Disaster & Recovery Planning : A Guide for Facility Managers, 3rd Edition

Title: Disaster & Recovery Planning : A Guide for Facility Managers, 3rd Edition
Author: Joseph F. Gustin
ISBN: 0824759796 / 9780824759797
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 349
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
Year: 2004
Availability: In Stock

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Written from the perspective of prevention, Disaster & Recovery Planning : A Guide for Facility Managers focuses on identifying the issues that create hazards, and defines the strategies that all companies can use to address disaster response and recovery.

Although written for facility managers, this book also targets other professionals that are responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining programs and systems within an organization. These include safety compliance officers, risk managers, consultants, engineers, maintenance executives and human resources managers.

This volume can also guide top management in heightening awareness to issues of prevention, and it can assist them in meeting their responsibilities for ensuring the safety of their employees, tenant/occupants, or companies.

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Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1 : Disaster Planning and Recovery Issues
Chapter 2 : Regulatory Influences
Chapter 3 : Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 4 : The Nature of Disasters
Chapter 5 : Fire/Life Safety
Chapter 6 : Bomb Threats
Chapter 7 : Evacuation
Chapter 8 : Earthquakes
Chapter 9 : Violence in the Workplace
Chapter 10 : Computer and Data Protection
Chapter 11 : Standby Power Systems
Chapter 12 : Loss Prevention Strategies
Chapter 13 : Crisis Planning and Damage Control
Chapter 14 : Mitigation
Chapter 15 : Putting The Plan Together
Chapter 16 : Managing The Disaster and Rocovery Effort

Appendix I : Sources of Assistance and Information
Appendix II : Self-Inspection Checklists
Appendix III : Mitigation Plan Worksheets
Index