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In the Spotlight: ASSE Offers Post-Disaster Safety Checklist for Businesses
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for business resumption following a disaster. However, the American Society of Safety Engi-neers (“ASSE”) offers this disaster safety checklist to assist businesses before, during and after a disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina.
Following a disaster, all businesses should do a hazard evaluation and assessment performed by an occupational safety professional, and it would include the following:
- Safe Entry: Contact the proper government agencies to get approval to resume occupancy of the building. Do not enter a facility or building unless the proper clearances have been obtained.
- Structural Security: Have the structural integrity of the building or facility validated by qualified professionals before anyone enters the facility.
- Power Checks: If there is no access to electricity on the site, do not use fueled generators or heaters indoors. Ensure that there are no gas and sewer leaks in your facility. You will need to check with your local utilities for information regarding power, gas, water and sewer usage.
- Use Existing Federal Guidelines: Utilize existing start-up guidance materials provided by government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for business resumption following a disaster. However, the American Society of Safety Engi-neers (“ASSE”) offers this disaster safety checklist to assist businesses before, during and after a disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina.
Following a disaster, all businesses should do a hazard evaluation and assessment performed by an occupational safety professional, and it would include the following:
- Safe Entry: Contact the proper government agencies to get approval to resume occupancy of the building. Do not enter a facility or building unless the proper clearances have been obtained.
- Structural Security: Have the structural integrity of the building or facility validated by qualified professionals before anyone enters the facility.
- Power Checks: If there is no access to electricity on the site, do not use fueled generators or heaters indoors. Ensure that there are no gas and sewer leaks in your facility. You will need to check with your local utilities for information regarding power, gas, water and sewer usage.
- Use Existing Federal Guidelines: Utilize existing start-up guidance materials provided by government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.