Disaster Planning and Recovery: A Guide for Facility Professionals (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "This book is written for the facility professional..." (more)
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Product Description

Hurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost billions in lost business every year. This book helps companies create and implement disaster contingency plans in event of a business interruption. It shows what to do before, during and after the emergency.

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This practical, comprehensive reference covers how businesses can prepare for, cope with, and rebound from a disaster. It helps facility professionals determine, measure and reduce risks. It stresses the human factor--how to mobilize staff in an emergency, how to work effectively with key departments, such as IT, and how to ease the stress that disasters can impose on staff members. He shows you how to set reasonable goals that will allow you to react more quickly and affectively without losing sight of business outcomes.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471142050
• ISBN-13: 978-0471142058
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,382,834 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Find a better book, August 9, 2002

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(Note: I had to enter a number of stars for this review. Actually, this book deserves NO STARS!) Unfortunately, I had to purchase this book for a class on private sector issues. This is a horrible book. I do not recommend this book to anyone. The author cannot write. The author cannot communicate. If you have to explain in parenthesis what you just said, face it -- you're not communicating. This book is disorganized, redundant and much of the text unnecessary. The terminology used is cumbersome. But what really concerned me were the grammatical errors. I wonder if Wiley employs any copyeditors! You find sentences like: "Many of this ilk are potential problems are in the realm..." (pg. 119); "If a is plan is in place..." (pg. 122); " ...as low as -- or in the same manner as -- as sprinkler systems..." (277); "The forth domain..." (pg. 283 - shouldn't that be fourth?). There are so many other examples, I don't have space to list them all. Suffice it to say, this book is bad. If you need a book on facility management in a crisis, get it from FEMA and the American Red Cross. Theirs is actually useful.