The book covers the whole gamut of issues concerning disaster management and emergency responses in an industrial situation. Disasters could be either Technological or Natural. This book deals with only the technological disasters with some discussions on natural causes and elaborates on the strategies of industrial preparedness in effectively handling such situations with least consequences in terms of loss of lives, property and environmental degradation, above all the company reputation. The book starts with the discussions on root-cause analysis of incidents and emergencies through “Why-why” process and covers prevention and safety issues in terms of plant and equipment layout, built-in-safety provisions on vital equipments and facilities, considerations on electrical hazardous areas and the needed protections, Safety Integrity Levels etc. On prevention of chemical accidents, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), hazardous waste landfill site management issues etc. have been included with safety precautions of handling various chemicals in “Do’s & Don’ts” form. Principles of sustainable development have been discussed through the concept of what is called the “Precautionary principle” with respect to hazardous chemicals. To conclude, it can be emphasized that this book is specific to the aspect of industrial disaster management and contains everything from safety planning, preparedness, mitigation and management issues that would certainly be useful to students of engineering and management apart from industry safety and other professionals. Also civil authorities and local population centres will be benefitted from the information contained in the book. Institutional and Industrial libraries would find it suitable as a reference. Table of Contents Preface Introduction Definitions Objectives of the Disaster Plan Scope of the Plan Types of Disaster Levels of Disaster Phases of Disaster and Disaster Responses Description of the Process and Location of Hazards MSDS of Hazardous Chemicals Risk-based Approach Vulnerability Analysis Human Errors in Disasters Essentials of a Disaster Plan Emergency Response Requirements Planning for an Onsite Emergency Special Equipment and other Resources Needed Mutual aid Program Incident Command System (Roles and Responsibilities) Special Considerations of LPG Disaster and Toxic Release Oil and GasWell Blowouts Offside Emergency Planning Hazard and Response Mapping Uncertainty Factor in Prediction of Risk Transport Emergency Planning Rescue and Evacuation Planning Disaster Recovery System Communicating in a crisis Evacuation Arrangement Evacuation Alarm System and Anticipated Responses of People Coutinuity of Operations Auditing of Emergency Plan Declaration of Major Emergencies Updating the plan Case studies of Disaster and lesson learned Database Guidelines for preparation of Onsite Emergency Plan and Annexures Index