Tolley's Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management (3rd ed)

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 modernised the UKs approach to disaster and emergency management, taking into account the kinds of threats the country faces in the 21st century, including terrorist threats and threats to the environment.

This third edition of the "Tolleys Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management" has been fully updated to cover the topics and themes reflected in the Act, and collates all the key components of disaster and emergency planning for both the public and the private sector, covering both man-made and natural disasters.

Specifically written from a UK practitioners point of view, it helps readers to understand and formulate disaster and emergency policies and systems for their workplace.

It will also help organisations to ensure business continuity and safeguard the health and safety of their staff in the event of a disaster.This practical approach makes the Handbook an invaluable resource for all those with responsibility for planning how to deal with major incidents or managing risk in the public and private sectors in all industries, including: emergency planning managers; risk managers; business continuity managers; health and safety practitioners; emergency planning officers in local authorities; and, emergency service personnel.

Students on Disaster/Business Continuity/Emergency/Crisis/Security Management courses as well as on Fire Safety and Risk Management courses will also find it a comprehensive reference supporting their studies.

The new edition has been updated in line with the latest legislation: Civil Contingencies Act 2004; Amendment to the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations; and, Corporate Manslaughter Bill.

Tony Moore is a former senior officer in the Metropolitan Police where he was involved in managing crises of different kinds over a number of years.

He is currently Associate Director of the Resilience Centre at Cranfield University, U.K.

Raj Lakha co-founded Safety Solutions (UK) Ltd, one of the UKs leading safety-related training companies.He has advised and trained numerous blue-chip organisations and local and national government bodies worldwide on a range of topics including safety, risk, disaster and business continuity management.

Individual chapters are written by a host of practitioners in their specialist fields of experience.