KnowledgeCity

Emergency Planning

Learn your role in and the importance of an Emergency Action Plan
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Course: On-Demand
Essential  Provider KnowledgeCity  7 Lessons ·  16m  in English, Spanish 

Course Description

Emergency Planning enables organizations to address emergencies in a well organized manner. Planning ahead enables organizations to act quickly and effectively to combat any problems that arise. The Emergency Action Plan is critical to the safety of all personnel in an organization. This course addresses planning, the threat of terrorism, employees roles, and emergency action drills.

What You'll Learn

  • Plan ahead so your organization can address emergencies in a well organized manner
  • Carry out the emergency planning process to act quickly and effectively against problems that arise
  • Recognize the threat of terrorism within emergency planning
  • Understand your own role and employees' roles in emergency planning
  • Conduct emergency action drills, including the drill process and playing your part

Key Takeaways

  • Emergency planning enables organizations to address emergencies in a well organized manner.
  • Planning ahead enables organizations to act quickly and effectively to combat any problems that arise.
  • The Emergency Action Plan is critical to the safety of all personnel in an organization.
  • The course addresses planning, the threat of terrorism, employees' roles, and emergency action drills.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this course cover?

It addresses planning, the threat of terrorism, employees' roles, and emergency action drills, helping organizations address emergencies in a well organized manner.

Why is emergency planning important for an organization?

Planning ahead enables organizations to act quickly and effectively to combat any problems that arise, and the Emergency Action Plan is critical to the safety of all personnel in an organization.

What topics are included in the lessons?

Lessons cover the planning process, the threat of terrorism, your role in emergency planning, and emergency action drills, including the drill process and playing your part, followed by a review.

What skills does this course help build?

It supports skills in business continuity planning, contingency planning, disaster planning, emergency management, emergency preparedness, and emergency response planning.