Tolley's handbook of disaster and emergency management
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Tony Moore, MPhil.; Raj Lakha
- ناشر : Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Newnes
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9780750669900
Description
1. Business continuity management : principles and approaches -- 2. Case studies on international disasters -- 3. Construction related disasters -- 4. Crisis management -- 5. Disaster and emergency management systems (DEMS) -- 6. Emergency planning for COMAH and non-COMAH sites -- 7. Historical context of environmental health and communicable disease -- 8. Environmental management : the consequences and environmental monitoring of industrial and technological disasters -- 9. Fire safety management for 'public' buildings -- 10. Forensic fire and explosion investigation -- 11. Human error and human factors -- 12. International aspects of disasters -- 13. Insurance, losses and risk management -- 14. law relating to emergencies and disasters -- 15. medical response to disaster -- 16. Public inquiries and other investigations into disasters and major emergencies -- 17. Recovery - creating crisis resilient communication and information systems -- 18. Rescue equipment and response -- 19. Terrorism -- 20. Training and exercising for effective preparedness and response.
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 modernised the UK's approach to disaster and emergency management. This edition cover the topics and themes reflected in the Act, and collates all the key components of disaster and emergency planning for both the public and the private sector, covering both man-made and natural disasters.
