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 n way that au 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 dis- seminated the fact that the released chemical was neutralized by water, then victims could have placed water-soaked ags over their mouths. Many would have been saved. Once you have a major catastrophe like NASAs, which happencd in front of millions