Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment on Blue Missions

Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment on Blue Missions

Blue Missions is a water charity company that is committed to offering a resolution to global water problems. It is aimed at connecting communities with clean water and also adequate sewage disposal. The Blue Mission Company services are provided through volunteer travel as it creates the opportunity for people to find the purpose of traveling abroad. This is important as it allows donors to make an impact on other people’s well-being. The initiative also will give poor people the chance to have a healthy and hygienic environment because it is hard to have a healthy environment without clean water. This company, however, has risks. It is exposed to harm during the water trips up the mountain in search of clean water. This project will assess the hazards and vulnerability of the company experience.

Identify the Hazards

1. The slipping and falling hazard

Blue Mission Organization water trips involve hiking up the mountain, searching for water, digging trenches and laying down pipes. This slippery ground is hazardous and exposes people to the danger of slipping and falling to the land, which may injure them. These injuries will cause the end or slow down the project since the people have to get medical attention.

2. Animal attacks

During searching for water sources in the mountains, there is a risk of encountering wild animals, snakes, and even snakes. These animals are hazardous because they may injure or even kill people if caution is not taken. They, therefore, can disturb the activities of getting water sources and piping because they feared by the people.

3. Medical Incidents

Hikers might include people with different body conditions such as strokes, heart attacks, and illnesses. The hikers also might experience circumstances such as fatigue, heat exhaustion, or dehydration. This conditions will affect the output of the people during work because it weakens their emotional and physical energy. This may cause the project to slow down or even stop if not taken care of with caution.

4. Disasters

During the hike up the mountain, the hikers are exposed to the threat of natural disasters like floods, fires, and even lightning. This is dangerous because it cannot be controlled and might kill the people if there is no immediate and proper rescue. This, therefore, pose a threat to the project completion since the people have to get to safety

Profile each hazard

• Slipping and falling.

This risk happens due to the slippery ground because of spilled water. This includes the carried drinking water by people and even the water from the source. The vicious oil used during the process is more dangerous in case they are spilled because it will make the ground more slippery and hard. This is therefore dangerous to the hikers as it might make them fall and causes injure. It is, therefore, necessary to take precautions in order to avoid it by wearing proper shoes. It is also advisable to inform the hikers whenever they are in a slippery ground so that they pay attention and avoid being distracted as distraction causes more cases of falling.

• Animal attacks

The water source and the place where laying down pipes always are the habitat of several animals and insects. In the mountains, there are wild animals which are dangerous and may kill people if they are encountered. The place also hosts snakes that are poisonous in case they bite the hikers. Insects, too, are found in the site, and they stink, which would cause pain and even poison to the people. These situations will be dealt with by wearing protective clothing to avoid insect bites and moving with security to avoid dangerous wild animals.

• Medical incidents

Walking up the mountain can cause sickness to the people because of high altitude. These people, therefore, face the hazard of developing acute mountain sickness. The scary nature of the trip also might affect the people who have the condition of heart attack and stroke. This requires immediate attention since they might lead to death. The incidences also might lead to death since hospitals might be far away from the mountain hence may delay the medical services. It is therefore advisable that the medical officers accompany the hikers during the trips.

• Disasters

Since we have no control over the natural disasters of how, where, and when they happen, it is hard to stop. This, therefore, is a great hazard during the water hiking project because there is a danger of floods, bushfire rockslides, earthquakes, and even floods. This will not only cause the stop of the project, but it may also destroy life. To deal with them, there is a need to prepare early enough before going for the water project through the weather predictions.

Determine the vulnerability

The hikers have a high physical vulnerability to several hazards during the water project. This is because the physical proximity of the area where the project has to take place is very close to disasters such as bushfires, earthquakes, and rock slides. The mountain also has wild animals, and this makes the people very vulnerable to the attack by the animals. They also are much exposed to sicknesses in the mountain because of the high altitude that is there. They, therefore, risk being infected by acute mountain sickness. Acute mountain sickness, together with other personal conditions make the people have a high risk of losing their lives during the project because of their geographical proximity to the hospitals and the causes of diseases. Hiker is also in great danger of injuries because of the nature of the work that they are doing. They can slide and cause injuries or harm themselves by the digging equipment they have.

Determine the risk

The process of hiking up the mountain to find clean water exposes the hikers to danger. This is because the place of hiking, mountain, has weather, wildlife, and topographical hazards. There is a high risk of bad weather high up the mountain because of the high altitude; therefore, it is very cold for the hikers. There is also the risk of being caught up by the rain at the top of the mountain. The mountain hike will mean entering the home of wildlife. This may be interesting since the people might want to see the animals, but it is dangerous if the animals attack. The hikers during the project face environmental and topography risks. This is because the mountains have high altitude as compared to where they have been used to. This will make them experience a higher altitude than their average altitude. This exposes them to the risk of contracting diseases associated with high altitudes and too much cold.

Determine the consequences

The hiking activity in the process of obtaining clean water and piping the water to the people has a high probability of the risk of occurring. The risk also has a high chance of negative impacts on people’s life. This is because the geographical situation of the place for the project is close to the risks. This will make it challenging to manage the condition. This is because the site has a high vulnerability to the hazards since it is slippery, the habitat of the dangerous wild animals, and has a high likelihood of disaster like rock slides happening. The high altitude also exposes people to diseases. In case these dangers and disasters occur, there is a high likelihood that the consequences will worse. This is because, at the top of the mountain, there are no fast means of transport to take the victims for medical assistance. It will make it hard also for the people to save themselves from the disaster. This will lead to several cases of losses of lives from the people involved in the project. It will also affect the project since the condition will not allow the continuation of the project.

Identify capabilities and shortfalls

The water project intended to get the people clean water has numerous potentials and also deficiencies. The project can get many people clean water by one project. This is because of the water sources at the top of the mountain never dry. After all, it rains there more often, which solve the shortage of water. The project will ensure that people get safe water and hence provide the people to have healthy. The project through the hikes can entertain people through the wildlife and scenery they see in the mountains. This will make an excellent adventure for them and also give them a chance to have practice. Walking and climbing mountains will provide them with some form of exercise which is essential for their health. The project, however, will likely have shortcomings such as financial deficiencies. This is because the Blue Mission organization entirely dependent on donations, and the cost of PVC pipes might be costly since the project starts from the mountain down to the poor communities. The plan of Blue Mission Organization Company is likely to face the challenges of sickness and death of people working on the problem due to the risks involved.

Strategic Planning Process

• Identify the key environmental trends in the mountain to go to in the water project. This will ensure that the most appropriate time to do the project is picked concerning the weather. It will also ensure that the hikers have the necessary clothing and equipment, depending on the weather at the time. This is important because it will ensure that the team is prepared for the tasks.
• Survey the area of the project. The survey is vital to get information about the security of the place as it will be known if there are attackers or wild animals. This will determine the type of security personnel to take along with the people during the project. This will also identify the hazards in the place. It will, therefore, inform the hikers of the caution tools to take.
• Identify the approximate distance from the source of water to the community. This is important in knowing the size and the number of pipes to carry when going for the project. This will ensure that there is no shortage of pipes during the project.
• Identify the number of volunteers who are willing to go for the project. It is essential to know because it will tell if the people’s workforce will be enough or there is a need to reinforce it. It will also give the right amount of equipment and food to carry for the project to avoid a shortage.
• Consult with the volunteers. This will help to know the health conditions of the people to work with. It will also give them information on what to carry to support their requirements during work.

The Blue Missions Organization water project is of great benefit in any society. This is because it promotes excellent stability in society. In the community, mainly comprising of poor people, deaths due to diarrhea are common. This is caused by contaminated water, and hence the organization’s water project will wipe the problems away. The organization’s way of doing the project, however, involves a lot of risk in the volunteer’s lives. This is because of the hazards of injuries, wildlife, disasters, and medical incidences. The organization, therefore, should source more funds to help deal with those difficulties to make the projects run smoothly.