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Crisis Preparedness in the Workplace: New Requirements for 2005

Workplace catastrophes range from terrorism and bomb threats to aviation and industrial accidents, natural disasters, kidnappings, and armed attacks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and Federal 9/11 Commission have all supported specific guidelines as the "standard of care owed by a corporation to its employees and organization". Additionally, the insurance and credit rating industries have been encouraged to consider these guidelines in insurability and credit worthiness. Have you established procedures to deal with workplace crises? Its often difficult to even know where to begin. And, if you already have a crisis preparedness plan in place, do you review it on a regular basis to ensure its as up to date as it can be? When you register for this audio conference, youll learn takeanduse guidelines to help you implement crisis preparedness actions for your company from Bruce Blythe, CEO of Crisis Management International, Inc., (CMI), an Atlantabased worldwide organization of crisis management specialists, business continuity planners, and former FBI and Secret Service agents. Also speaking is Garry Mathiason, widely recognized as a leading authority on employment trends and a senior shareholder of Littler Mendelson, a national employment and labor law firm. During this audio conference, Mr. Blythe and Mr. Mathiason will discuss the following topics: Critical elements of establishing a readiness plan Overview of recommended standards and benchmarked guidelines Negligent failure to plan: legal update Plus, 30 minutes after the presentation will be set aside for an interactive Q&A session. Listen in and get the chance to ask the speakers your specific questions! Who should register? HR Managers Corporate Counsel Disaster/Emergency Managers Business Continuity Managers Corporate Security Directors Risk Managers

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