Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 18 Issue 4
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An International JournalTable of contents
Studying preparedness in teaching hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, 2006
Parisa Shojaei, Mohammad Reza Maleki, Rafat BagherzadehHospitals are all required to be prepared against crisis, while according to studies, most hospitals are not prepared enough to encounter disaster problems. Therefore, each…
Towards setting a sustainable manufacturing safety programme in Nigeria
K.A. Adebiyi, O.E. Charles‐OwabaThe manufacturing industry in Nigeria often perceives government safety standards as an attempt to increase production cost. This is due to lack of acceptable template for setting…
Human factors in traffic accidents in Lagos, Nigeria
O.G. Akanbi, O.E. Charles‐Owaba, A.E. OluleyeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the factors responsible for road traffic accidents among commercial commuter drivers in Lagos, Nigeria.
Landslide hazard zonation in Hanuman Chatti area of Uttarakhand, India
Ravindra K. Pande, Dhanjita Burman, Ravinder SinghThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate landslide hazard problems in Hanuman Chatti area of Uttarakhand, India. Every year NH 58 experiences landslide activities, which disrupts…
Enhancing disaster resilience through local environment management: Case of Mumbai, India
Akhilesh Surjan, Rajib ShawPersuading “urban communities” and “sustaining” environmental risk reduction measures among them, always remains a challenge. Disasters are generally perceived as one‐time, long…
Issues and lessons from fire inquiry tribunals
M.S. Aini, A. Fakhru'l‐RaziThe purpose of the research is to identify the phases associated with the development of disasters, understand their underlying causes and learn lessons from them.
Incidents of fire outbreaks during fuel truck accidents in Oyo State
A.A. Dare, S.A. Oke, K.L. OlanrewajuIn recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of fuel‐truck accidents involving fire outbreaks in Oyo State, Nigeria. These accident explosions have…
Appraisal of farm tractor accidents occurrence and prevention in Nigeria
S.O. Jekayinfa, J.O. Ojediran, K.A. Adebiyi, F.A. Ol, A.D. AdeniranAgriculture remains the largest sector of Nigerian economy, generating employment for about 70 per cent of the population. With the ever‐increasing market demand for agricultural…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju