Tolley's handbook of disaster and emergency management : principles and practice / edited by Raj Lakah and Tony Moore.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Business continuity management: principles and approaches / Raj Lakha Case studies on international disasters / Tony Moore and Raj Lakha Construction related disasters / Sam Webb Crisis management / Tony Moore Disaster and emergency management systems (DEMS) / Raj Lakhan Emergency planning for COMAH and non-COMAH sites / Christopher Eskell Historical context of environmental health and communicable disease control within the UK / Peter Dawkins Environmental management: the consequences and environmental monitoring of industrial and technological disasters / Gary Beckley Fire safety management for 'public' buildings / Ken Golding and David Schofield Forensic fire and explosion investigation / Jim Munday Human error and human factors / Tony Moore International aspects of disasters

"[This book] collates all the key components of disaster and emergency management in one handbook. Written specifically for professionals with resposibility for health and safety, crisis, disaster and emergency management and incident prevention, it is designed to help readers understand and formulate a disaster and emergency management policy for their workplace. It will also help organisations plan to ensure business continuity and safeguard the health and safety of their staff in the event of a disaster." -- BOOK JACKET.