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| Home / Risk Glossary / Shelter-In-Place Procedure | 2 September, 2010 | |
Shelter-In-Place Procedure (Definition)For some emergencies the best course of action is to retire indoors into protected areas. For example, the evacuation of a building following a bomb threat may place people at risk rather than remove them from it, and a dangerous situation (such as a shooting) outside a building might warrant retreat away from building windows and into basements. This procedure is known as a shelter-In-Place procedure. Note that it differs from a lockdown procedure in that the perceived threat does not armed intrusion, and so impeding movement is not a priority. See Also: Lockdown Procedure. Risky Thinking Newsletter Are you responsible for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, or Risk Management in your organization? Then you may wish to receive a free subscription to the the monthly Risky Thinking Newsletter. It contains news, opinions and articles of interest to people working in these areas. View a sample issue, or click here to subscribe. Recent articles have included: Is your business continuity plan just gathering dust on a shelf somewhere? There are various places parts of your plan should be.
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