The Importance of Emergency Planning (1 of 4)

How can Emergency Planning help?

Emergency Planning can both reduce the chance of emergencies occurring, and reduce the impact of any emergencies that do occur, as outlined below:

  1. Assessing and reducing the risks to the organisation can stop some emergencies from occurring at all (for example, by re-locating a store away from service pipes)
  2. Identifying and implementing preventive measures can reduce the impact of an emergency (for example, by raising items off the ground)
  3. Knowing about the processes and procedures, and having the information needed to hand, will ensure that the emergency is dealt with efficiently, and the impact will be reduced (for example, by saving time spent locating equipment)