Emergency Preparedness in the Built Environment

Does your company have an emergency preparedness and disaster recovery program in place? How confident do you feel in your ability to reassure senior management and general staff anxiety regarding their safety and the workplace environment's safety? When was the last time you assessed your facility for potential intenal risk factors as well as the ever present external risk factors we hear about on a daily basis?

The issue of emergency preparedness reached elevated importance on Sept. 11, 2001. Recently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reminded the nation of the potential threat of future attacks and urged citizens to remain vigilant, prepared and ready to deter terrorist attacks. The role of facility management, human resources and real estate professionals in protecting and minimizing the loss of personnel, equipment and real estate has never been more significant.

In the day-to-day management of facilities, many types of emergency situations can occur that could have potential impact to the workplace environment with life and death consequences. Well-conceived contingency planning and best practices for addressing emergency situations are vital to protecting a company's most important assets; its people, core business and physical assets. Attendees will acquire practical tools they can apply immediately in their organizations.

Learning Objectives

• Determine the different types of emergencies for which you need to plan and prepare
• Prevent or reduce your company's level of internal and external risk
• Develop and manage an emergency preparedness plan
• Plan communications procedures during the event of an emergency
• Conduct emergency preparedness training
• Plan and implement a disaster recovery plan
• Re-establish the workplace environment and core business for re-integration into the local community

Length: 1 day

0.65 CEUs 6 CFM Maintenance Points