A hurricane blasts through South Florida causing more than $25 billion in damages. A fire at a food processing plant results in 25 deaths, a company out of business and a small town devastated. A blizzard shuts down much of the East Coast for days. More than 150 lives are lost and millions of dollars in damages incurred.

Every year emergencies take their toll on business and industry -- in lives and dollars. But something can be done. Business and industry can limit injuries and damages and return more quickly to normal operations if they plan ahead.

What constitutes an emergency?

An emergency is any unplanned event which can cause deaths or significant injuries to employees, customers or the public; or which can shut down your business, disrupt operations, cause physical or environmental damage, or threaten the facility's financial standing or public image. Obviously, numerous events can be "emergencies,” including:

· Fire
· Hazardous materials incident
· Flood or flash flood
· Hurricane
· Tornado
· Winter storm
· Earthquake
· Communications failure
· Radiological accident
· Civil disturbance
· Loss of key supplier or customer
· Explosion

The term "disaster" has been left out of our vocabulary because it lends itself to a preconceived notion of a large-scale event, usually that of a ‘natural disaster’. In fact, each event must be addressed within the context of the impact it has on both the company and the community: what might constitute a nuisance to a large industrial facility could easily be a "disaster" to a small business.

What Is Emergency Management?

Emergency management is the process of preparing for, mitigating, responding to and recovering from an emergency.

Emergency management is a dynamic process. Planning, though critical, is not the only component. Training, conducting drills, testing equipment and coordinating activities with the community are other important functions.

Emergency Management Planning can also:

· Help companies fulfill their moral responsibility to protect employees, the community and the   environment.
· Facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements of Federal, State and local agencies.
· Enhance a company's ability to recover from financial losses, regulatory fines, loss of market share,   damages to equipment or products or business interruption.
· Reduce exposure to civil or criminal liability in the event of an incident.
· Enhance a company's image and credibility with employees, customers, suppliers and the community.
· May also reduce your insurance premiums.

The Tippit Group can help you prepare, train, mitigate, respond to and recover from man-made and natural events.

Some of the services we offer:

· Hazard Analysis
· Emergency Planning and Response
· Emergency Management Training
· Exercise Planning Design, Execution, and Evaluation
· Mitigation Review and Planning

Other Services:

· Grant Research
· COOPs

For more information please contact us and we will be more than happy to discuss your needs and work with you to make your business or organization a safer place for your workers and your community.

For more information about any of our services please

feel free to contact us.