The next severe storm, power outage, or financial meltdown could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. This friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important, practical steps your whole family can take to ensure survival in short- or long-term emergencies. The critical information is presented in 40 achievable tasks, ranging from simpler ones such as creating a preparedness notebook and repackaging store-bought food for storage to more involved preparations like learning to collect rainwater and building a solar oven.

The next severe storm, power outage, or financial meltdown could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. This friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important, practical steps your whole family can take in advance to ensure survival, safety, and comfort in short- or long-term emergencies. The critical information is presented in 40 achievable tasks, ranging from creating a preparedness notebook and repackaging store-bought food for storage to more involved preparations, such as learning to collect rainwater and building a solar oven. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

Biological safety is a critical requirement when working with or around infectious disease agents. To prevent exposures and keep staff and patients safe, laboratories and health care facilities rely on personal protective equipment, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and engineering controls. In an instant, however, a single inappropriate human behavior can negate any of these safeguards. This reference provides an important call to action for anyone who relies on safety plans to consider carefully the humans who must follow those plans. Written by an expert in behavioral biosafety training, Prepare and Protect offers a common-sense program for addressing and reducing the risk factors of human behavior. Learn how to Examine the safety culture of your organization and its approach to risk Motivate the compliance, adherence to rules, and community thinking that keep everyone safe Evaluate, validate, and verify SOPs and staff competence Create safety plans and safety training programs that connect outcomes to behaviors Provide leadership that translates the containment philosophy from words to actions The critical message of this book is illustrated and enriched by personal accounts from infectious disease pioneers, from lab safety directors and trainers to the researchers and health care workers directly affected by infectious hazards. If your work involves pathogenic microbes—whether treating patients in a hospital emergency department or conducting research in a biosafety level 2 or higher laboratory—or overseeing those who do these jobs, this resource will teach you how to develop a culture of biosafety through behavior.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains additional supporting materials, sample electronic slide presentations, and other resources.

The ultimate guide to personal preparedness. No scare tactics. Just a 10-step guide to practical preparedness for every family. You don’t like to think about it, but deep down you know it can happen. Disaster can strike without warning, leaving your family without water, food, or electricity, and without medical or police support. How will you survive when that happens? How will you protect your family from threats of violence? Buying insurance, writing wills, getting our teeth cleaned, and saving for retirement are just a few of the precautions we routinely take to mitigate risks, but most people fail to prepare for what’s most important. They fail to prepare for their own survival. With 91% of Americans living in places at a moderate-to-high risk of disasters and with all of us dependent on a very fragile life-support system, it's time for you to take preparedness seriously. After reading this book you will: - understand the 27 disasters you’re likely to face, - know why some people survive when others don’t, and how to ensure your family survives. - master situational awareness and the survival mindset you need to avoid becoming a victim of violence. - know when to stay, when to bug out, and how to implement an evacuation plan. - learn the best non-firearm options for self-defense. - discover the best ways to generate electricity, store water and food, and handle sanitation and medical care on your own Start Prepping! is the most actionable, common sense guide to personal preparedness. It will help your family comfortably survive everything from pandemics to manmade and natural disasters. And it will help you stay safe from civil unrest and everyday violence. We can’t hide from the risks we face, but we can prepare for them. Read Start Prepping! now and give yourself some peace of mind. Because the day after disaster strikes is too late.

This book will allow you to prepare for any natural disasters that could plague your area. This book will give you the top ten tips in order to prepare for a natural disaster effectively and without wasting so much time. It’s simple to do, and it’s an effective way to make sure that you’re ready for the worst that can happen. For many of us, we can’t imagine the worst ever happening to us. It definitely is possible however, simply because anything can happen on this planet, so you should be wary over this.