take steps to resume operations. • Establish a recovery team, if necessary. Establish priorities for resuming operations. • Continue to ensure the safety of personnel on the property. Assess remaining hazards. Maintain security at the incident scene. • Conduct an employee briefing. • Keep detailed records. Consider audio recording all decisions. Take photographs of or videotape the damage. • Account for all damage-related costs. Establish special job order numbers and charge codes for purchases and repair work. • Follow notification procedures. Notify employees’ families about the status of personnel on the property. Notify offduty personnel about work status. Notify insurance carriers and appropriate government agencies. • Protect undamaged property. Close up building openings. Remove smoke, water and debris. Protect equipment against moisture. Restore sprinkler systems. Physically secure the property. Restore power. • Conduct an investigation. Coordinate. | Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry A Step-by-Step Approach to Emergency Planning Response and Recovery for Companies of All Sizes FEMA 141 October 1993 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR BUSINESS I N D U ST R Y A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO EMERGENCY PLANNING RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FOR COMPANIES OF ALL SIZES Sponsored by a Public-Private Partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special thanks to the following organizations for supporting the development promotion and distribution of the Emergency Management Guide for Business Industry American Red Cross American Insurance Association Building Owners and Managers Association International Chemical Manufacturers Association Fertilizer Institute National Association of Manufacturers National Commercial Builders Council of the National Association of Home Builders National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management National Emergency Management Association National Industrial Council State Associations Group New Jersey Business Industry Association Pacific Bell Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency The Emergency Management Guide for Business Industry was produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA and supported by a number of private companies and associations representing business and industry. The approaches described in this guide are recommendations not regulations. There are no reporting requirements nor will following these principles ensure compliance with any Federal State or local codes or regulations that may apply to your facility. FEMA is not a regulatory agency. Specific regulatory issues should be addressed with the appropriate agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA and the Environmental Protection Agency EPA . Prepared under FEMA Contract EMW-90-C-3348 by Thomas Wahle Ogilvy Adams Rinehart Washington . 202 452-9419 Gregg Beatty Roy F. Weston Inc. Rockville Maryland 301 .
