This classroom training is to equips organizations and governments with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Specifically, this training will help to identify and apply the requirements in NFPA 1660, Standard for Emergency, Continuity, and Crisis Management: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery to help build, implement, and maintain an emergency management program.

This classroom training is designed to equip organizations and governments with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Specifically, this training will help to identify and apply the requirements in NFPA 1660, Standard for Emergency, Continuity, and Crisis Management: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery to help build, implement, and maintain an emergency management program.

Course Objectives include

• By the end of this course, the learner should be able to:
• Identify the scope, purpose, and layout of NFPA 1660.
• Define key terms and definitions used in NFPA 1660.
• Define the fundamental requirements of an emergency management/business continuity program.
• Describe the relationship between hazards, vulnerability, and impacts.
• Perform a hazards analysis, risk assessment, and business impact analysis.
• Perform a resource needs analysis.
• Describe the planning process and common plan elements.
• Outline a communications plan for a given hazard.
• Describe incident management systems.
• Explain components of an emergency response/operations plan.
• Explain components of continuity and recovery plans.
• Determine when plan execution is required.
• Establish a training and exercise program.
• Identify the means for evaluation of essential program elements.

Who will benefit

Business continuity managers
Emergency management coordinators
Facility managers
Government officials and planners

Safety officers
IT disaster recovery specialists
Public health officials
Risk managers
Human resource professionals