UK Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act
Legal Obligations
The UK Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act of 2007.
Policy Document 2007 English
Resources
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IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial support in Emergency settings
Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Safety
The primary purpose of these guidelines (2007) by the IASC (Inter-Agency Standing Committee) is to enable humanitarian actors and communities to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral responses to protect and improve people’s mental health and psychosocial…
Guidance Material 2007 English
Central America and Mexico gang assessment
Context Analysis, NGO Security Management, Safety
The objectives of the Central America and Mexico Gang Assessment are to: (1) analyze the nature of gangs, their root causes, and other factors driving the phenomenon; (2) examine the transnational and regional aspects of gangs in Central America and…
Paper 2006 English
ECHO Security Training Manual – Trainers’ Guide
Context Analysis, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety
The ECHO Security Training Modules (2006) familiarise aid workers with essential concepts relating to security and provide a foundation for operating in insecure environments by exploring individual and agency responsibilities with regards to security procedures, policies and approaches. The security…
Guidance Material 2006 English
Security Advise – Hostage Survival (Members only content)
NGO Security Management, Safety
This short UNDSS guidelines provides useful tips to survive an abduction and hostage situation.
Guidance Material 2005 English
Preventing Violence in Health Care Five steps to an effective program
NGO Security Management, Safety
This document (2005) by WorkSafeBC (the Workers’ Compensation Board) is designed to aid healthcare organisations in developing, implementing and reviewing violence prevention policies. It seeks to aid organisations in: improving the quality of the working environment; eliminating or minimising the…
Guidance Material 2005 English
Insecurity of Aid Workers Engaged in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Cases of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq (Members only content)
Context Analysis, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management, Safety
This study examined Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) strategies employed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The study reviewed the impact on aid worker insecurity of the breadth of the peacekeeping and PCR mandates, the coordination of these mandates, and the local…
Article 2004 English
Hostage Survival: Guidelines for U.S. Government Personnel Taken Hostage (Members only content)
NGO Security Management, Safety
This presentation (2004) provides statistics about kidnapping and a thorough section on hostage behavior in order to survive.
Guidance Material 2004 English