Disaster and Emergency Preparedness : Guidance for Schools

Communities around the world are faced with natural hazards-extreme environmental events such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes, fires, and tsunamis. For some communities, these natural hazards turn into disasters, resulting in tremendous losses and injuries for students, school staff and families. However, by taking preventative measures before hazard impact, and learning preparedness and response, a culture of safety can be fostered. Communities can reduce and even eliminate such losses. This handbook is aimed at administrators, teachers, support staff, and other individuals involved in emergency and disaster preparedness at schools. It seeks to: 1) guide administrators and staff in assessing risks and planning and carrying out physical protection measures; 2) develop skills and provisions for disaster and emergency preparedness, response, and rapid recovery; and 3) support schools in developing disaster and emergency plans specific to their local needs and reflecting good practices internationally and nationally.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010
Subjects:	ACCIDENT, ACCIDENTS, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIRWAYS, ALTERNATE ROUTE, AMBULANCE, APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE, AVALANCHE, BLANKET, BLANKETS, BLEEDING, BUILDING CODES, BUS, BUSES, CAR, CAREER, CELLULAR PHONES, CHEMICAL INCIDENT, CHEMICALS, CIVIL DEFENCE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, CONTINGENCY PLANS, CRED, CROSSINGS, CURRICULUM, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, DEGREES, DISASTER, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER MITIGATION, DISASTER PLAN, DISASTER PLANNING, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER RESPONSE, DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DOCUMENTS, DRAINAGE, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, EARLY WARNING, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKES, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, EMERGENCIES, EMERGENCY CALL, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES, EMERGENCY MANAGER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY PLANS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EMERGENCY SHELTER, EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EVACUATION, EVACUATION ROUTES, EXPLOSION, EXPLOSIVE, EXTREME WEATHER, FAULT LINE, FIRE, FIRE BREAKS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FIRE PREVENTION, FIRST AID, FIRST AID KIT, FIRST AID KITS, FLOOD, FLOOD PRONE AREAS, FLOODING, FLOODS, FOOD SHORTAGE, FOREST FIRES, FUEL, GENERATOR, HEALTH RISK, HEAT WAVE, HIGH ENERGY, HIGHWAY, HUMAN RIGHT, HURRICANES, INJURY, INJURY PREVENTION, INSTRUCTION, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION, LANDSLIDE, LEARNING, LIGHTING, LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, MORGUE, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARDS, NOISE, OIL SPILLS, PANDEMIC, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, POLICE, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS, RESCUE TEAMS, RISK ASSESSMENT, RISK REDUCTION, ROAD, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFETY, SAFETY EDUCATION, SAFETY ISSUES, SANITATION, SCHOOL TRANSPORT, SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION, SCHOOLS, SEARCH & RESCUE, SEARCH AND RESCUE, SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, SEAT BELTS, SIGNAGE, SMOKE, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, STOP SIGNS, STORMS, STUDENT BODY, TEACHER, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING ASSISTANTS, TERRORISM, TERRORIST, THUNDERSTORM, TORNADO, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, TRAINING RESOURCES, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTATION USES, TRIPS, TRUE, TSUNAMI, TYPHOONS, UNDERGROUND, UNIVERSITIES, VEHICLE, VEHICLE SAFETY, VEHICLES, VICTIMS, VOLCANO, WALKING, WATER SHORTAGE, WATER SHORTAGES, WEAPON, WINTER STORMS, WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/18806915/disaster-emergency-preparedness-guidance-schools https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17669
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