Disaster and Emergency Management Systems - Softcover

Tony Moore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0580607100 ISBN 13: 9780580607103

Publisher: BSI British Standards Institution, 2008

Synopsis

This new book is the guide to the key benchmark standard for implementing a business continuity management (BCM) system. This handbook provides a strategic overview of the key steps that organizations should take to ensure that the risks of catastrophic failure are proactively minimized. This book examines how to design a disaster and emergency management system for any organization, from hospitals, to the police force, to airline companies. It is written as a guide for anyone responsible for disaster and emergency management within their organization. The systems described in this book are applicable to any organization, whether it is a hospital managing the outbreak of C Difficile, a bank managing a run on its credit, or a chemical company managing an incident that could seriously affect its reputation.

About this title

About the Author

Tony Moore is currently the Associate Director of the Security and Resilience Group at Cranfield University, UK. He lectures on a wide range of disaster and emergency management issues, including leadership and decision-making in crisis situations, and has spoken at a number of conferences worldwide. He is a former Chair of the Institute of Civil Defence and Disaster Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: BSI British Standards Institution
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0580607100
• ISBN 13: 9780580607103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170