Prevention and preparation mechanisms will not work if early warning signals are no watched for systematically. An organization sbould bave tested damage limitation mechanisms in place here is no way that all crises can be averted Limitation mechanisms prevent the damage from engulfing other parts of the corporation. The disaster at Bhopal is a classic example. If Union Carbide had immediately disseminated the fact that the released chemical was neutralized by water, then victims could have placed water-soaked rags over their mouths. Many would have been saved. Once you have a major catastrophe like NASAs, which happencd in front of millions