Posts by Simon Marwick
What Incident and Risk Management can teach us
about Collaboration
Incident and risk management relies heavily on incident management plans, risk policies, and company-wide situational awareness.
Read MoreThe Future of Incident Management
The importance of preparing for, responding to, and managing incidents. Simon Marwick talks about his journey to leading the Global Operations Command Centre in Aberdeen, the technology he uses to deliver critical incident response services, and his thoughts on the future of incident management. From lifeguard to Afghanistan to emergency response From a very young…
Read MoreLocal Workforce Development in Oil and Gas Sector
Nationalisation programmes continue to dominate MENA workforce planning, driven by Government policy that promotes the employment of local nationals over expats. As such, the upskill of local nationals and competency based training programmes is set to play a huge role in the delivery of such plans. This is especially relevant in the oil and gas…
Read MoreObservations of a Security Consultant
As the Senior Security Consultant at Restrata, I spend a large amount of my time travelling around the MENA region delivering security assessments for a variety of developments, including hotels, industrial facilities, airports and even railways. Over the last 6 months, I have developed a list of my top 5 security concerns, witnessed across different…
Read More3 steps to delivering better Travel Risk Management
Duty of Care is a key responsibility of any organisation, and the importance is growing, with governments around the globe implementing legislation to ensure staff are kept safe, and of course the increased risks of incidents. Terrorist attacks are occurring more often, and political instability is rife in many emerging markets that are a focus for…
Read MoreTop 5 Employee Travel Risks
The Global Business Travel Association projected a 3.5 percent increase in 2017 on corporate travel spend, indicating that staff will continue to take on overseas assignments or travel abroad for short business trips, and with governments around the globe implementing legislation to ensure that workers outside of the office are protected, organisations require a cost…
Read MoreTop 5 Hotel Security Challenges in 2017
Sadly, the world continues to be a dangerous place, with terrorist attacks on the increase, particularly in the MENA region. Hotels have seemingly been identified as a “soft target”, as by their very nature, they must be welcoming and friendly establishments as opposed to fortresses. Following the global incidents witnessed in 2016, we outline below…
Read MoreSecurity In a Rail Environment
In a world of growing population, new fast growing and emerging economies developing modern safe and secure means of transporting people and goods has never been more vital to continuing to bring economic and social benefits to societies across the globe. Add to that demand a need to minimise the environmental impact on our planet…
Read MoreConstruction and the Technological Disruption
There’s no doubt technology has changed the way we live, disrupting everything from how we dine and shop to how we work and travel. While most industries have been forced to adapt, some have managed to continue on with business as usual while technology alters everything around them. For the construction industry, the latter was true…
Read MoreWhy is the Healthcare Sector a Target for Cyber Attacks?
Earlier this year, the NHS in the UK became a victim of cyber crime, when computers at hospitals and GPs surgeries around the country were among tens of thousands hit in almost 100 countries by malware that appeared to be using technology stolen from the National Security Agency in the US. The attack blocked access…
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