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A child consumed paint thinner by mistake. When I called the paramedics, they told me to not make the child vomit even though that is the recommended procedure in other cases. What is the reason for the paramedics' advice?

No need to elaborate on the other correct answers. I just want to add that every chemical product has an 1–800 number to contact for emergency treatment.You should always ask for, or look up the Material Data Safety Sheet for the product. The store can readily print one out for you, or you can Google the product and locate the MSDS.911 operators, EMTs, paramedics, Fire and Police all have copies of the Emergency Chemical Management Handbook for the proper first aid treatment.

How can people say that you are precious or worth it in this world while they also treat you like a shit?

Society provides mixed messages. There are double standards for different people. So as a child you are taught you are precious. You are taught to share and be nice and wait your turn in kindergarten. Mr. Rogers teaches you that you matter.Then you get out into the working world. This is called the “real world.” It actually is no more real than anything else.If you want to know what the real message of your society is, just look at how the police treat you. The police are the enforcers of society. They are allowed to use violence to enforce the rules of their bosses—the property owners. In America, poor black people are routinely brutalized and killed by cops. 96% of the time the police are acquitted. Black people get shot for selling cigarettes outside a store.Eric Gardner was choked to death by the police for selling cigarettes illegally. He repeatedly told the police that he couldn’t breathe. They strangled him and got away with it.4. When was the last time you saw a police officer kill a banker from Wall Street after he stole millions by selling fraudulent subprime mortgages? Never. In 2008 these people got bonuses after Obama bailed them out.5. Human beings cannot thrive unless they have the right conditions. Safety and security lead to trust. But in a capitalist society people are forced to rent their labor power to employers to receive the money they need to avoid being homeless, starving, and to receive medical care. This puts people in a constant state of insecurity. Your boss firing you means you can literally die. And corporations are private tyrannies. They are unelected and unaccountable to anyone. Your boss decides what you do at work and even what you do at home. For example, taking drugs can get you fired.6. Under capitalism everything becomes a commodity. Commodities are fungible. Even humans are considered commodities, as are animals and the planet itself. This takes the preciousness of life and reduces it to something material and only useful in the context of making money and making profits. For example, the environment is considered “free.” Pollution doesn’t show up on your balance sheet. So the cost of pollution is externalized. So you can dump toxic waste into a river and the children in the neighborhood get cancer. This has a cost to those children and their families in terms of life, medical costs, etc. But these costs are not paid by the polluter. So they are not reduced. Burning fossil fuels destroys the environment and leads to cataclysmic climate change. Exxon discovered this 40 years ago. But it hid the data because doing something about it would reduce profits.7. So you are told as a child that your life is meaningful. That you should be treated with dignity, and so should others. But the elites that run the capitalist system cannot have this actually be practiced because it would cause people to expect better working conditions and make a living wage, which means less profits for the elites. It would require environmental policies that accounted for the actual environment and the well being of others. But this would also reduce profits. It would mean that imperial wars against developing countries to steal their oil would be wrong. But that doesn’t help profits. So there is a conflict between the actual state of people and the interests of the elites. This is class conflict. Engels said that the history of humankind is the struggle between the classes.8. An enormous amount of propaganda is used to keep people in the dark. The CIA had an operation called Operation Mockingbird to propagandize the public so they wouldn’t know the truth about communism because it puts people before profits and people before property rights.During the Cold War the U.S. government hired former Nazis to propagandize people against communism. The U.S. has more in common with Nazis than communists because Nazis believe in private property rights and profits.Alexander Finnegan's answer to How true is the claim that most Cold War propaganda about the Soviet Union is regurgitated directly from Nazi propaganda?Left Anticommunism: The Unkindest CutAlexander Finnegan's answer to Why are Americans so indoctrinated?The truth is that human beings are a mix of good and evil. Human beings are capable of sacrificing their lives for others. But they are capable of the Holocaust too. Treating people with dignity and respect leads people to become their best selves. And this is how we develop our humanity. A seed planted into a rich soil and given sunlight, fertilizer and water will grow strong. Take the same seed and plant it in poor soil, no fertilizer, and little sunlight. It will grow poorly, if at all. Without seeing both you could infer that seeds just don’t grow well and that is the nature of that particular plant. But once you see what the plant can become under the right conditions you see otherwise.Human beings have evolved to be cooperative so long as others cooperate. In a selfish society there is a survival advantage to being selfish. Different societies have different “rules.” A prosocial, cooperative society can leverage human interaction and working together to build great things. An antisocial, selfish and greedy society will fail to develop the full potential of its citizens. Humans aren’t just individualistic and selfish by nature, as capitalists would have you believe. If this were the case the Inuit and hunter gatherer societies which depend on cooperation would have died out. For most of human history we were hunter gatherers. The women would forage for vegetables and tubers. This was the bulk of the diet. Men would go out together in hunting parties and cooperate to catch game. Not everyone was successful every time. So sharing ensured nobody starved. In a hunter gatherer society moochers would be punished as they would be excluded the next time they failed to share. This is game theory 101.Alexander Finnegan's answer to What is a political argument that is greatly flawed but is constantly used?ConclusionHuman beings have the potential for good or evil. We are taught that we are precious growing up and in school. We are told that we have value and our lives are meaningful. These messages are consistent with actual human nature.When people go out into the working world and they are treated like garbage, this is no accident. Treating people poorly is required in a system that commodifies people and relies on the threat of starvation, homelessness and lack of medical care to retain control over the labor power of other humans.But there is a better way. Human beings are built for cooperation. In socialist societies the workers own the means of production and manage themselves. Pride of ownership and having control over your actions incentivizes people to actually work. Small business owners put their blood and sweat into their businesses because they own the businesses and they have pride. Plus they are their own bosses so they aren’t micromanaged. Imagine if most businesses were cooperatives. This would be a game changer. Instead we have the present system where people rent their labor to bosses. They are paid just enough that people won’t look elsewhere for another job. But since most employers pay the same quitting your job and going somewhere else doesn’t matter. You have little say over your actions at work. Your boss can fire you and you are screwed. The fact that people don’t want to work under such conditions is a testament to the vitality of the human spirit. Only a food would call people lazy for not wanting these conditions. But the capitalist system relies on exploitation to make profits and enrich the owners of the means of production while the laborers do the work. In fact, profits are made by expropriating the unpaid value of the worker’s labor, minus costs.The next issue is family. Some families are incredibly dysfunctional. There are dynamics of personality that create a toxic environment. R.D. Laing, a psychiatrist, found that there were schizophrenics would would live at a treatment facility and get better. They became well. But when they were sent home they would have relapses and need to come back. The reason was because some families are so toxic that mental illness is an adaptation to the environment of the family. Some families use scapegoating to punish family members that don’t conform to the expectations of the family. Someone who is healthier than the others is the one often scapegoated and ostracized.To some degree capitalist society is dysfunctional. Some forms of mental illness are actually reactions to a sick society. You go to the doctor and you are medicated into numbness so you can go back to your shitty job and shitty city. This is not to be confused with mental illness that is real. Some people have depression and other disorders which are organically caused in the brain and are not the result of societal or family problems. These need real treatment. But the huge increase in SSRI usage and the increase in neoliberal economics around the globe cannot be ignored. The more inhumane the system becomes, the more “medication” is required to deal with it.Alexander Finnegan's answer to Does capitalism affect mental disorders?In fact the levels of happiness around the world are influenced by how the people of that society are treated and valued. More cooperative societies are happier. The Nordic countries are capitalist, but they have regulations that protect people from the worst horrors of capitalism. The social safety net protects people from homelessness, starvation, and lack of medical care. They put people first, and this makes them happier. People are told they are precious, and the society is modeled around that belief. The U.S. is the opposite—everything you learned from Mr. Rogers and your kindergarten teacher is tossed out the window after you graduate from high school. No wonder people are so nasty to each other. It is an inhumane way to live.

What are the effects of emergency preparedness on a response plan?

Emergency Response PlanThe actions taken in the initial minutes of an emergency are critical. A prompt warning to employees to evacuate, shelter or lockdown can save lives. A call for help to public emergency services that provides full and accurate information will help the dispatcher send the right responders and equipment. An employee trained to administer first aid or perform CPR can be lifesaving. Action by employees with knowledge of building and process systems can help control a leak and minimize damage to the facility and the environment.The first step when developing an emergency response plan is to conduct a risk assessment to identify potential emergency scenarios. An understanding of what can happen will enable you to determine resource requirements and to develop plans and procedures to prepare your business. The emergency plan should be consistent with your performance objectives.At the very least, every facility should develop and implement an emergency plan for protecting employees, visitors, contractors and anyone else in the facility. This part of the emergency plan is called “protective actions for life safety” and includes building evacuation (“fire drills”), sheltering from severe weather such as tornadoes, “shelter-in-place” from an exterior airborne hazard such as a chemical release and lockdown. Lockdown is protective action when faced with an act of violence.When an emergency occurs, the first priority is always life safety. The second priority is the stabilization of the incident. There are many actions that can be taken to stabilize an incident and minimize potential damage. First aid and CPR by trained employees can save lives. Use of fire extinguishers by trained employees can extinguish a small fire. Containment of a small chemical spill and supervision of building utilities and systems can minimize damage to a building and help prevent environmental damage.Some severe weather events can be forecast hours before they arrive, providing valuable time to protect a facility. A plan should be established and resources should be on hand, or quickly, available to prepare a facility. The plan should also include a process for damage assessment, salvage, protection of undamaged property and cleanup following an incident. These actions to minimize further damage and business disruption are examples of property conservation.Guidance for the development of an emergency response plan can be found in this step.Protective Actions for Life SafetyWhen there is a hazard within a building such as a fire or chemical spill, occupants within the building should be evacuated or relocated to safety. Other incidents such as a bomb threat or receipt of a suspicious package may also require evacuation. If a tornado warning is broadcast, everyone should be moved to the strongest part of the building and away from exterior glass. If a transportation accident on a nearby highway results in the release of a chemical cloud, the fire department may warn to “shelter-in-place.” To protect employees from an act of violence, “lockdown” should be broadcast and everyone should hide or barricade themselves from the perpetrator.Protective actions for life safety include:EvacuationShelteringShelter-In-PlaceLockdownYour emergency plan should include these protective actions. If you are a tenant in multi-tenanted building, coordinate planning with the building manager.EvacuationPrompt evacuation of employees requires a warning system that can be heard throughout the building. Test your fire alarm system to determine if it can be heard by all employees. If there is no fire alarm system, use a public address system, air horns or other means to warn everyone to evacuate. Sound the evacuation signal during planned drills so employees are familiar with the sound.Make sure that there are sufficient exits available at all times.Check to see that there are at least two exits from hazardous areas on every floor of every building. Building or fire codes may require more exits for larger buildings.Walk around the building and verify that exits are marked with exit signs and there is sufficient lighting so people can safely travel to an exit. If you find anything that blocks an exit, have it removed.Enter every stairwell, walk down the stairs, and open the exit door to the outside. Continue walking until you reach a safe place away from the building. Consider using this safe area as an assembly area for evacuees.Appoint an evacuation team leader and assign employees to direct evacuation of the building. Assign at least one person to each floor to act as a “floor warden” to direct employees to the nearest safe exit. Assign a backup in case the floor warden is not available or if the size of the floor is very large. Ask employees if they would need any special assistance evacuating or moving to shelter. Assign a “buddy” or aide to assist persons with disabilities during an emergency. Contact the fire department to develop a plan to evacuate persons with disabilities.Have a list of employees and maintain a visitor log at the front desk, reception area or main office area. Assign someone to take the lists to the assembly area when the building is evacuated. Use the lists to account for everyone and inform the fire department whether everyone has been accounted for. When employees are evacuated from a building, OSHA regulations require an accounting to ensure that everyone has gotten out safely. A fire, chemical spill or other hazard may block an exit, so make sure the evacuation team can direct employees to an alternate safe exit.ShelteringIf a tornado warning is broadcast, a distinct warning signal should be sounded and everyone should move to shelter in the strongest part of the building. Shelters may include basements or interior rooms with reinforced masonry construction. Evaluate potential shelters and conduct a drill to see whether shelter space can hold all employees. Since there may be little time to shelter when a tornado is approaching, early warning is important. If there is a severe thunderstorm, monitor news sources in case a tornado warning is broadcast. Consider purchasing an Emergency Alert System radio - available at many electronic stores. Tune in to weather warnings broadcast by local radio and television stations. Subscribe to free text and email warnings, which are available from multiple news and weather resources on the Internet.Shelter-In-PlaceA tanker truck crashes on a nearby highway releasing a chemical cloud. A large column of black smoke billows into the air from a fire in a nearby manufacturing plant. If, as part of this event, an explosion, or act of terrorism has occurred, public emergency officials may order people in the vicinity to “shelter-in-place.” You should develop a shelter-in-place plan. The plan should include a means to warn everyone to move away from windows and move to the core of the building. Warn anyone working outside to enter the building immediately. Move everyone to the second and higher floors in a multistory building. Avoid occupying the basement. Close exterior doors and windows and shut down the building’s air handling system. Have everyone remain sheltered until public officials broadcast that it is safe to evacuate the building.LockdownAn act of violence in the workplace could occur without warning. If loud “pops” are heard and gunfire is suspected, every employee should know to hide and remain silent. They should seek refuge in a room, close and lock the door, and barricade the door if it can be done quickly. They should be trained to hide under a desk, in the corner of a room and away from the door or windows. Multiple people should be trained to broadcast a lockdown warning from a safe location.Resources for Protective Actions for Life SafetyIn addition to the following resources available on the Internet, seek guidance from your local fire department, police department, and emergency management agency.Exit Routes and Emergency Planning – U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910 Subpart ENFPA 101: Life Safety Code® – National Fire Protection AssociationEmployee Alarm Systems – OSHA 29 CFR 1910.165Evacuation Planning Matrix – OSHAEvacuation Plans and Procedures eTool - OSHADesign Guidance for Shelters and Safe Rooms ­– Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA 453)Incident StabilizationStabilizing an emergency may involve many different actions including: firefighting, administering medical treatment, rescue, containing a spill of hazardous chemicals or handling a threat or act of violence. When you dial 9-1-1 you expect professionals to respond to your facility. Depending upon the response time and capabilities of public emergency services and the hazards and resources within your facility, you may choose to do more to prepare for these incidents. Regulations may require you to take action before emergency services arrive.If you choose to do nothing more than call for help and evacuate, you should still prepare an emergency plan that includes prompt notification of emergency services, protective actions for life safety and accounting of all employees.Developing the Emergency PlanDeveloping an emergency plan begins with an understanding of what can happen. Review your risk assessment. Consider the performance objectives that you established for your program and decide how much you want to invest in planning beyond what is required by regulations.Assess what resources are available for incident stabilization. Consider internal resources and external resources including public emergency services and contractors. Public emergency services include fire departments that may also provide rescue, hazardous materials and emergency medical services. If not provided by your local fire department, these services may be provided by another department, agency or even a private contractor. Reach out to local law enforcement to coordinate planning for security related threats.Document available resources. Determine whether external resources have the information they would need to handle an emergency. If not, determine what information is required and be sure to document that information in your plan.Prepare emergency procedures for foreseeable hazards and threats. Review the list of hazards presented at the bottom of the page. Develop hazard and threat specific procedures using guidance from the resource links at the bottom of this page.Warning, Notifications, and CommunicationsPlans should define the most appropriate protective action for each hazard to ensure the safety of employees and others within the building. Determine how you will warn building occupants to take protective action. Develop protocols and procedures to alert first responders including public emergency services, trained employees and management. Identify how you will communicate with management and employees during and following an emergency.Roles and Responsibilities for Building Owners and Facility ManagersAssign personnel the responsibility of controlling access to the emergency scene and for keeping people away from unsafe areas. Others should be familiar with the locations and functions of controls for building utility, life safety and protection systems. These systems include ventilation, electrical, water and sanitary systems; emergency power supplies; detection, alarm, communication and warning systems; fire suppression systems; pollution control and containment systems; and security and surveillance systems. Personnel should be assigned to operate or supervise these systems as directed by public emergency services if they are on-site.Site and Facility Plans and InformationPublic emergency services have limited knowledge about your facility and its hazards. Therefore, it is important to document information about your facility. That information is vital to ensure emergency responders can safely stabilize an incident that may occur. Documentation of building systems may also prove valuable when a utility system fails—such as when a water pipe breaks and no one knows how to shut off the water.Compile a site-plan and plans for each floor of each building. Plans should show the layout of access roads, parking areas, buildings on the property, building entrances, the locations of emergency equipment and the locations of controls for building utility and protection systems. Instructions for operating all systems and equipment should be accessible to emergency responders.Provide a copy of the plan to the public emergency services that would respond to your facility and others with responsibility for building management and security. Store the plan with other emergency planning information such as chemical Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), which are required by Hazard Communication or “right to know” regulations.Training and ExercisesTrain personnel so they are familiar with detection, alarm, communications, warning and protection systems. Review plans with staff to ensure they are familiar with their role and can carry out assigned responsibilities. Conduct evacuation, sheltering, sheltering-in-place and lockdown drills so employees will recognize the sound used to warn them and they will know what to do. Facilitate exercises to practice the plan, familiarize personnel with the plan and identify any gaps or deficiencies in the plan.10 Steps for Developing the Emergency Response PlanReview performance objectives for the program.Review hazard or threat scenarios identified during the risk assessment.Assess the availability and capabilities of resources for incident stabilization including people, systems and equipment available within your business and from external sources.Talk with public emergency services (e.g., fire, police and emergency medical services) to determine their response time to your facility, knowledge of your facility and its hazards and their capabilities to stabilize an emergency at your facility.Determine if there are any regulations pertaining to emergency planning at your facility; address applicable regulations in the plan.Develop protective actions for life safety (evacuation, shelter, shelter-in-place, lockdown).Develop hazard and threat-specific emergency procedures using the Emergency Response Plan Template for Businesses.Coordinate emergency planning with public emergency services to stabilize incidents involving the hazards at your facility.Train personnel so they can fulfill their roles and responsibilities.Facilitate exercises to practice your plan.Links to Emergency Planning InformationPre-Incident Planning (Site and Building Information for First Responders)Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems - U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Publication 3256-07NStandard on Pre-Incident Planning - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1620Protective Actions for Life SafetyEvacuation Planning Matrix – OSHAEvacuation Plans and Procedures eTool - OSHADesign Guidance for Shelters and Safe RoomsMedicalCPR and ECC Guidelines - American Heart AssociationAutomated External Defibrillators (AEDs) – OSHABloodborne pathogens – OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communications Standards – OSHA Publication 3186FirefightingFire Protection – OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart LFire Brigades - OSHA 29 CFR 1910.156Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades - NFPA 600Hazardous materialsHazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide (NRT-1) - U.S. National Response TeamNatural hazardsNatural Disasters and Weather Emergencies - U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNational Hurricane Center, Publications, Tropical Cyclone Advisory Mailing Lists, Hurricane Preparedness, The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (Experimental) - National Weather Service (NWS)Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning, Nature's Most Violent Storms: A Preparedness Guide, Including Tornado Safety Information for Schools - NOAA, National Weather ServiceTornado Protection: Selecting Refuge Area in Buildings - FEMA 431RescuePermit-Required Confined Spaces - OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications - NFPA 1006Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents - NFPA 1670Workplace ViolenceActive Shooter: How to Respond -U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Dealing with Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners - United States Office of Personnel ManagementWorkplace Violence—Issues in Response - Federal Bureau of InvestigationTerrorism, Bomb Threats, and Suspicious PackagesEnsuring Building Security – DHSSafe Rooms and Shelters - Protecting People Against Terrorist Attacks - FEMA 453Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Publication No. 2002-139, 2002Hazards to Consider When Developing the Emergency PlanNatural hazardsGeological hazardsEarthquakeTsunamiVolcanoLandslide, mudslide, subsidenceMeteorological HazardsFlood, flash flood, tidal surgeWater control structure/dam/levee failureDroughtSnow, ice, hail, sleet, arctic freezeWindstorm, tropical cyclone, hurricane, tornado, dust stormExtreme temperatures (heat, cold)Lightning strikes (wildland fire following)Biological hazardsFoodborne illnessesPandemic/Infectious/communicable disease (Avian flu, H1N1, etc.)Human-caused eventsAccidentalHazardous material spill or releaseNuclear power plant incident (if located in proximity to a nuclear power plant)Explosion/FireTransportation accidentBuilding/structure collapseEntrapment and or rescue (machinery, confined space, high angle, water)Transportation Incidents (motor vehicle, railroad, watercraft, aircraft, pipeline)IntentionalRobberyLost person, child abduction, kidnap, extortion, hostage incident, workplace violenceDemonstrations, civil disturbanceBomb threat, suspicious packageTerrorismTechnology caused eventsUtility interruption or failure (telecommunications, electrical power, water, gas, steam, HVAC, pollution control system, sewerage system, other critical infrastructure)Cyber security (data corruption/theft, loss of electronic data interchange or ecommerce, loss of domain name server, spyware/malware, vulnerability exploitation/botnets/hacking, denial of service)Property ConservationTaking action before a forecast event, such as a severe storm, can prevent damage. Prompt damage assessment and cleanup activities following the storm can minimize further damage and business disruption. These actions are considered “property conservation”—an important part of the emergency response plan. Much of the following guidance is directed to building owners and facility managers. However, tenants should also develop a plan in coordination with building owners and managers as well as public authorities.Preparing a Facility for a Forecast EventBody copy: Actions to prepare a facility for a forecast event depend upon the potential impacts from the hazards associated with the event. Conduct a risk assessment to identify severe weather hazards including winter storms, arctic freeze, tropical storm, hurricane, flooding, storm surge, severe thunderstorm, tornado and high winds. Also consider non-traditional hazards, such as a planned event involving a large crowd.Property conservation actions should focus on protection of the building and valuable machinery, equipment and materials inside. Potential damage may be prevented or mitigated by inspecting the following building features, systems and equipment:Windows and doorsRoof flashing, covering and drainageExterior signsMechanical equipment, antennas and satellite dishes on rooftopsOutside storage, tanks and equipmentAir intakesHigh value machinerySensitive electronic equipment including information technology and process controllersThe review of building components may also identify opportunities for longer-term mitigation strategies.Property conservation activities for specific forecast events include the following:Winter storm - Keep building entrances and emergency exits clear; ensure there is adequate fuel for heating and emergency power supplies; monitor building heat, doors and windows to prevent localized freezing; monitor snow loading and clear roof drains.Tropical storms and hurricanes - Stockpile and pre-cut plywood to board up windows and doors (or install hurricane shutters); ensure there is sufficient labor, tools and fasteners available; inspect roof coverings and flashing; clear roof and storm drains; check sump and portable pumps; backup electronic data and vital records off-site; relocate valuable inventory to a protected location away from the path of the storm.Flooding - Identify the potential for flooding and plan to relocate goods, materials and equipment to a higher floor or higher ground. Clear storm drains and check sump and portable pumps. Raise stock and machinery off the floor. Prepare a plan to use sandbags to prevent water entry from doors and secure floor drains.Salvage and Actions to Prevent Further Damage Following an IncidentSeparating undamaged goods from water-soaked goods is an example of salvage. Covering holes in a roof or cleaning up water and ventilating a building are also part of property conservation. The property conservation plan should identify the resources needed to salvage undamaged good and materials; make temporary repairs to a building; clean up water, smoke and humidity; and prepare critical equipment for restart.Resources for property conservation include the following:water vacuums and tools to remove waterfans to remove smoke and humiditytarpaulins or plywood to cover damaged roofs or broken windowsplastic sheeting to cover sensitive equipmentCompile an inventory of available equipment, tools and supplies and include it with the emergency response plan. Identify precautions for equipment exposed to water or high humidity and procedures for restarting machinery and equipment.Identify contractors that may be called to assist with clean up and property conservation efforts. Keep in mind that competition for contractors, labor, materials and supplies prior to a forecast storm or following a regional disaster may be intense. Plan ahead and secure contractors and other resources in advance.Resources for Property ConservationProtect Your Property from High Winds - Federal Emergency Management AgencyNatural Disasters - U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEmergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections - Library of CongressLast Updated: 09/11/2020Disasters and EmergenciesMake a PlanGet InvolvedReady BusinessBusinessLeaders in Business Community ResilienceProgram AdministrationPlanningImplementationEmergency Response PlanResource ManagementCrisis Communications PlanBusiness Continuity PlanBusiness Continuity Planning SuiteIT Disaster Recovery PlanEmployee Assistance & SupportIncident ManagementTrainingTesting & ExercisesTestingExercisesProgram ImprovementProgram ReviewsCorrective ActionBusiness TestimonialsReady Kids

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