FIRMS FAIL TO COMMUNICATE CRISIS PLANS.

The article cites key survey findings from Great Britain in 2006 indicating employees' concerns on the readiness of business enterprises to respond to workplace emergencies. Even though 80% of respondents want emergency response plans to be in place in companies, less than 20% actually receive regular briefings on emergency response plans. The survey findings also showed that 63% of companies do not review their emergency response plans more than once every quarter. The issues' implications for industrial safety and management are also cited.