Disaster Planning And Response For Food Processors Disaster: the
word alone congers images of your facility in the worst possible
condition; people not understanding what happened, not knowing
how to respond to the event or what to tell the media, if
anything, and more. But it doesn't have to be that way if you
have an emergency plan in place. What is an emergency versus a
disaster? By definition, a disaster is any event causing great
harm or damage, a catastrophe; while an emergency is an
occurrence demanding immediate actions. An emergency should come
with a response plan but a disaster is a situation with no
forethought or plan to cover it. When it comes to emergency
planning, you need to involve as many people as possible in
framing not only the type and scope of an emergency but also in
building a comprehensive plan of action for each of the
situations that may arise. There is nothing outside the realm of
possible scenarios for an emergency plan. If you want to plan
for a meteor landing in the middle of