Bomb threat management and policy / Ronald Ray Decker.

Some multinational corporations can receive up to ten bomb threats in a single day. Only by proper threat management can modern commercial and industrial enterprises maintain continuity in their normal business operations. For years, law enforcement authorities have published general guidelines for industry to follow when confronted with bomb threats. The response has been to set up internal company procedures that in some way conform to these guidelines. However, the procedures differ widely from industry to industry and even between companies within the same industry. Great confusion surrounds the questions of what facts are important, how to evaluate the seriousness of the facts, what decisions should be made, when the decisions should be made, and who should make those decisions. No two companies will answer these questions in the same way. A high profile corporate bomb policy and an aggressive threat management program are therefore fundamental to address these questions in a standardized, streamlined and efficient way. This book will assist businesses in the complex determination of exactly what the corporate policy should be and the level of corporate personnel participation and financial support that will be committed to bomb threat matters. Emphasis is placed on adaptation and usage of existing corporate assets and facilities specifically for communication, command centers, staging areas, blast recovery, and return to work