Diploma In Disaster Hazard & Risk Management

A disaster is an event triggered by natural or man-made causes that lead to sudden distribution of normalcy of life within society, causing widespread damage to life and property. Distribution can be caused due to occurrence of frequent hazards like earthquakes, fires, cyclones, terrorism, biological wars and chemical explosions.

Benefits of certification:

• Government authorized assessment agency certification.
• Certificate valid for lifetime.
• Lifetime verification of certificate.
• Free job assistance as per your interest area.

Syllabus
 
Hazard assessment: introduction, hazard assessment, earthquake hazard, future analysis of earthquake disaster, flood hazard, flood vulnerability, flood management, fire hazard, epidemic management, road accidents, industrial hazards, nature and occurrence, risk and vulnerability analysis based on hazards.

Future analysis of disaster: definitions and conceptual framework, planning as institutional assessment of disaster risk management systems, assessment of disaster risk management systems at the national level, assessment of disaster risk management at the district level, assessment of disaster risk management systems at the community level, analyzing and interpreting the data.

Fire hazards: fire hazards, fire prevention, heat, plant and equipment, fire safety, portable heaters, electrical safety, arson, oxygen safeguard, fuel safeguards, flammable materials, metal storage for flammable chemicals, containers for flammable liquid, intermediate bulk contain.

Road accidents:  road accidents in india, trends in type of injuries caused in road accidents, accidents on account of human factors, accidents on account of vehicular factors, road safety awareness campaigns, road safety marathon, non use of safety devices – helmets and seat belts, urban and rural spread of road accidents, speed breakers, weather conditions, poor lighting, lack of adequate road signs, invalid driving license, violation of traffic rules, ongoing construction works.

Industrial hazards: types of industrial hazards, mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, chemical hazards, fire hazards, dust hazards, accident hazards, preventions of mechanical hazards, typical adverse effects of epidemics, heat waves.

Risk and vulnerability assessment: introduction, two components of risk, depth of analysis, quantitative analysis of disaster likelihood, risk evalution, the purpose of evaluating risk, risk acceptability, vulnerability, risk factors that influence vulnerability, risk perception is  necessary for disaster management and communications.