February 20, 2008
These NewsBriefs are produced and delivered weekly by
Attainium to keep our friends and clients
current on topics relating to Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management.
Your organization may never find itself in a situation that requires you to shelter in place (SIP).
But what if such a situation occurs? A blizzard or flood can strand workers in your building. A chemical
spill nearby may result in officials not allowing people to leave. Almost any scenario is possible,
and you need to be prepared just in case. The articles below may be helpful to you in creating
or updating your SIP plan.
The first thing you have to decide is whether to stay or go.
(Item #1)
Serious and unanticipated problems currently make it neither feasible nor safe for many people to shelter in place.
(Item #2)
Here is a general guide for preparing a shelter in place plan in the workplace.
(Item #3)
What do I do with the duct tape? Here's how to shelter in place properly.
(Item #4)
ChicagoFirst offers a streamlined guide to best practices for sheltering in place.
(Item #5)
This site offers products and some ideas about what you need to shelter in place.
(Item #6)
As always, we look forward to hearing about your concerns
with regards to business continuity. If you have a topic
you'd like to see covered, please email me at
[email protected]
Best Regards,
Bob Mellinger
President
Attainium Corp
Quote of the Week
"The most serious failure of leadership is the failure to foresee."
- Robert Greenleaf -
Articles
1. Shelter-in-Place: Preparing to Stay or Go
Depending on your circumstances and the type of emergency, the first important decision is whether
you stay put or get away. You should understand and plan for both possibilities.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/shelterinplace.html
2. Emergency Preparedness Tools May Enable Millions More People to Shelter in Place
Although the nation has invested billions of dollars preparing to respond to emergencies, current plans
leave millions of Americans at risk because they do not account for critical problems people face when they
actually try to protect themselves.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070913103605.htm
3. Shelter in Place at Your Office
This is an example of a plan that a business could develop for shelter in place actions.
This can be used to assist in developing your own plan.
http://www.nicsinfo.org/SIP%20plan%20for%20offices%20NICS%20feb2003.pdf
4. How to Shelter in Place
Here are some practical tips for sheltering in place. Please keep in mind these tips
will NOT guarantee 100% safety, but they will considerably reduce the dangers of bio-chemical
weapons and nuclear fallout. A light duty, above-ground shelter like this simply won't work
for all scenarios but will be helpful for many situations.
http://standeyo.com/News_Files/NBC/shelter.in.place.html
5. Sheltering in place: A best practice guideline
This document serves as a guideline for implementing a life safety program that includes
Sheltering in Place and is intended to incorporate currently known best practices. It should not
be considered a definitive, all encompassing resource on the topic, but rather a collection
of techniques that are the accepted practices for achieving maximum safety for employees
as of the date of the publication
https://www.chicagofirst.org/resources/shelter_in_place.pdf
6. Shelter in place products
This site offers some ideas for the kinds of products you may need and/or want
for sheltering in place. This is not an endorsement of the site, merely an example
of the types of products available. Send us your favorite sites for purchasing
shelter-in-place products.
http://readysolutionsinc.com/products/
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