Event Details

Technical Seminar on

Date: Thursday, 2 June 2011
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (6:30pm for registration)
Venue: N-001, Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Kowloon
Organizer(s): The Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety (HKARMS)
Co-Organizer(s): HKIE-MMNC, HKARMS, IMechE
Speaker: David Smith, Managing Director, Risk Matters Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia.
Language: English
Contact Person: Vincent Ho
Contact Email: vsho.hkarms@gmail.com
CPD: 1.5 hrs
Content: The Speaker will demonstrate how the 2009 bushfires in which 173 people died and 414 people were injured caused both the Victorian Government and the Victorian Community to concentrate their emergency risk mitigation strategies in a narrow defined area, ignoring an "all hazards" approach. As a result community programs and agency preparedness was focused on "wild fire" mitigation despite the fact that the risk profile of many communities indicated this was not their highest risk. The September 2010, and January 2011 floods meant that both the government and the community were ill prepared to deal with other hazards.

The speaker then demonstrates how our organisations make exactly the same mistake all the time and provides examples of how we can prevent this from happening.

View: PowerPoint Presentation File

Representatives from Co-organisers presented souvenirs to Speaker Mr. David Smith (middle). HKARMS organised another full house event.

HKARMS Chairman Dr Vincent Ho presented a token of appreciation to Mr David Smith

 
Remarks: This seminar is free of charge and prior registration is required.

Registration Details:

We are sorry that the Event is full. Please contact Vincent Ho for registration details.