DISASTERS

& MANAGMENT
By DEVYANI DEV SHARMA 9E
DISASTER
AND MANAGEMENT
o What is a Disaster?What are its
types?

o What is Disaster Management

Cycle?

o What is Vulnerability and Risk?

o Difference between a Hazard and

Disaster.

o Contrasting and Comparing

Physical,Chemical,Biological
hazards

o Prevention and Mitigation Of

Fire in High rise Buildings
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  WHAT ARE DISASTERS ?WHAT ARE THE
TYPES OF DISASTERS?
• A “DISASTER” is a destructive event that occurs
suddenly and involves loss of life and property and
causes damage,ecological disruption,deterioration
of health and health services on a scale , sufficient to
warrant an extraordinary response from outside the
affected community or area.

• Mainly there are 2 types of disasters that are:

 NATURAL DISASTERS(caused by natural factor)
{eg:earthquakes,flood,cyclones,epidemics etc.}
 MAN MADE DISASTERS(caused by human
activities)
{eg:wars,nuclear accidents,oil spills,mine fires etc.}

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 NATURAL DISASTERS MAN MADE DISASTERS

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 WHAT IS DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE?
• The disaster management cycle illustrates the ongoing
process by which government, worldwide organisations,
civil society plan for and reduce the impact of disasters.
• The disaster management cycle is a series of steps that
organizations and individuals use to prepare, contain and
mitigate unexpected events.
• A disaster management cycle also helps those who
experience disasters, helping them rebuild, regroup and
recover.
• Following are the steps involved in disaster
management cycle:
1. Prevention 5. Recovery
2. Mitigation
3. Preparedness
4. Response
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 WHAT IS VULNERABLILITY AND RISK?
VULNERABILITY
• Vulnerability describes the
characterstics and circumstances
of a community,system or asset
that makes it suspectible to the
damaging effects of a hazard.There
are many aspects of vulnerability
arising from various
physical,economic,environmental
factors.
• TYPES OF VULNERABILITY
1. Physical Vulnerability
2. Social Vulnerability
3. Economic Vulnerability
4. Environmental Vulnerability
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RISK
• Risk(disaster risk)is the potential
disaster loss (in terms of
lives,assets)that could occur to a
society over some specified future
period.It considers the probability
of harmful consequences,expected
losses resulting from interactions
between natural or human induced
hazards and vulnerable conditions.
• TYPES OF WAYS TO DEAL RISK
1. Risk acceptance
2. Risk avoidance
3. Risk reduction
4. Rish transfer
  DIFFERNCE BETWEEN A HAZARD AND A DISASTER

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 COMPARING PHYSICAL,CHEMICAL,BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
PHYSICAL H. CHEMICAL H. BIOLOGICAL H.
1. Are occupational hazards 1.Are a type of 1.Also known as bio-hazards
which involve occupational hazards which refer to biological
environmental hazards which is caused by substance that poses a threat
which can cause harm with exposure to chemical in a to the health of the living
or without contact work place. especially humans.

2.Can be both natural and 2.Can be both naturally 2.These are all the biological
human made elements. and man made created . agents.

3.Examples:ergonomic 3.Causes long term health 3.Examples:medical

hazards,radiation,heat, Problems.examples:drugs, wastes,samples of
Psychological,failures Cleaning agents.toxins microbes ,toxins,virus which
have worst effects on humas.

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 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF FIRE in high rise buildings in
INDIA
• Definition: - As per National Building Code of India-2016, a
buildings 15m and above in height (irrespective of its
occupancy) is considered as High Rise Buildings.
• Always keep match-sticks away from children.
• Do not light Incense sticks near curtains.Do not store
inflammable material inside building.
• Do not make unauthorized electrical connections and
overloading of electrical appliances.  Do not forget to switch-
off the electrical mains and to close the window shutters before
leaving your home.
• Do not allow iron or similar appliances plugged in absence.
• Do not store paint, varnish etc. In large quantities.Do not store
LPG in more than required quantity.Use cotton apron while
cooking.

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“We cannot stop disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge:
so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster
preparedness.”
Petra Nemcova

THANK YOU
RESOURCES AND MEDIA
credits:Wikipedia,google,gov of
assam articles,various web sites