Emergency Plan, Preparedness & Exercises and Crisis Management

Emergency situations tend to occur when you least expect them, forcing you into a reactive instead of proactive state of response. In those moments, you need specialists with instant skill to guide you through crisis management and then help you ensure you are trained, informed and ready for action with greater emergency preparedness.

Aurora Safety’s mantra for crisis management is it’s not the plan – it’s the planning. Emergency action planning is a critical four-step process that requires particular foresight:

  1. Planning
  2. Mitigation
  3. Response
  4. Recovery

We support you in making your team more proficient in each phase to create a greater culture of safety and emergency preparedness. A proactive emergency operations plan can help further prepare you for a range of crises, such as:

  • emerging threats
  • natural disasters
  • man-made threats
  • weather-related Incidents
  • hazardous-materials incidents
  • security & safety incidents
  • workplace violence or external attacks

Developers of emergency exercises since 1980, we reinforce your crisis management plan with activities that review and assess your program, procedures and capabilities:

  • Walkthroughs, workshops and seminars: This basic training develops staff’s knowledge and skills in emergency response, business continuity and crisis communications. It also reinforces their roles as defined by your emergency plan.
  • Tabletop exercises: These discussion-based sessions help you test and manage a hypothetical emergency situation and measure your staff’s ability to respond together.
  • Functional exercises: Staff can validate your emergency preparedness by performing their roles in a simulated crisis scenario.
  • Full-scale exercises: Re-creations of the real thing, these take place onsite with the equipment and personnel who would be in action during crisis management.

Emergency Plan: Mike Fagel Qualifying Experience

  • Onsite Safety & Health Consultant | 1975-Present
  • Safety Manager | 1975-Present
  • Corporate Safety Director & Risk Manager | 1975-2005
  • Former OSHA Special Government Employee for VPP Inspections | 1990–1999
  • Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness | 2007–Present

Emergency Plan: Mike Fagel Qualifying Credentials & Licenses

  • Certified Emergency Manager
  • Certified Hazard Control Manager
  • World Safety Organization – WSO-Certified Safety Executive
  • Certified Safety & Security Director
  • Certified Hazardous Materials Supervisor
  • Certified Government Environmental Officer
  • Certified Government Safety Officer
  • Certified Safety Instructor, Master Level
  • Certified Firefighter
  • Certified Emergency Medical Technician-Instructor
  • Certified Trauma Responder

Safety Training & Education: Mike Fagel Qualifying Experience

  • Corporate Risk Manager, Aurora Packing Company | 1975-2015
  • Safety Manager
  • OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Manager at 5 worksites | 1979-2015
  • Argonne National Laboratory Field Trainer | 2003-Present
  • Instructor, National Center for Biomedical Research & Training at LSU
  • Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness | 2007-Present

Safety Training & Education: Mike Fagel Qualifying Credentials & Licenses

  • Certified Emergency Manager (lifetime)
  • Certified Hazard Control Manager #2256
  • Certified Emergency Healthcare Professional #0121
  • Certified Emergency Disaster Professional #0029
  • World Safety Organization – WSO-Certified Safety Executive
  • Certified Safety & Security Director
  • Certified Hazardous Materials Supervisor
  • Certified Government Environmental Officer
  • Certified Government Safety Officer
  • Certified Safety Instructor, Master Level
  • Certified Firefighter
  • Certified Emergency Medical Technician-Instructor

Contact Us Today

A proactive emergency plan must remain adaptive and fluid – it does not have a simple start and end to refer to only when it’s too late. Call us at (630) 907-2020 to further discuss our experience and qualifications in crisis management and action planning.