by Judy K. Bell, CEM
Disaster Survival Planning Network
In today’s business environment, communications and information technology equipment transcend all organizational boundaries. Plans to restore both need to be an integral part of every organization’s business recovery plans. Some businesses believe they cannot afford the time to create recovery plans, then find out later that …
by Judy K. Bell, CEM
Disaster Survival Planning Network
PROCEEDINGS: 1993 NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE CONFERENCE; Earthquake Hazard Reduction in the Central and Eastern United States: A Time for Examination and Action. May 2-5, 1993, Volume 1, pp. 339-348
ABSTRACT
Experience has taught us after every major earthquake that the public telephone network will be congested. Both …
Communications Assessment Questionnaire
by Judy K. Bell, CEM
Disaster Survival Planning Network
1. Who is responsible for ensuring that back-up communications are established?
2. What are your existing communications capabilities?
A. Voice________________________________________________
B. Data_________________________________________________
C. Image Transmission____________________________________
3. Take an inventory of your existing back-up communications:
A. Radio_______________________________________________
B. Cellular______________________________________________
C. Amateur Radio________________________________________
D. Datafax______________________________________________…
Disaster Survival Planning Network
Before the Disaster:
Designate a contact point at work for messages if employees will need to let you know their status.
Have each employee provide you and their family an out-of-area contact name and number. This may be the only way to reunite employees with their families or let relatives know …
Disaster Survival Planning Network (DSPN)
Defining the Project
Every organization is unique in its structure, culture, processes, products and services, and physical facilities. To build an effective disaster recovery plan, each organization needs to create documents that will fit their own unique requirements and train key personnel for the kinds of disasters that they anticipate.…
The age of collaboration is upon us. The Internet has made it possible to reach countless numbers of people with the click of the mouse – and in so doing, has made project management more efficient, convenient, and less time consuming. In fact, my entire business has evolved from a traditional EHS consulting practice to …
CSC’s industrial hygienists conducted microbial investigation at a major school district in southern California. Apparently, the district uses modular units for classrooms, which were placed directly on soil. Few teachers, as well as, some parents complained of more than usual sickness and upper respiratory discomfort.
Our investigation included a visual, as well as, analytical sampling …
by Judy K. Bell, CEM
Disaster Survival Planning Network
In past disasters businesses, schools, and public agencies set up temporary operations immediately after a disaster any way and anywhere they could. In the first weeks following the Northridge earthquake, makeshift cardboard signs were used extensively to convey critical information about hours of business and temporary …
by Judy K. Bell, CEM
Disaster Survival Planning Network
The earth begins to shake. You are at work. Your children are in school. Your retired parents are home alone. The shaking becomes more violent, and you duck under your desk to protect yourself. The first thought that flashes into your mind is, “this is it, …
Ten Things You Should Know About Mold
1. Potential health effects and symptoms associated with mold exposures include allergic reactions, asthma, and other respiratory complaints.
2. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture.
3. If …
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