All corporations, particularly those engaged in manufacturing or extraction, often encounter emergencies involving localized injury or property damage. On occasion, however, a disaster of such magnitude occurs that it envelops the whole corporation in crisis. The media and regulatory agencies immediately descend on the beleaguered firm. Within minutes the whole mess drops into the lap of the chief executive officer, who might be half a continent distant from the scene of trouble. In these circumstances, costly errors of commission and omission can arise unless thorough preparation had been made to meet just such a contingency.
Most large companies anticipate the possibility of a major disaster and plan accordingly.
These efforts vary in detail and effectiveness. So they leave large areas of probable difficulty uncovered. Finding a Solution IMAR specializes in reviewing and upgrading corporate crisis-management plans for companies of all types. It has also designed and supervised the installation of complete systems for Fortune 100 corporations, each tailored to the unique requirements of the client. Drawing upon the lessons of such classic disasters as the historic fertilizer ship explosion in Texas City harbor, the deadly gas release at Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, the Tylenol poisoning case, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, IMAR has devised a system that enables any company to cope with all aspects of a catastrophic event, relying on its own in-house human and material resources.