ABSTRACT
A comprehensive Emergency/Recovery Manual establishes an organization's systems for dealing with emergencies. Prompt, competent first aid and emergency medical services are part of any organization's responsibility for employees' safety. How well an organization has planned, organized, and practiced for emergencies will decide how serious the emergency becomes. An important consideration that management should address is a recovery plan designed to get the company back into operation as soon as possible after an emergency or major incident. When emergency and recovery plans are made, they should be kept in an Emergency/Recovery Manual. Management, if sincerely concerned about an effective emergency and recovery plan, should allow emergency team members the training time and the budget for the equipment they need. An organization has a special responsibility to ensure that an injured employee receives prompt, professional medical care. Every employer must have an adequate number of trained first aid people available to respond to an injury.
