Week 3 Discussion – Compliance and Regulations

During a disaster certain assets must be protected. For industrial companies, this is not only for the company, but also for the surrounding community. Read the article on industrial safety after hurricane Harvey,

Industrial Safety After Hurricane HarveyLinks to an external site.

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• First, pick a recent disaster, such as fire, flood, tornado, or earthquake, and comment on what you think industrial companies should do to mitigate any effects of their plant on surrounding communities during this type of disaster.
• Second, discuss whether you think IT companies in the area should use the same type of mitigation strategy as industrial companies. If so, why? If not, why, and what should they do instead?

Be sure to respond to at least on of your classmates’ posts