Disaster and Recovery Planning

A Guide for Facility Managers, Sixth Edition

Joseph F. Gustin

• Publisher: River Publishers
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9788770229203
• eBook ISBN:
  9788770223089
• Edition: 6
• Topic: Commerce
• Subtopic: Management

This new edition of a bestseller book addresses the complexities of disaster preparedness and business continuity. Updated with the latest statistics, the new edition includes an overview of natural disasters, coverage of computer and data protection expanded to include cyber-attacks on the private sector, and information on managing data privacy. It also includes the latest information on dirty bombs, chemical and biological agents and weapons, disaster planning and recovery issues, regulatory influences and emergency preparedness. This reference highlights the importance of prevention as well as controlling the effects of a disaster on a company's operations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1—Disaster Planning and Recovery Issues
• Chapter 2—Regulatory Influences
• Chapter 3—Emergency Preparedness
• Chapter 4—The Nature of Disasters
• Chapter 5—Fire/Life Safety
• Chapter 6—Bomb Threats and Terrorism
• Chapter 7—Dirty Bombs
• Chapter 8—Chemical, Biological and Radiological Weapons and the Facility Manager—An Overview
• Chapter 9—Evacuation
• Chapter 10—Earthquakes
• Chapter 11—Violence in the Workplace
• Chapter 12—Computer and Data Protection
• Chapter 13—Standby Power Systems
• Chapter 14—Loss Prevention Strategies
• Chapter 15—Crisis Planning and Damage Control
• Chapter 16—Mitigation
• Chapter 17—Assessing and Managing Risk
• Chapter 18—Putting the Plan Together
• Chapter 19—Managing the Disaster and Recovery Effort
• Appendix I—Sources of Assistance and Information
• Appendix II—Self-Inspection Checklists
• Appendix III—Mitigation Plan Worksheets
• Appendix IV—Building Vulnerability Assessment Screening
• Glossary
• Index