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By Dr. David Hillson
 There are many techniques for identifying risks, and a skilled facilitator can help to make these more effective. Part II of this series outlined three main styles a risk facilitator can adopt: Directive (where the facilitator controls the workshop), Collaborative (where facilitator and group work together) and Supportive (allowing the group to run the workshop, with the facilitator offering advice and guidance). Different facilitation styles work best for various risk identification techniques, as follows.
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U.S. News & World Report
Josh Mabus and his wife, Mary, consider themselves lucky. In April of 2014, their house was struck by a tornado while they were at work and their kids were at school. No one was hurt, but it took 90 minutes for a panicked Mabus to get near his home – trees littered the road – to discover his house was still standing, though he didn't immediately recognize it.
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Campus Safety
Emergency responders have “go bags” with important equipment, power bars and a change of clothes. They plan for the worst, participate in the incident command system at various levels and are prepared to work for several operational periods. They have also completed important training relating to the emergencies they may face.
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Scientific American
The world’s biggest collection of Zika virus is housed in a tan concrete building, rising up from the flat campus of the University of Texas Medical Branch here in Galveston. Inside, armed guards watch the lobby, and access to certain floors requires special clearance. These safeguards are in place because other viruses, including those that cause Ebola and severe acute respiratory syndrome, are also on the premises.
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Claims Journal
Pedestrian fatalities increased six percent in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, according to preliminary figures provided by Dr. Richard Retting, a national practice leader for safety and research at Sam Schwartz Consulting.
Retting, a recognized expert in traffic safety, spoke during a televised pedestrian safety forum held by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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The Huffington Post
As risks have evolved from being phenomenological occurrences in the natural world, the twenty-first century is in many ways the era of man-made risk and man-stoked fires. From cyber risk — which is increasingly mutating to impact all facets of the modern economy — to terrorism, climate change, and reputation risk, mounting a credible defense to these risks requires as much soft skill as it does technical risk and analytical capabilities.
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Saftey + Health
Imagine you’re starting a new job.
You have to meet your co-workers, learn the ins and outs of the company, and begin performing your duties.
Meanwhile, you have to stay safe. This can be a challenge for new workers: Employees in their first month on the job have more than three times the risk for a lost-time injury than workers who have been at their job for more than a year, according to research from the Toronto-based Institute for Work & Health.
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Environmental Leader
The U.S. House of Representatives approved new chemical safety rules that will overhaul the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act. It passed 403 to 12. The Senate is expected to approved the bill this week. President Barack Obama has said he will sign the chemical safety bill — called the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act — which has won support from the chemical industry as well as some environmentalists.
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