Emergency Preparation and Management

Is your organization prepared for emergency situations? Through real-world case studies and interactive learning, workplace health and safety professionals will gain insight into being more proactive in emergency preparedness by developing strategies to help prevent and mitigate hazards, as well as for response and recovery efforts. By the end of this course, students will improve their abilities and understanding of disaster notifications, crisis management skills, decision making under pressure, effective communication techniques and media and public relations factors.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop effective emergency preparation plans for an organization.
• Identify and assess risks and potential hazards that could cause or worsen emergency situations.
• Correct or remediate hazards to reduce risks and potential impacts.
• Respond to emergency situations in an appropriate manner.

Skills You Will Gain

• Emergency management
• Incident management and command systems
• Flood and disaster preparation
• Action planning

This is a required course for the Workplace Health and Safety Manager Certificate.