respond to Student #2 (Respond to Jeffery)
Jeffery Bailey
Hello classmates/Professor
In assessing this pandemic that has taken over New Jersey, I would begin by using the WHO Phase 3 module and determine that virus has its origin outside of the United States. I would convene an infectious disease team that will be in charge of investigating the origin of this infectious disease, this would fall under Section .21 hazard description.
Assessing and analyzing the risk of this pandemic I would begin by looking at New Jersey’s geographical and demographic location realizing that New Jersey is particularly vulnerable because of its location and that, being the case a pandemic could present particular problems as far as rate of spread and exposure throughout the population.
Develop strategies to mitigate the Risk
Using Section 5.21.3 of pandemic model, I would instruct my team after determining what we are dealing with and researching the specifies of this virus. What it is, how does it affect our population, what are the symptoms, caused by this virus. Who does it affect what ages? Which gender and which races are affected? How long are the affects, how serious are they? What is the rate of transmission? These are all factors that need to be answered before mitigation can be addressed.
Evaluate the strategies
Once the who, what and why are answered, a strategy is to be put in place as how to mitigate and develop a plan of attack so to speak. The heavily densely populated area must be looked at due to the ease of transmission and the heavy population area of New Jersey. And the heavy population area for which the virus can spread more rapidly secondly a means to slow transmission must be addressed. Separation of effected persons, putting on of protective posture equipment (PPE) these are just a few of the initial strategies to be put in place to help mitigate this pandemic.
Evaluate the Strategies
Once some mitigation strategies have been put into place. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) will pick a portion of the most heavily affected area and assess who effective the strategies that have been put into place are, do they slow transmission, do they lessen the severity, once infected? Also how cost effective are the strategies, what will it cost the people of New Jersey.
Implement and Monitor
Using 5.21.4 of the pandemic module and implementation of the strategies developed will e put into action and a monitoring schematic will be initiated to monitor the progress and effectiveness of mitigation process, has the transmission slowed have the reported cases declined. Have hospitalization numbers declined? Is the use of PPE as a prevention measure working?
Broder, James et,al. (2012). Risk Analysis and the Security Survey. Waltham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.