Innovative Approaches in Disaster Risk Reduction: The Impact of Safety Professionals
摘要
Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and typhoons occur almost annually, causing property damage, injuries, deaths, and cross-border effects. While these high-profile disasters garner attention, lesser-known occupational dangers have the potential to transform into technological disasters with serious and far-reaching consequences. This research aims to analyses community perceptions, review technological accident reports, and interview subject-matter experts. The objective is to enrich the understanding of technological risks and their management. A significant outcome of this research is the formulation of the Pasir Gudang Disaster Risk Reduction (PGDRR) framework. This framework is the result of a collaborative effort to improve disaster preparedness and response across various groups, such as safety professionals, local authorities, and the broader community. This study shows that safety experts can implement most of the 11 PGDRR principles to respond to technological disasters and their effects. Additionally, the interdisciplinary framework seeks to unify diverse efforts, ensuring an effective approach to mitigating the impacts of technological disasters and fostering a resilient community. The framework recommends both short-term and long-term actions by focusing on partnerships, information sharing, and communication plans in a comprehensive cycle of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This study encourages policymakers, professionals, and stakeholders to prioritize community-centric methods in disaster frameworks to effectively plan for and respond to future disasters. The goal of this paper is to provide a complete framework for enhancing the resilience of communities in Malaysia to natural and technological disasters in major industrial areas.