Tolley's Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075066990X ISBN 13: 9780750669900

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 modernised the UK’s approach to disaster and emergency management, taking into account the kinds of threats the country faces in the 21st century, including terrorist threats and threats to the environment. This third edition of the Tolley’s Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management has been fully updated to 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. Written from a UK practitioner’s point of view, using case studies and examples, it helps readers to understand and formulate disaster and emergency policies and systems for their workplace. Its practical approach will help organizations to ensure business continuity and safeguard the health and safety of their staff in the event of a disaster.

The new edition has been updated in line with the latest legislation:
* Civil Contingencies Act 2004
* Amendment to the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations
* Corporate Manslaughter Bill

About this title

About the Author

Tony Moore, Raj Lakhpson

From the Back Cover

The practitioner’s reference for disaster and emergency management in the UK

* Shows how to minimise the potential damage of disasters in the public and private sectors in all industries
* Includes all the latest relevant UK legislation including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
* Individual chapters written by leading practitioners in their field

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 modernised the UK’s approach to disaster and emergency management, taking into account the kinds of threats the country faces in the 21st century, including terrorist threats and threats to the environment. This third edition of the Tolley’s Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management has been fully updated to 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. Written from a UK practitioner’s point of view, using case studies and examples, it helps readers to understand and formulate disaster and emergency policies and systems for their workplace. Its practical approach will help organizations to ensure business continuity and safeguard the health and safety of their staff in the event of a disaster.

The new edition has been updated in line with the latest legislation:
* Civil Contingencies Act 2004
* Amendment to the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations
* Corporate Manslaughter Bill

About the editors:
Tony Moore is a former senior officer in the Metropolitan Police where he was involved in managing crises of different kinds over a number of years. He is currently Associate Director of the Resilience Centre at Cranfield University, UK
Raj Lakha co-founded Safety Solutions (UK) Ltd, one of the UK’s leading safety-related training companies. He is currently Vice President of the International Institute of Security & Safety Management (IISSM).

Related titles:
Kletz: Learning from Accidents 3rd edn, 0-7506-4883-X
Haddow and Bullock: Introduction to Emergency Management, 0-7506-7689-2
Erickson: Emergency Response Planning: For Corporate and Municipal Managers, 0-12-241540-X

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075066990X
• ISBN 13: 9780750669900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Moore Tony, Lakha Raj