A Strategic Emergency and Crisis Management Plan in a Hazardous Environment

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AN ANALYSIS OF “STRATEGIC EMERGENCY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN IN A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT” TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION………………………………………….4 1.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT……………………………………………….4 1.2 BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM…………………………………5 1.3 SETTING OF THE PROBLEM…………………………………………5 1.4 PROBLEM SIGNIFICANCE…………………………………………...5 CHAPTER 2- LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………….…..7 2.0 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………….……..7 2.1 SOURCES OF LITERATURE………………………………….……..7 CHAPTER 3- RESEARCH DESIGN………………………………….13 3.1 THESIS STATEMENT…………………………………………….…13 3.2 HYPOTHESES……………………………………………………….14 3.3 ASSUMPTIONS……………………………………………………..14 3.4 LIMITATIONS………………………………………………………14 3.5 PROCEDURES FOR GATHERING DATA………………………..15 3.6 PROCEDURES FOR ANALYSING DATA……………………..…16 CHAPTER 4- SUMMARY & ANALYSIS OF DATA…………..…...16 4.1 RESULTS FROM QUESTIONNAIRES………………………..….16 4.2 FINDINGS FROM OBSERVATIONS…………………………….17 4.3 FINDINGS FROM INTERVIEWS…………………………………19 4.4. EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS……………….20 CHAPTER 5- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS…….22 5.1 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………22 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………….23 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………26-32 APPENDICES…………………………………………………………..33-54 • SCIENTIFIC DATA • QUESTIONNAIRES • INTERVIEW QUESTIONS • OBSERVATION FORM • BAR CHARTS REFERENCES…………………………………………………………..55 CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION An effective Emergency management and business continuity planning (collectively referred to as contingency planning) are vital programs for any organization that wants to survive and prosper. Contingency planning can be a time-consuming, costly process and, consequently, it is used in public and private sector entities to varying degrees. In the absence of proper planning, a crisis or disaster could devastate an

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