Disaster planning traditionally focuses on three variables: data center replication, building design and backups. Analysts have maintained for years that the most common “disaster” is outright ...

Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.

Disasters that severely impact business operations can come in many shapes and sizes. Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by ...

“Every American should have the opportunity to be as healthy as he or she can be. Every community should be safe from threats to its health. And all individuals and families should have a high level ...

Good emergency planning practices and regulatory compliance mandate that long-term care facilities identify the potential threats, perils, and hazards that can adversely impact operations both from an ...

Planning is one of our major functions as emergency managers. Back when I had my staff track how they spent their time, planning was one of the significant blocks of time on the schedule. Back in the ...

Technology disaster recovery (DR) initiatives provide strategies and procedures that can help organisations protect investments in IT systems and infrastructure. The essential mission for disaster ...

Matt is chair of the firm’s OSHA and workplace disasters practice group and former chair of the labor and employment practice group. He has successfully handled hundreds of agency proceedings, ...