People and plans: training's role in homeland and workplace security: is your business secure? Here's how some organizations and training functions are preparing for the unexpected

T+D, Sept, 2003 by Eva Kaplan-Leiserson

* DHS's preparedness Website * www.ready.gov

* OSHA resources on workplace evacuation * www.osha.gov/dep/evacmatrix/index.html * www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/ index.html

* Emergency management training * htp://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb

* Information on the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program * www.fema.gov/nwz03/nwz03_123.shtm

* Security resources from the Business Roundtable * www.brtable.org/document.cfm/758

* Workplace violence resources * www.workplace-violence-hq.com

* Avoiding Disaster: How to Keep Your Business Going When Catastrophe Strikes (John Wiley & Sons, 2002)

* Jane's, Workplace Security Handbook (Jane's Information Group, 2002)

* The Manager's Handbook for Corporate Security (Butterworth Heinemann. 2003)

Eva Kaplan-Leiserson is news and development editor of T D; ekaplan@astd.org.

Homeland security feature writer Eva Kaplan-Leiserson'S U.S. Marine friend once took her to buy a pocket knife for protection. After she cut herself looking at one, the salesperson suggested pepper spray.