This handbook provides information for senior emergency risk managers dealing with critical infrastructure. The focus of this handbook is emergency risk management (ERM) for those events identified by emergency risk managers during risk assessment of critical infrastructure as having catastrophobic consequences.

This document provides general guidelines and advice to enable hospitals to respond to and manage a contamination incident. The aim is to ensure hospitals have in place the capabilities for managing the health aspects of Chemical, Biological or Radiological incidents.

This document is a practical tool for health professionals working in the hospital/acute health care setting, who are actively involved in Emergency Management planning.

This guide is intended to raise awareness of the security implications associated with publishing or distributing potentially sensitive infrastructure information. On the basis of examining the issues raised in this guide, organisations may decide to review information in the public domain or implement their own policies and internal guidelines on public information.

This document addresses the key medical and first aid issues at an event. It also includes a medical risk classification template to assist in the classification of the risk level for events.

This document is a practical tool for health professionals working in the public health/preventative health care setting, who are actively involved in Emergency Management planning.

Critical infrastructure (CI) is defined as that infrastructre, which, if destroyed, degraded or rendered unavailable for an extended period, would significantly impact on social or economic well-being or affect national security or defence. In 2003, the National Counter Terrorism Committee (NCTC) reported to Prime Minister that health is considered to be critical infrastructure.

This document should be used as a guide to assist local governments to prepare their own, area specific Local Emergency Management Arrangements. The format and contents of individual emergency management arrangements will vary according to the characteristics of the community for which they are being prepared.