unit 15 p1 p2 p3 m1 m2

P1 define the term ‘major incident’ P2 describe different types of major incident and the cause of each M1 investigate recent major incidents and identify their cause Major incident: definition; British major incidents eg Boscastle, Carlisle flood, London terrorist bombings, rail crashes, Glasgow airport Causes and types: natural causes, eg earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods; hostile acts eg terrorism, civil wars; technological eg plane crashes, radiation emissions; health-related and epidemics/pandemics eg avian flu, swine flu, SAR Task 1 continue your report with the following: P3 outline the effects of recent major incidents on people, communities and the environment M2 explain the short- and long-term effects of the major incidents on people, communities, environment and the wider impacts they may have had Effects: on individuals eg loss of income, loss of home; on rescue workers, eg post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); on communities eg loss of law and order, loss of power, loss of utilities, disease Wider impact of incidents: reviews of disasters eg public enquiries, debriefs of incidents by agencies; prevention (better planning, improved technology, better funding, environmental initiatives, education by authorities); costs (damage, rebuilding, compensation, insurance); new investment eg by governments and private companies for rebuilding; resultant legislation eg new terrorism laws, new criminal offences; procedures eg new police powers; processes eg secure airport check-in; improvements eg communication systems