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This book assembles the best available information on how one can work safely in today’s challenging humanitarian environments. It provides practical advice to staff on dealing with safety and...
Building Safety III,The presentations summs up examples of safety measurements during shelter built-up.
- The majority rebuild using their own resources, often...
A manual for people working in environments contaminated by landmines and other explosive hazards including improvised explosive devices.
This resource contains a set of free online courses related to safety, security and staff care, ranging from Field Safety and Security, Kidnapping and Hostage Survival, First Aid, Acceptence in...
The impacts of fire are beginning to be recognised as a significant risk in informal settlements, but are still often overshadowed by the focus on formal built settlements. This Framework has been...
This presentation from UNHCR looks at fire safety, the design of fire protection in Shelter, and explores the minimum safe distance to maintain between shelter units to limit the risk of shelter...
This report highlights the issue of operational security for national humanitarian aid workers and partner organisations. The principal findings include that despite overall improvements in aid...
The aim of this book is to highlight the common features of safety and security that apply or could apply to aid workers when working in conflict areas. The book attempts to explain in layman’s...
This resource is about how one can be secure from the effects fire outbreak in the informal settlements.
This 3-minute video provides an overview of security best practices and procedures humanitarians should put in place prior to departure, while en route and while working in unsecure locations.