Description

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Understand, Plan, and Prepare for Emergencies and Disasters

Develop and implement effective emergency management plans throughout your organization using the detailed information contained in this practical guide. Emergency Management for Facility and Property Managers shows, step-by-step, how to minimize property damage, reduce the risk of personal injury, and ensure business continuity-all while complying with the plethora of laws and regulations. You will get up-to-date coverage of the many types of emergencies, the elements of successful emergency management, and employee and family preparedness. Valuable appendixes contain helpful forms and checklists, facility and property intelligence data, and a complete sample emergency management plan.

Emergency Management for Facility and Property Managers covers:

- Electrical Power Emergencies

- Elevators and Escalators

- Fire Protection

- Hazardous Materials and Spill Emergencies

- Indoor Air Quality

- Labor Strike Plans

- Storms and Weather Preparedness

- Natural Disasters

- Infectious Disease Emergencies

- Physical Security

- Control of Hazardous Energy

- Water Disruptions

- Workplace Violence

- Terrorism

About the Author

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Dr. Richard P. Payant spent more than 22 years as Director of Facilities Management at Georgetown University, and 23 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has established and directed operations and maintenance programs and environmental management programs. Bernard T. Lewis (deceased) was a project engineer for NASA for 10 years and taught engineering management at George Washington University.