Emergency preparedness a safety planning guide for people, property, and business continuit
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD
Bernan Press
[2016]
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| Edition: | Second edition |
| Series: | Earlier edition published as: Emergency preparedness for facilities : a guide to safety planning and business continuity
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Emergencies and disasters : natural and non-natural events. Understanding emergencies and disasters ; Tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and floods ; Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and landslides ; Fire and wildfire, drought and extreme heat, and blizzards and avalanches ; Bomb threats, chemical warfare, and bioterrorism ; Chemical spills, contamination, and household emergencies ; Nuclear threat and exposure ; Workplace violence and workplace medical emergencies ; More non-natural events : civil disturbances, blackouts, structural collapse
- Part II. Planning, procedures, mitigation, and recovery. The emergency action plan, Part One: Laying the groundwork ; The emergency action plan, Part Two: Creating the plan ; Training, drills, and evacuations ; Basic first aid and medical care in the workplace or anyplace ; Post-event restoration ; Guidlines for emergency mitigation ; Emergency preparednes : hospitals and healthcare facilities ; Emergency preparedness : schools