Emergency Plans

Why have an emergency plan?

A definite plan to follow in the event of a major emergency is vital in crisis planning.

Besides the major benefit of providing guidance during an emergency, developing the plan has other advantages. You may discover unrecognized hazardous conditions that would aggravate an emergency situation, and work to eliminate them. The planning process may bring to light deficiencies such as lack of resources (equipment, trained personnel, etc) that can be rectified before an emergency occurs. In addition, disaster planning promotes safety awareness and shows organizational commitment.

emergency planningResults of not having an emergency plan

The lack of an emergency plan or disaster recovery plan could lead to severe losses such as casualties and the possible financial collapse of an organization.

An attitude of “it can’t happen here” may be present. People must take the time and effort to examine every potential risk in their organization. Emergency Planning must be made an important part of operations.

Since emergencies will occur, preplanning is necessary to prevent possible disaster. An urgent need for rapid decisions, shortage of time and lack of resources and trained personnel, can lead to chaos during an emergency and circumstances in an emergency mean that normal channels of authority communication cannot be relied upon to function routinely. The stress of the situation can lead to poor judgment resulting in severe losses.

Emergency Response Plans are developed to safeguard the community or organizations to minimize possible danger that might result from an emergency or disaster. Emergencies can arise from natural disasters or from human activities that are intentional or unintentional and have the potential for creating devastating destruction.

Purpose of the plan

The purpose of the Emergency Response Plan is to provide procedures to follow during emergency situations.

Plans are necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residences, employees and the environment during any emergency situation.

WWP & Associates can provide assistance in developing, preparing, and testing site specific Emergency Response Plans. Outlines of Emergency Response Plans can be developed to assist municipalities, industries and organizations to identify their concepts of operations and responsibilities during an emergency.

Basic Emergency Response Plans will identify the direction and control taken by emergency response teams to respond and mitigate the possible devastating effects that could hinder community services or business functions during an emergency.

What we can do for you in event of a crisis

WWP & Associates believe that Emergency Response Plans must be simple, relate to what one does on a day-to-day basis and must be tested.

WWP & Associates can make your disaster recovery business continuity plan a simple strategy to protect your assets and services during an emergency.

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Emergency Planning