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The document outlines the definition, types, effects, and management phases of disasters as defined by the United Nations. It details the objectives of disaster management, including saving lives and providing essential supplies, as well as the structure of disaster management authorities at both district and national levels. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of first aid, mock drills for preparedness, and the identification of hazardous products.

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The document outlines the definition, types, effects, and management phases of disasters as defined by the United Nations. It details the objectives of disaster management, including saving lives and providing essential supplies, as well as the structure of disaster management authorities at both district and national levels. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of first aid, mock drills for preparedness, and the identification of hazardous products.

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10.

Disaster
Management
10th Std Science
Disaster
United Nations has defined the disaster as “the sudden
event that leads to the huge loss of life and property.”
Types of Disasters

Geological Atmospheric Plant Animal Unknown International


Ex. Earth Ex. Hot and Ex. Forest Infectious viruses, poisonous War, fire, bomb
quake, cold waves, fire, fungal bacteria (cholera, gases. Atomic blast, forced
volcano, snow-storms, disease malaria, plague), test. migration,
tsunami, snow fall, spreading insects, bite of Unplanned terrorism, rapes,
landslides,etc. cyclones, etc. (Blister),etc. poisonous animals, etc. action child labour.
Accident..

Geophysical Biological Manmade


Effects of Disaster
Partial or complete collapsing of buildings,
drying out of water sources, contamination
Sudden increase in fund
of water, Stinky pollution of environment expenditure, shortage of funds for
due to decomposing corpses of humans development of other sectors,
and other animals. decrease in productivity.

Injuries, emotional / Loss of near and dear


mental stress, increase ones, Availability of
in epidemics, death of food and water
victims

Stress on workers, political leaders often adopt


collapsing of transport policies like committing
system, shortage of extremely large emergency
facilities, etc. management funds

Disaster
Nature and scope of disaster
1 Phase of Emergency
i) Maximum lives can be saved by quick actions during this phase only. Venus
ii) Various actions like search and rescue operations, medical assistance, first aid,
restoring communication services, removing the people from affected area are
expected in this phase.

2 Transitional Phase
i) Rehabilitation work is started in this phase, after the subsidence
Venus
of any type of disaster.
ii) It includes clearing of debris, restoring water supply, repairing
roads, etc. so that it will help to bring normalcy in public life.
3 Reconstruction Phase
i) This is highly complicated phase. Venus
ii) This phase begins in transitional phase.
iii) People reconstruct their buildings and facilities like
roads and water supply are restored.
Objectives of Disaster Management

1 Saving of human life during the calamity and release of the people.

2 Supply of essential commodities of the people to reduce the effect of disaster.

3 To restore the human life in the region by creating reconciliation in disaster.

4 Rehabilitate disaster victims.

5 Considering protective measures in disaster, such disaster will not reach in future
and take care to reduce their intensity.
Pre-disaster management Post-disaster management
1. Providing all types of necessary help
1. Identifying the pro-disaster areas.
to victims of disasters.

2. Collecting the information about


2. Participation of preferably local
intensity of disaster and probable sites
peoples saved from the disaster in
of disasters through predictive intensity
arranging the help to victims.
maps and hazard maps respectively.

3. Quick establishment of help centre.


3. Getting special training for disaster
Different types of disasters need
management.
different types of control centres

4. Increasing awareness about disaster 4. Categorization of the help material


management among the general public received from control centre, delivering
through training programmes, mass media, the material to victims and continuous
and etc. Post-disaster managemen review of the help.
5. Being always prepared for disaster
rescue.
Structure of Disaster Management Authority
District Disaster Management Authority

District collector is also


responsible for designing
At the district level,
the schemes for each
district collector is
district, separately for
responsible for disaster
each type of disaster
management and
and getting those
implementation of
sanctioned from state-
rehabilitation schemes.
level authorities.
National Disaster Response Force

National Disaster Response Force has been established


as per the Disaster management Act, 2005

Divisions of this force are working in army.

Overall, 12 divisions are working in the country.

Its headquarter is in Delhi and it is in action all over


the country with the help of army. In Maharashtra,
National Disaster Response Force is in action through
State Reserve Police Force.
First Aid

The primary help offered to


the victims of disasters before
actual medical treatment is
available is known as first aid.
Necessary Material in First Aid Box
1. Bandage strips of different 11. Small pins
size 12. Needle
2. Wound gauze. 13. Band aid
3. Triangular and circular 14. Torch
bandage. 15. Scissor
4. Medicated cotton 16. Thermometer
5. Hand gloves 17. Petroleum jelly
6. Clean and dry cloth pieces.
7. Soap
8. Antiseptic (Dettol/ Savlon)
9. Safety pins
10. Blade
Mock Drill

Police
Objective of Mock Drill
1. Evaluating the response to the disaster.
2. Improving the coordination between various
departments of disaster control.
3. Identification of own abilities.
Police
4. Improving the ability of quick response to disaster.
5. Checking the competency of the planned actions.
6. Identifying the possible errors and risks.
Disaster preparedness infographics
(i) This symbol is used for hazardous products which causes less
severe health effects. This symbol indicates that the product has
acute toxicity, can cause skin and eye irritation, can be hazardous to
ozone layer, can affect respiratory organs as well as has narcotic
effects. If this symbol is ignored, then health issues as mentioned
above can arise as well as can impact the environment.

(ii) These are used for products which have deathly effects on
exposure to small amount of it. This symbol indicates that the
product has acute oral, dermal and inhalation toxicity. It would prove
fatal if the product with this symbol is swallowed or inhaled.

(iii) This symbol is used to represent that the product is hazardous to


aquatic life. If these products are spilled in oceans or seas then it
can have fatal and long lasting effects on aquatic organisms.
(iv)This symbol indicates that the product can cause serious health
effects. The product with this symbol can cause respiratory
sensitivity, skin toxicity, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity,
reproductive toxicity, aspiration hazard, specific target organ toxicity
after single exposure or repeated exposure.

(v) This symbol is used to indicate that the product is capable of


corroding metals and cause irritation to eyes and skin. The product
with this symbol can also cause severe burns to skin as well as damage
the eye.

(vi) This symbol represents that the product is good oxidising liquids
or solids. The product having this symbol can cause fire on explosions
or can even intensify fire.
(vii) This symbol represents flammable gases, aerosols, liquids and
solids; pyrophoric liquids, gases and solids, self-reactive substance or
mixtures, organic peroxides. The product having this symbol can cause
fire on heating.

(viii) This symbol represents that the product is an unstable explosive


or it is a self-reactive substance or mixtures. This symbol is also
placed on labels of organic peroxides. The product having this symbol
can cause explosions on heating.

(ix) This symbol is used to represent the hazard of gases under


pressure such as dissolved gas, liquefied gas, compresses gas or
refrigerated liquefied gas. The product having this symbol may
explode on heating as well as may cause cryogenic burns and injuries.

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