OR/18/014 Conclusions and actions
| Freeborough, K, Dashwood, C, Reeves, H, and Arnhardt, C. 2018. A workshop focusing on communication of hazard assessment information; summary of discussions. British geological Survey. (OR/18/014). |
Whilst there was initially disappointment that the group who attended the day were not in fact day-to-day users of the DHA, the initial reactions and views of the group were still very valid. Interest in the document was positive and all the feedback ultimately considered useful. Outcomes and comments from the review process closely align with work undertaken by Lui and Demeritt (2017). It is clear that the DHA achieves some of it aims successfully and that simple changes could be made to the document to increase its usefulness as part of a full review.
Whilst all the comments have been recorded in this document, the main summary and suggestions for change, as gathered from the stakeholders, can be simply summarised as follows:
- The DHA is fit for purpose as an at-a-glance overview; however who the document is specifically aimed at should be discussed further
- Terminology should be consistent, the document and organisations feeding in to the assessments should review the use of their own terminology if emergency response is not within their usual mandates. Clarify if alert, assessment or warning.
- The 5 day summary maps should be reviewed to assess the potential for clearer visuals.
- Options aiding the dissemination of the DHA should be reviewed
All of the overview comments from this workshop have been forwarded to the DHA communications team, for consideration in their 2018 revision of the document.
Discussion from the impact session will be reviewed by the HSE team for follow up on future projects and fed back to the NHP group.