Chemical (industrial) disaster management training module

This document, designed to complement a series of training courses of one week duration on risk assessment and disaster management planning for chemical disasters in India, aims to update the knowledge and skills of the participants on multi-dimensional aspects of chemical disaster risk management and emergency incident-response. It also addresses the paradigm shift to prevention and mitigation, effective preparedness for emergency response, disaster relief and rehabilitation including delivery of compensations, liabilities, issues related to litigations and public outcries, etc. It is intended to be used by different institutions dealing with disaster management in India at various levels.