Developing Early Risk Detection and Preparedness System with Risk Analysis and Contingency Plan

Abstract

When the natural or human-made disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires and gas leaks, threaten a populated area, mass casualties and property losses may be followed. To avoid, minimize or eliminate the risks for public safety, a well-organized early risk detection and preparedness system is needed in order to save lives and minimize losses. To make this early detection system efficient yet effective, a mobile app, risk preparedness aid, was developed. This aid system can communicate with sensors, location information, and disaster management server. The aid was designed using the concepts of location based service and risk management and it includes gas leak detection, warning and emergency evacuation procedure with routing. Based on the identified risks and preparing procedure, various contingency plans were developed. The contingency plans should be very clear so that it is easy for public and employee to follow. Because each system has unique infrastructure its contingency plan must be unique. This paper also shows an evacuation process in the form of a flowchart for ease of use in the event of an emergency.