Increase the Challenge
In this 3rd episode of September’s crisis simulation exercise series, Rob discusses increasing the challenge as it relates to your exercise program.
Optimizing an organization’s crisis preparedness requires going beyond the often disjointed, conventional scope of emergency management practices. Optimal preparedness requires embracing a more holistic, or “full-scale,” approach to crisis simulation exercises. In contrast to smaller “table-top” exercises or drills, a full-scale exercise is the closest thing to a real event. They incorporate all operational and…
Do you want to take your crisis simulation exercises to the next level? Feel like your Tabletop Exercises have hit the limit in terms their effectiveness and realism? Then you should consider using a SimCell. What’s a SimCell? A SimCell (Simulation Cell) is a location, usually a room, where role players act out various…
PreparedEx has thousands of hours of preparedness experience in continuity planning, running drills, functional exercises, tabletop exercises, and corporate wargames. The methods we employ have their genesis in the age-old military wargames. Our techniques are far less expensive, and much more quickly applied, than actually building and testing a new concept or technology….
In the previous CC Series Short, Missed Opportunities During Tabletop Exercises, Rob touched on why crisis simulation exercises don’t go well. In this short video clip, Rob Burton goes further into some of the reasons why. Do you have questions regarding Crisis Simulation Exercises? Contact us today!
Understanding OSHA’s Position on Tornado Safety Drills In the realm of workplace safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plays a pivotal role. However, when it comes to tornado tabletop exercises, OSHA’s guidelines are more suggestive than prescriptive. While OSHA does not specifically mandate tornado tabletop exercises, it strongly recommends emergency preparedness drills, including…
On day-one of the 9th Annual International Crisis Management Conference, Rob Burton, Managing Director of PreparedEx, will be delivering a tabletop exercise during his session as well as discussing simulation exercise best practices. ICMC 2024 will be held live in Newport, RI on June 5-6, 2024. Click HERE to learn more about Rob and the…