what general steps one should take in preparation of a natural disaster while at work?
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While it definitely depends on the situation, there are some things that you can/should have regardless of the disaster type.  Some things to keep in min as suggestions are: a couple gallons of water, spare clothes, non-perishable food, and some way of getting news information, like a battery-powered radio.  If you find a list of things to have at home in case of a disaster, the list for work is very similar.
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stay put on your focus and set beside the other things. Try to work on a silent and peaceful place. Avoid the temptations that would be a destruction  to your work.
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1. If you are indoors, duck or drop down to the floor. Take cover under a sturdy desk, table or other furniture. Hold on to it and be prepared to move with it. Hold the position until the ground stops shaking and it is safe to move. Stay clear of windows, fireplaces, woodstoves, and heavy furniture or appliances that may fall over. Stay inside to avoid being injured by falling glass or building parts. If you are in a crowded area, take cover where you are. Stay calm and encourage others to do likewise.\n\n2. If you are outside, get into the open, away from buildings and power lines.\n\n3. If you are driving, stop if it is safe, but stay inside your car. Stay away from bridges, overpasses and tunnels. Move your car as far out of the normal traffic pattern as possible. If possible, avoid stopping under trees, light posts, power lines, or signs.\n\n4. If you are in a mountainous area, or near unstable slopes or cliffs, be alert for falling rock and other debris that could be loosened by the earthquake. \n\n5. If you are at the beach, move quickly to higher ground or several hundred yards inland.\n\nHope that helps.
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Standing on your head - use a shower cap on the cast.  Have someone standing by to call 911 if things don't turn out well.
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Okay I have been through many Hurricanes . Start Packing early . Even if you never use it you will still have it . \n1. Allot of water \n2. ICE Lots \n3. If you have a pool use the bad nasty water to flush your toilets .\n4.Flash lights Lots of new batters \n5. If they say there's  going to be a hurricane try to take a shower the night before . Don't put on or wear any make up .\nCause who knows when you'll get to take a shower next . \n6. Probable TV Radio with new batters \n7.Some thing to do to pass time like broad games \n8. If your taking any medication make sure you have enough.\n9. Can foods \n10 Gill get everything for a grill \n11. Candles \n13. Matches Lighters \n14 frist  AID Kit \n15. Bord up windows \n16. The light Spray bottles that run on Batters that you put water in . \n\nStuff like that you may not use it right away but you'll be happy when you have it ..
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Gather enough food, water, and appropriate clothing for at least a few days.  I could fit that in a backpack.\nStart walking or biking out of town; it's best not to drive because the roads would be jammed.\nMinimize my radiation exposure.  Keep concrete buildings between me and the spreading radiation.  Travel upwind or perpendicular to the prevailing wind.\nGet as far away as my legs will carry me before stopping.\nMake sure my government then proceeds to destroy whoever is responsible for setting off the bomb.
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Disaster management is an attempt to minimize the damage related to a disaster. By deffinition a disaster is something that was not avoided and causes catostropic damages. It doesn't have to be a twister or a hurricane or an earthquake. For many companies losing their data would be a worse disaster than losing the building they work from and the hardware they use to manipulate and read that data. \n\nDisaster plans, redundancy, security and emergancy resources are used to combat disasters. \n\nA disaster plan is where you decide upon all likely catastrophes to your business model and then decide what you will do to minimize the damage if this event occurs. Many companies have such plans. Many of them are actually good plans. Few follow through and even fewer update them on a reguler basis. So when real disaster strikes the plans are often forgotten or not followed. Disaster plans should be written after a good bit of analysis. If you look closely you will find that more than acts of God threaten a company.   So disaster plans should include acts of God (Volcano, Tornado, hurricane, whatever else applies to that area) major theft (both from external and internal sources), loss of data, terrorism, acts of cival disobediance (a riot in the area, being targeted by a radical political group are examples of this), Long term utility outages and anything specific to your industry such as the sudden loss of a key supplier or market for example.\n\nRedundancy is something that most people wish they could have but few can afford. If your enterprise hinges on a specific server, database, phone switchboard, etc then you cannot afford to not use redundancy. The downtime of a single failure will pay for the redundancy several times over in many cases. What it means is to have a backup unit of whatever it is that is essential to your operations. It might be a second generator, or an alternate hiway route or an extra server that does little or nothing unless the main server craters. \n\nSecurity is part of disaster management before during and after. It is typically securities job to prevent many forms of disaster. Security is who is often called upon to effect disaster plans when they are called into use. Security has to learn from previous disasters and improve performance after a disaster and is normally heavily involved with recovery efforts. \n\nEmergancy resources are things that you need to get your disaster plan working. For example if you live in a hurricane prone area where will you operate out of until it's clear to go back and you can reopen the office in the disaster area. Do you need generators for long term power outages or to survive brown outs. It's also identifying who in your company will do what if certain aspects of the disaster plan are enacted as well as knowing what Gov and private agencies will need to be talked to and who to talk too remain operational during a disaster. A bank for example after a major theft will have a book sized binder on this section where a small appliance repair store might have a couple sentances. \n\nHope this helped.
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Yes, we put up window protection and keep flashlights, batteries, etc. on hand.  We have a gas grill we can cook on after the storm passes, and a generator. A really good link to guide you in preparations is http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/storm/getready/.\n\nFlorida is having a sales tax break for hurricane supplies May 21 - June 1.
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the best thing to do is to ride the storm out, keep lots of toilet roll around though! drink lots of fluid, it will pass in a day or so. if it persisits, consult a doctor
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If it's already happening, I think you should quickly hide under a desk. Or if there's a warning siren or smth, you should run to the nearest shelter or place where your government has designated it to be a place to seek refuge during such emergencies.
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There are a lot of interesting explanations for the response to Katrina, and there is some truth in all of them. The breach of the levee definitely made everything much worse than it might have been otherwise. However, the reality is that every year that part of the country is hit hard with hurricanes, and every year the country holds its breath wondering where they will hit and how many there will be. Every disaster response organization including the Red Cross say that every one should be prepared to rely on themselves for at least 72 hours after an event because it may take that long for emergency personnel to arrive. (For two reasons 1) emergency response personnel may not be able to get into an area right away, and 2) the number of people in need may exceed the immediately available resources). Family preparation is not the responsibility of the government. People should prepare themselves - especially in a place where certain disasters repeat themselves on a regular basis. Communities are responsible for preparing for themselves and responding. Also, the question exists as to whether FEMA is a first responder department, or one that is mandated to assist regions in the aftermath of a disaster. And actually, my understanding is that one problem was that there were so many people running around trying to help that it was impossible to maintain communication lines. And many of the people who were trying to help didn't know what they were doing. It is more helpful to refrain from seeking blame, and to invest energy into one's own community and pantry. Are you ready should an unexpected event hit you? Are you ready and able to help the elderly, handicapped, or single parent with children who live next door or down the block? Do you have water and, at least, a few candy bars tucked away just in case? Do you have some kind of plan for your kids if there is an emergency? Take care of yourselves and you will make it much easier for everyone.
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Join the Red Cross DSHR (Disaster Services Human Resources) Through your local Red Cross. They will train you and send you out to many places around the world when needed.
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http://www.safety.com/weather-and-disaster/articles.html\n\nhttp://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/katrina/
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A good way is by pressure; e.g. the Works bomb. If you would be more specific, that might help. Don't hurt yourself, either.
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If there is a natural disaster for example, they would need to close down/be evacuated.\nAlso, simply for security reseasons, they MUST have locks etc
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Remove all speed bumps from the parking lots and put them in the hallways and/or sports fields.\n\nAttach all hallway/lounge furniture to the ceiling.\n\nBrick up doorways to all administrative offices.\n\nSprinkle instant mashed potatos all over the sports fields, preferably with a reasonable expectation of rain in the next few days.\n\nHide an old cell phone in the ceiling or a plant and call it frequently throughout the day.  Preferably during times of quiet.\n\nRound-up.  (Draw your own conclusions and offer to help the maintenance guy in advance!)
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a natural disaster such as earthquakes are possible anywhere.  just some areas (along fault lines) are more prone to the effects.  For my money, i would be most worried about a large volcano that spews ash into the atmosphere and causes the earth's climate to dramatically change.  Not much you can do about that!