In three minutes,
when 97 persons died and more than 200 were injured as fire
swept through a Rhode Island night club, the nation gave new priority
to old standards -- fire exits, evacuation planning, and training
retail employees to cope with emergencies.
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Aftermath
of a tragedy:
Learning painful safety lessons
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Whatever the business or service, when we have employees, customers
or clients in our buildings and facilities we must be ready for an
emergency.
Each facility will have its own set of priorities, response protocols
and employee training requirements.
This site provides simplified, standardized programs, procedures,
resources and training options for safety and emergency response for a
range of retail operations.
 Effective
safety, prevention and incident response must be simple for everyone
involved -- managers, employees and customers. At the same time,
simple procedures can be of life-saving importance, as evidences by
the Rhode Island fire.
 Root
causes of the most tragic incidents are often the most basic
procedures that have been ignored or poorly managed.
Monthly checks of fire extinguishers and battery back-up emergency
lighting, maintaining unobstructed evacuation routes and
clearly-signed fire exits -- what could be simpler? But these are
exactly the kinds of "negligence" that cost business owners and
property managers adverse publicity, huge liability awards, insurance
rate hikes and even exposure to criminal prosecutions.
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| restaurants &
clubs |
| fast foods &
delivery |
| casinos &
hospitality |
| retail clothing |
| shopping centers |
| supermarkets |
| warehouse retail
sales |
| furniture stores |
| computer /
electronics |
| auto dealerships |
| theaters /
arenas |
| evacuation
planning |
| fire warden
training |
| maintenance
personnel |
| shelter in place |
| weather
emergencies |
| parking lots / garages |
| personal
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