The facility manager's emergency preparedness handbook [electronic resource] / Bernard T. Lewis and Richard P. Payant ; foreword by Dave Cotts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Bernard T.

Contributor:

Payant, Richard P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management.

Facility management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Facility managers have to be ready for anything: bomb threats, flooding, labor strikes, workplace violence -- the list goes on and on. Since 9/11, efforts toward emergency preparedness have increased substantially. The Facility Manager's Emergency Preparedness Handbook is a definitive reference on facility safety and emergency response planning and management. This timely and potentially life-saving book is filled with proven plans and tools for dealing with all potential problem areas.The book includes comprehensive instructions and checklists for categorizing potential emergencies, id

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Organization; Chapter 2 Emergency Management Responsibilities; Chapter 3 Damage Assessment; Chapter 4 Emergency Planning; Chapter 5 XYZ Model of Emergency Preparedness Plan; Chapter 6 Electrical Power Emergency; Chapter 7 Elevators and Escalators; Chapter 8 Fire Emergency; Chapter 9 Hazardous Materials/Spills Emergencies; Chapter 10 Indoor Air Quality; Chapter 11 Labor Strike Plan; Chapter 12 Lockout/Tagout; Chapter 13 Storm Preparedness; Chapter 14 Terrorism; Chapter 15 Water Loss; Chapter 16 Workplace Violence; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-361) and index.

ISBN:

1-62198-104-5

1-281-77027-2

9786611770273

0-8144-2715-4

OCLC:

475962493