Overview of the book:

 

Managing Emergencies provides simple, quality advice on the development and maintenance of an emergency management plan and is therefore a useful tool for anybody responsible for managing emergencies in commercial and residential premises such as assets of significant community, economic, political, security and safety value, major infrastructure and other high value properties such as schools/educational facilities, hospitals, aged care, significant cultural, historical and heritage buildings and residential (particularly high rise flats/apartments).

The purpose of the book is to provide you with enough information to either, develop and maintain your own emergency management plan or for them to have sufficient knowledge to be able to hire a consultant to develop the plan.

 

 

 

Author Profile:

Terry Jackson, the author, has served 32 years with the Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) of Western Australia. He has served as an operational fire officer and in a number of training, management and project roles. He has conducted emergency risk audits of hospitals, public buildings, lodging houses and other commercial enterprises. He has also developed and delivered emergency planning education programs and participated in the emergency and business continuity preparedness activities of the state education sector, the aged care industry, the mining/oil and gas industries and other commercial and industrial sectors.

His personal interest in risk management, emergency planning and business continuity led him to write this book in an attempt to provide you with sufficient knowledge to develop, implement and maintain your own emergency plan or at the very least equip you with sufficient knowledge to contract a service provider.

 email Terry at:

thj@iprimus.com.au