My NDSU office was in Minard Hall in 2009. Then there was a partial structural collapse of the building in late December 2009 on the side of the building that my department's offices were located. We decided that we would move until construction was concluded. We expected to be out of the building for 12-18 [...]
Tag: liability
Now that we know, what are we going to do about it?
When teaching about potential liability issues in my Business Continuity and Crisis Management class I emphasize three key questions: What did you know? When did you know it? What did you do about it? In our discussions these questions come up in regard to dangerous conditions that ultimately cause some harm (such as product deficiencies or retention [...]
Safety and security is everyone’s responsibility.
At the bottom of NDSU's Emergency Action Guide posters that are liberally posted around the campus is a very important message, "Safety & security is everyone's responsibility." I think this may be the most important piece of information on that poster. Too often, folks believe that these responsibilities - care for our own safety and [...]
Life as we know it will continue tomorrow.
A bit of tutelage on how to handle a day like today if you are a business or institution that needs to make a decision about whether to close or not. I offer this from an emergency management, business continuity and legal perspective. If the roads that will be traveled on by a significant percentage [...]
THE NEW FORTY 