World Wide Incident Reports, & Safety Initiatives.
CHINA - BEIJING HEALTH WARNING: Pneumonia case reported, see health tips
BUILDING SECURITY TIPS (HOTELS / ACCOMODATION)
TRAVEL TIPS: please read this section carefully before deploying overseas.
SPECIAL FEATURE, Latest IED technology
PHILIPPINES- Latest Security report & info on US Operations and Abu Sayef Group
GEORGIA: Security latest & HIGH Risk Assessment now available
ALGERIA - Security Alert, Bomb attack in Algiers, the second in 2 weeks
INDIA - SECURITY WARNING- & security report submitted by a New Delhi based journalist

Afghanistan: High Security Alert
An aid group has suspended its work in Afghanistan - after 20 years - following the killing of three female aid workers in an ambush near Kabul. British-Canadian Dr Jacqueline Kirk, Canadian Shirley Case and Nicole Dial, a Trinidadian-American, were shot with their Afghan driver Mohammad Aimal. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) workers had been driving to the capital from Gardez in the south-east.

EZI Analysis: Recently submitted secutiy report on safety in Kabul and outlying areas
Security Remains HIGH and security consultation is recommended before travel

Pakistan: High Security Alert,
Police in Pakistan say they are investigating two loud explosions heard in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. The cause and location of the blasts is not clear, but officials say all "sensitive installations" are safe. Some reports say at least one of the explosions took place in the nearby city of Rawalpindi, 12km (seven miles) from the capital city.

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For a comprehensive risk assessment for the area please e-mail zerorisk@bigpond.com

Turkey (Security report from Istanbul)
At least 16 people have been killed and 154 wounded in two explosions in the Turkish city of Istanbul, in what officials say was a terrorist attack. The first blast occurred in a rubbish bin in the busy Gungoren residential area. The second, larger explosion occurred as crowds gathered. No group has claimed responsibility, but security services said the attack bore the hallmarks of Kurdish rebels.


Security Remains HIGH and security consultation is recommended before travel

Iraq: .(Security Risk: High)
At least six people have been killed in a car bomb attack against Shia pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. At least 10 people were injured in the blast in the capital. It is the latest in a number of recent attacks on Shia pilgrims heading to the holy city of Karbala to mark the birth date of a 9th Century Shia imam. On Thursday, 18 people died after a female attacker blew herself up while among a group of pilgrims in the town of Iskandariya, south of Baghdad.

IRAQ: Safety tips when working in EMBED's
Security Remains HIGH and security consultation is recommended before travel

Sri Lanka (Security report from Colombo)
The BBC's Roland Buerk in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, looks at why journalists and human rights activists there are so angry. The police dragged barricades across the road, blocking the route to President Mahinda Rajapaksa's office. Wearing black armbands, journalists and human rights activists said the freedom of the press had been undermined as the war continues between the government and the separatist Tamil Tigers (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam).


Security Remains HIGH and security consultation is recommended before travel

TERRORISM & SECURITY ANALYSIS
This section is reserved for any reports either gleaned or forwarded on to EZ by chief security analysts in their quest to understand and explain the functionality and changing face of today's terrorist organisations.
This section also highlights advances in military technology.

INDONESIA: Sercurity Risk Analysis for 2008
IRAQ- SECURITY SURVEY REPORT Feb 2008
IRAQ - BASRA SECURITY ASSESSMENT
SRI LANKA - Security Analysis for 2008
EUROPE - GERMANY - Al Qaeda SECURITY ALERT

SPECIALIST SAFETY & SECURITY TRAINING, Re-Developed 2006

ZI (ZERORISK INTERNATIONAL) - EBU training partner, (Australasia) OHS Training 2005
PSAT - Personal Security Awareness Training (1-4 days)
Disaster Emergency Planning (1 day)
Public Order (Riot Training) (1day)
CBR (Chemical, Biological, Nuclear) Training (1 day)
All Terrain Driving Course (3days)

For further details about any of the courses listed below: e-mail EZ Web Editor

Tropical Diseases & Treatments
Cholera Dengue Fever Diphtheria Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B HIV / AIDS / Jap Encephalitis Malaria, Meningitis, Polio, Rabies, Tetanus, TB, Tick Encephalitis, Diarrhea, Typhoid Fever,Yellow Fever
High risk safety courses have been developed with the sole aim of equipping any employee working overseas with preventative health risk information.(refer to training section)

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CHINA: Bird Flu Death causes concern for possible winter outbreaks