A risk assessment will help you answer the following:

1. • What are the specific risks associated with my workplace or location?
2. • What is the likelihood of each of these risks occurring?
3. • Which identified risks should I be most concerned with?
4. • How much risk am I willing to assume?

Natural disasters can cause a tremendous amount of damage to corporations and municipalities. Among these are:

1. • Earthquakes
2. • Nor'easters or Winter Related Storms
3. • Tornados and Hurricanes

The subsequent effects of these disasters can be just as detrimental:

1. • Hazardous Materials Spill
2. • Major Power Outages
3. • Water Main Breaks
4. • Telephone Service Disruptions
5. • Computer Network, Intranet, or Internet Disruption

Recent terrorist attacks against our country have made us painfully aware of the damage that can be caused by man-made disasters. Have you ever wondered how your organization would be affected by:

1. • A disgruntled employee who threatens the workplace?
2. • A bomb-threat that causes a building evacuation?
3. • An attention-seeker who decides to stage a fake suicide attempt in front of a building?

An onsite risk assessment, is the most effective method of assessing and developing response plans to specific incidents, both natural and man-made.