Tolley's Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management

Tony Moore spent 28 years in the London Metropolitan Police, retiring in the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1986. Since then he has specialised in the management of human-made disasters, including civil disorder and terrorism. He is currently Associate Director of the Resilience Centre, a part of Cranfield University based at the UK Defence Academy. He holds a Master of Philosophy (M Phil) degree from the University of Southampton, is the Chairman of the Institute of Civil Defence and Disasters Studies and a Member of the Society of Industrial Emergency Services Officers. Raj Lakha co-founded in 1994 Safety Solutions UK Limited, one of the UK's leading safety related training companies. He has advised and trained many hundreds of blue-chip organisations and local and national government bodies worldwide on topics ranging from Safety, Risk, Disaster and Business Continuity Management. He has also developed DEMSoft, the new checklist software. He conceived and developed for NEBOSH the new Specialist Diploma in Disaster and Emergency Management Systems (DEMS). He holds degrees in Economics and Government, an MBA in International Business and is a Member of IOSH and IIRSM.

• Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Table of Statutory Instruments; Table of European Legislation; Business Continuity Management: Principles and Approaches; Case Studies on International Disasters; Construction Related Disasters; Crisis Management; Disaster and Emergency Management Systems (DEMS); Emergency Planning for COMAH and Non-COMAH Sites; Historical Context of Environmental Health and Communicable Disease; Environmental Management: The Consequences and Environmental Monitoring of Industrial and Technological Disasters; Fire Safety Management for ‘Public’ Buildings; Forensic Fire and Explosion Investigation; Human Error and Human Factors; International Aspects of Disasters; Insurance, Losses and Risk Management; The Law Relating to Emergencies and Disasters; The Medical Response to Disaster; Public Inquiries and other Investigations into Disasters and Major Emergencies; Recovery – Creating Crisis Resilient Communication and Information Systems; Rescue Equipment and Response; Terrorism; Training and Exercising for Effective Preparedness and Response; Index.

"[This book] is a timely publication and will be a valuable source of reference for those with responsibility for Disaster and Emergency Planning as well as those studying for the NEBOSH Module." From the foreword by John Barrell, Former Chief Executive of IOSH