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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458626403321

Autore

Erickson Paul A. <1941->

Titolo

Emergency response planning for corporate and municipal managers [[electronic resource] /] / Paul A. Erickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, : Academic Press, c2006

ISBN

1-281-05058-X

9786611050580

0-08-047758-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Collana

Butterworth-Heinemann homeland security series

Altri autori (Persone)

EricksonPaul A. <1941->

Disciplina

658.4/77

Soggetti

Emergency management - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Emergency response planning for corporate and municipal managers. c1999.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Scope of emergency response -- Essentials of holistic planning and management -- The emergency response plan -- Physical and chemical hazards -- Biohazards -- Medical surveillance -- Personal protective clothing and equipment -- Hazard and risk reduction strategies -- Decontamination -- Data and information management -- Monitoring strategies and devices -- Terrorism -- Personnel training.

Sommario/riassunto

Emergency Response Planning outlines the essential roles of corporate and municipal managers and demonstrates the importance of their relationships with federal, state, and local government agencies as well as public and private community sectors.  Author Paul Erickson, one of the leading experts in the field, focuses on proactively planning for emergencies, particularly in the recognition and advance coordination of response to incidents instead of simply implementing emergency measures.The book is broken out into three sections.  Section 1 outlines the overall scope of comprehensive