21st Century FEMA Course Manuals - Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry and Recovery for Companies of All Sizes, Step by Step Approach to Emergency Planning (Ringbound)

This vital Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training course manual is one of the series of influential FEMA documents providing crucial material on disasters and emergency response. Every year emergencies take their toll on business and industry in lives and dollars. But something can be done. Business and industry can limit injuries and damages and return more quickly to normal operations if they plan ahead. This guide provides step-by-step advice on how to create and maintain a comprehensive emergency management program. It can be used by manufacturers, corporate offices, retailers, utilities or any organization where a sizable number of people work or gather. Whether you operate from a high-rise building or an industrial complex; whether you own, rent or lease your property; whether you are a large or small company; the concepts in this guide will apply. To begin, you need not have in-depth knowledge of emergency management. What you need is the authority to create a plan and a commitment from the chief executive officer to make emergency management part of your corporate culture. If you already have a plan, use this guide as a resource to assess and update your plan. The guide is organized as follows: Section 1: 4 Steps in the Planning Process how to form a planning team; how to conduct a vulnerability analysis; how to develop a plan; and how to implement the plan. The information can be applied to virtually any type of business or industry. Section 2: Emergency Management - Considerations how to build such emergency management capabilities as life safety, property protection, communications and community outreach. Section 3: Hazard-Specific Information technical information about specific hazards your facility may face. Section 4: Information Sources where to turn for additional information. What Is an Emergency? An emergency is any unplanned event that can cause deaths or significant injuries to employees, customers or the public; or that can shut down your business, disrupt operations, cause physical or environmental damage, or threaten the facility s financial standing or public image. Contents of this training manual include: What Is an Emergency? * What Is Emergency Management? * Making the Case for Emergency Management * SECTION 1: 4 STEPS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS * STEP 1 - ESTABLISH A PLANNING TEAM * Form the Team * Establish Authority * Issue a Mission Statement * Establish a Schedule and Budget * STEP 2 - ANALYZE CAPABILITIES AND HAZARDS * Where Do You Stand Right Now? * Review Internal Plans and Policies * Meet with Outside Groups * Identify Codes and Regulations * Identify Critical Products, Services and Operations * Identify Internal Resources and Capabilities * Identify External Resources * Do an Insurance Review * Conduct a Vulnerability Analysis * List Potential Emergencies * Estimate Probability * Assess the Potential Human Impact * Assess the Potential Property Impact * Assess the Potential Business Impact * Assess Internal and External Resources * STEP 3 - DEVELOP THE PLAN * Plan Components * Executive Summary * Emergency Management Elements * Emergency Response Procedures * Support Documents * The Development Process * Identify Challenges and Prioritize Activities * Write the Plan * Establish a Training Schedule * Continue to Coordinate with Outside Organizations * Maintain Contact with other Corporate Offices * Review, Conduct Training and Revise * Distribute the Plan * Integrate the Plan into Company Operations * Conduct Training * Planning Considerations * Training Activities * Employee Training * Evaluate and Modify the Plan * SECTION 2: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS * Direction and Control * Emergency Management Group (EMG) * Incident Command System (ICS) * Emergency Operations Center (EOC) * Planning Considerations