Emergency Planning and Management: Ensuring Your Company's Survival in the Event of a Disaster / Edition 2

by William H. Stringfield

Overview

Using this reference as your guide, you'll learn how to assess your business's vulnerability to disasters, evaluate planning considerations, preserve records, and avoid the fate of those businesses that do not prepare and ultimately do not survive. In addition, you'll learn about your federal obligations under CFR Title 29, SARA Title III, CFR Title 40, and the National Fire Protection Association. The author provides new and updated information on terrorism, federal response, workplace violence, civil disturbances, sabotage, and hazardous responder competencies. He also provides new information on insurance, loans, and the Small Business Administration; techniques for managing computer threats and viruses; and disaster planning and management contact information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865876903
Publisher:	Government Institutes
Publication date:	07/01/2000
Series:	Ensuring Your Company's Survival in the Event of a Disaster
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	8.66(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface to the Second Edition	xiii
	About the Author	xiv
Chapter 1	An Emergency Planning Primer	1
	Why Insurance Is Not Enough	2
	Case History--Turbo Widgets	3
	Direct and Indirect Losses from Incidents	5
	Federal Requirements for Development of Emergency Action Plans	7
	Overview of Federal Requirements	8
	OSHA 1910.38(a)--Employee Emergency Action Plans	8
	OSHA 1910.120--Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response	9
	OSHA 1910.119--Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Substances	10
	Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III--Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986	10
	Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)	11
	40 CFR Part 68--Risk Management Programs for Chemical Accident Release Prevention	11
	40 CFR Part 112--Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan	11
	40 CFR 264.50 through 264.56, Subpart D--Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures	11
	49 CFR Part 194--Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines	12
	National Fire Protection Association	12
	NFPA 471--Recommended Practice for Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents	13
	NFPA 472--Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents	13
	NFPA 600--Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades	13
	NFPA 1561--Standard on Fire Department Incident Management System	14
	NFPA 1600--Recommended Practice for Disaster Management	14
Chapter 2	Assessment of Your Vulnerability	15
	Hazard and Risk Management Assessment	17
	Benefits of a Hazard & Risk Management Assessment	18
Step 1	Determine the Potential Hazards That Threaten the Facility	18
	Risk Potential Analysis	18
	Types of Hazards	19
1.	Fire and explosion	19
2.	Hazardous material releases	20
3.	Severe weather and natural events	21
4.	Transportation incidents	22
5.	Public demonstrations and civil disturbances	23
6.	Terrorism	23
7.	Sabotage	24
8.	Workplace violence	25
9.	Strikes and work stoppages	25
Step 2	Determine the Prevention and Preparedness Level of the Facility	26
Step 3	Determine the Ability of the Facility to Protect Company Assets	26
Step 4	Assess the Capabilities of Your Personnel	27
Step 5	Putting It All Together	27
Chapter 3	Planning Considerations	29
	Hurricanes	29
	Tornadoes	30
	Winter Storms	31
	Floods	32
	Earthquakes	33
	Facility Fires	34
	Hazardous Materials	36
	Transportation Incidents	38
	Public Demonstrations/Civil Disturbances	38
	Terrorism	39
	Sabotage	40
	Secondary Disasters	41
Chapter 4	Survival after an Emergency	43
	Organizations with Post-Emergency Responsibilities	44
	Local Officials	44
	County Officials	44
	State Agencies	44
	Federal Agencies	45
	Other Organizations and Agencies	45
	Other Issues of Concern	46
	Political Issues	46
	Five Steps to Business Recovery	47
Step 1	Assign Responsibility for Business Recovery	47
Step 2	Make Plans to Establish Temporary Facilities	47
Step 3	Prepare to Contact Your Customers	48
Step 4	Establish Joint Alliances	50
Step 5	Establish Agreements with Your Vendors	51
	Specific Situations and Solutions	51
	Telephone Disruption	52
	Central Telephone Systems	52
	Insurance Policies	53
	Inventory Records	53
	Lease Agreements	54
	Receivables	54
	Computer Data	54
	Record Protection	55
	Record Protection for Field Personnel	55
Chapter 5	Generic Emergency Action Plan	57
I.	Introduction	59
A.	Purpose of the Emergency Action Plan	59
B.	Legal Authority	59
C.	Assumptions and Situations	59
D.	Facility Health and Safety Policy	60
E.	Organization and Personnel Responsibilities	60
F.	Plan Update Procedures and Revisions	60
G.	Plan Distribution	61
II.	Facility Hazard and Risk Analysis	61
A.	Overview of Facility	61
B.	Facility Risk Evaluation	61
C.	Offsite Risk Evaluation	62
III.	Prevention	62
A.	General Prevention Policy	62
B.	Fire Prevention Policy	62
C.	Facility Safety Inspections and Audits	63
D.	Facility Health and Safety Committee	63
IV.	Preparedness	63
A.	Training	63
B.	Drills and Exercises	64
C.	Facilities, Supplies, and Equipment	64
D.	Facility Security	65
E.	Media Relations Policy	65
V.	Detection, Alarm, and Notification Procedures	66
A.	Incident Discovery	66
B.	Initial Notification	66
C.	Emergency Alerting Procedures	67
D.	Evacuation and Personnel Accountability	67
E.	Emergency Notifications	67
F.	Regulatory Notifications	68
VI.	Incident Handling Procedures	69
A.	Fires and Explosions	69
B.	Hazardous Material Releases	69
C.	Medical Emergency	69
D.	Severe Weather Incidents	69
E.	Bomb Threats	69
F.	Transportation Accidents	69
G.	Public Demonstrations/Civil Disturbances	69
H.	Terrorism	69
I.	Sabotage	69
J.	Workplace Violence	70
K.	Strikes and Work Stoppages	70
VII.	Facility Shutdown Guidelines	70
A.	Emergency Shutdown Procedures	70
VIII.	Terminating the Emergency	71
A.	Recovery of Operations	71
B.	Documentation	71
C.	Incident Investigation	71
D.	Damage Assessment	72
F.	Post-Emergency Activities	72
IX. Appendix	Materials	72
A.	Maps	72
B.	Procedure Charts	73
C.	Callup Lists	73
D.	Emergency Contact Numbers	73
E.	List of Local Resources	73
F.	Mutual Aid Agreements	74
G.	Glossary of Terms	74
	Additional Plan Observations	74
Chapter 6	Preservation of Records	75
	Vital Records	75
	What Records Are Vital?	76
	Selecting Records to Be Protected	76
	Record Analysis Procedure	76
	Protecting Vital Records	77
	Safeguarding Vital Computer Information and Records	78
	Controlling the Central Computer Facility	79
	Ensuring Information Integrity	80
	Personal Computers	82
	Testing the Vital Records Program	82
Chapter 7	Sample Emergency Action Plan	83
	Table of Contents	84
Section I	Administration	87
	Policy Statement	87
	Scope of Plan	87
	Legal Compliance	87
	Authority Statement	88
	Plan Distribution	88
	Plan Updating Procedures	89
	Plan Training	89
	Plan Drills and Exercises	91
Section II	General Information	91
	Description of Facility and Operations	91
	Emergency Recognition and Prevention	91
	Organization and Personnel Responsibilities	93
	Media Relations Policy	96
	Emergency Alerting Procedures	96
	Evacuation and Personnel Accountability	97
Section III	Maps and Diagrams of the Facility	100
	Map of Facility and Designated Evacuation Meeting Points	100
Section IV	Emergency Procedures	101
	Emergency Medical Situations	101
	Fires	102
	Severe Weather/Natural Disasters	104
	Chemical Releases	106
	Bomb Threats	108
	Power Outages	109
	Temporary Sheltering Procedures	110
Section V	Terminating the Emergency	111
	Recovery of Operations	111
	Documentation	111
	Incident Investigation	112
	Damage Assessment	112
	Post-Emergency Activities	113
Appendix	Documents	114
	Employee Emergency Roll Call	114
	Missing Person Worksheet	115
	Bomb Threat Checklist	116
	Emergency Action Plan Exercise Evaluation Form	117
Appendix A	Internet Resources for Disaster Planning	119
Appendix B	OSHA Emergency Hotline	143
Appendix C	Facts About SBA Disaster Loan Programs	145
Appendix D	SBA Disaster Area Offices	147
Appendix E	Principal Threats Facing Communities and Local Emergency Management Coordinators	149
	Glossary	269
	Index	275