Emergency Response: What To Do, What To Say, And How To Plan For It

Why have an Emergency Management Plan? From weather to natural occurrences to mistakes, you must be prepared to handle an emergency event at your workplace. A well-done plan ensures you are prepared – it saves lives, property, money, and ultimately, your reputation as an employer and a viable company!

And, as fast as the media gets hold of stories today, you have to have a communication plan, as you can't afford to shoot from the hip when an event occurs at your workplace.

Emergency Management Planning is a necessity to ensure you are as prepared as you can be for any negative events that happen at work. The key is keeping the planning process simple, while ensuring you have addressed proper preparation and response when something does occur.

This training session will help you develop a simple, easy, and effective Emergency Management Plan. Don't wait: Order today so your organization won't be caught unprepared!

Learning Objectives

Join us for a 90-minute audio conference when our expert offers an overview of the key elements and components that make an effective Emergency Management Plan.

You will review who has the authority to activate your plan and when, what must be part of every plan, compliance and policy issues that impact before and during an event, and other important factors that go into your planning process, including:

• The Policies you need before an event to ensure smooth transitioning after an event
• The key elements that must be in every plan
• Critical issues for your Emergency Planning Team and your Emergency Response Team to consider
• How to take a simplified all-hazards approach using three key categories
• What your employees and managers need to know before an emergency occurs
• How and what to communicate with employees and management during critical times
• Who has the authority to activate your plan - and when
• Strategies to test your plan to make sure it works right

About Your Presenters:

Michael Lawrence is principal of Summit Safety Technologies based in Long Beach, California. Lawrence is an accomplished safety manager, technical trainer, and instructional designer, and has been training adult workers and safety professionals for many years. He is a frequent speaker and is recognized for his expert knowledge of safety regulations, safety management systems, business continuation planning, emergency preparedness, and quality management systems.

Lawrence's experience includes over 16 years in safety and technical training in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and 14 years Naval Aviation experience in aircraft maintenance, electronics technology, safety, and quality assurance. His military contributions resulted in several awards, including the Navy Achievement Medal, and numerous awards from the Navy League of the United States for his volunteer work as a Commanding Officer with the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps. Lawrence's volunteer work also includes 10 years as a CPR &First Aid Instructor Trainer for the American Red Cross.

Lawrence is certified in Safety &Health Systems for Small Business, Instructional Design, and as a Performance Based Equipment Trainer (PBET).

Randy DeVaul, M.A., is a 30+ year safety professional, emergency response instructor, and safety consultant. He is the founder of MOST (Mine/Occupational Safety Team), and a principal of Brickhouse of NY, Inc, a national safety consulting group.

DeVaul offers employers assistance in occupational safety/health, workers' compensation, risk management, and human resources. He is the author of three workplace safety books and is a regular safety columnist for numerous publications across the US and internationally.

PHR / SPHR Credits!

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for re-certification credit.


Cannot Attend The Live Presentation?

This presentation is also available in a recorded format, in On-Demand version, as shown in the pricing options below.

The live versions are interactive, meaning that participants can ask questions in real time, plus are a very cost-effective form of training because 1) you receive fast, convenient learning without any out-of-office time; 2) you can invite as many colleagues as you'd like to listen in on a single phone line; 3) you incur no travel expenses; and 4) you and your colleagues are back at work immediately after the session ends!

And though with recorded versions you do lose the ability to ask questions, you gain the ability to hear the presentation numerous times and to share it with others in your office.

Handout materials and the phone number for live presentations are made available to you prior to the event via email from the presenter and from the "MyAccount" link on the menu bar. Copies of the presentations are included with recorded versions.

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