Severe Weather Events – Effective Planning (SWEEP)

Summary

To develop/build on national effectiveness, resilience, response and communication before, during and after a severe weather event.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course you will be able to:

  • describe the impacts of severe weather on both the customer and the end user;
  • target warnings to the end user, with an understanding of the decisions taken on receipt of the warning by that user;
  • develop plans and design a method of attributing confidence to a warning;
  • organise regular discussions with stakeholders to know what actions they take, and to practise their severe weather plans;
  • develop a system to continually collect and maintain weather data;
  • communicate before, during and after the event;
  • issue warnings with regular updates and amendments if necessary, by a variety of methods including social networking (Facebook, Twitter, etc), web, email, phone calls, etc;
  • investigate the concept of a Public Weather Service Advisor;
  • broadcast confidently and directly to the media;
  • identify and adopt a business continuity plan;
  • securely archive warnings.

Type: Classroom - residential
Duration: Fee (USD): Supplier: Met Office (UK)
Location: Exeter - UK
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