Emergency and Disaster Planning Manual (Hardcover)

by Laura G. Kaplan (Author) "Natural disasters may result in widespread, lengthy disruptions of both the energy supply infrastructure and the telecommunications services needed by energy suppliers for restoration and..." (more)
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Plan aggressively to meet any natural disaster head on! Fires, storms, floods--when disaster strikes, do you have a realistic action plan to restore your firm's facilities, help your employees and community recover, and reinstate service to customers! In Emergency and Disaster Planning Manual, Lauran G. Kaplan--Dade County distribution operations manager for Florida Power & Light during Hurricane Andrew--delivers a master blueprint for doing just that. Focusing on 8 key planning measures, she gives you the tools to organize your personnel, equipment, procurement, insurance, and other basic needs. . .implement employee preparedness and assistance programs. . .design and manage staging sites to restore transportation, lodging, meals, and other essentials. . .coordinate with federal, state, and local authorities. . .handle accounting and auditing paperwork to satisfy insurers and government agencies. . .and much, much more.

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The best way to ensure that your company is ready for any emergency or disaster Natural disasters are harrowing enough without the additional--and unnecessary--perils caused by inadequate emergency planning. And that's why every plant engineer, facilities manager, or anyone else responsible for formulating industrial emergency and disaster recovery plans will want to study this book and apply its lessons. Comprehensive in scope, this practical guide shows you how to devise and put into action a strategic plan that will quickly respond to the restoration needs of your community, employees, and company. You'll find specific, step-by-step details on how to: Organize and plan; Provide employee services; Design and administer restoration activities efficiently; Manage Inventory; Disseminate information to government agencies and the media; Master accounting and auditing techiniques for insurance purposes; Address environmental clean-up issues. Plus there are revealing and instructive case histories of specific disaster recovery situations ranging from oil spills and fires to ice storms and floods and to high-profile cases such as Hurricane Andrew and the Los Angeles riots. Amply supported by helpful guidelines, checklists, illustrations, procedures, and evaluation forms, here are the reliable tools and realistic insights that will help you overcome any unforeseen emergency.

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• Hardcover: 396 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070340838
• ISBN-13: 978-0070340831
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
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