Emergency preparedness : a safety planning guide for people, property, and business continuity

Emergency Preparedness: A Safety Planning Guide for People, Property, and Business Continuity provides step-by-step instructions for developing prevention and response plans for all types of emergencies and disasters. It helps the reader to create an organization-wide emergency management plan that ensures that all procedures are in place and all equipment and personnel needs are addressed so that your company can respond to an emergency situation quickly and instinctively. You will feel confident that your employees are trained and prepared to put your company's plan into action and protect all workers, property, and the life of the company in the face of any natural or non-natural event. "This comprehensive book examines all types of emergencies and disasters, from natural--hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods--to manmade--chemical spills, biological warfare, building collapse, and bombings. Here the reader finds information to understand how wildfires spread or what the unexpected dangers are in a flash flood. Each emergency or disaster is further explained by a real-life case study to illustrate important emergency preparedness concepts. There are detailed instructions on what to do in each emergency."-- Provided by publisher Emergency Preparedness, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide for developing prevention, response, and recovery plans for all types of emergencies and disasters-natural and manmade. Included are step-by-step instructions to create an emergency response plan for personal or organizational use. New chapters on school and hospital protection.