The ZYX Corporation Is in the Process of Relocating Its

question 467

Multiple Choice

The ZYX Corporation is in the process of relocating its facilities after several years of planning. The president, who is well aware of the necessity for emergency planning, directs you as the security manager to draw up necessary plans to cope with natural disasters. Which of the following is not a valid assumption to be considered?

• A) Some plants or facilities just are not vulnerable to natural disasters and therefore should not be involved in the planning.
• B) Most disasters considered likely will arrive with very little warning.
• C) Each plant and facility must be evaluated in terms of disaster, most likely to occur as well as the facility's capacity to cope with and minimize the effects of the disaster.
• D) In assessing the vulnerability of individual plants and other facilities, environmental, indigenous, and economic factors must be considered.
• E) Most disasters considered likely will have a rapid development and have a potential for substantial destruction.

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