Hurricanes

Are You Prepared?

Fred H. Rodriguez, John Petersen, Rajeevan Selvaratnam, Peggy Mann, Jonathan B. Hoyne

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Abstract

Severe weather events such as hurricanes have the potential to cause significant disruption of laboratory operations. Comprehensive planning is essential to mitigate the impact of such events. The essential elements of a Hurricane Plan, based on our personal experiences, are detailed in this article.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)e18-e22
JournalLab Medicine
Volume49
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 21 2018

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Keywords

  • disaster
  • failure mode effect analysis
  • hazard assessment
  • hurricane
  • Hurricane Plan
  • risk management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, medical

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Rodriguez, F. H., Petersen, J., Selvaratnam, R., Mann, P., & Hoyne, J. B. (2018). Hurricanes: Are You Prepared? Lab Medicine, 49(2), e18-e22. https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmy001

Hurricanes : Are You Prepared? / Rodriguez, Fred H.; Petersen, John; Selvaratnam, Rajeevan; Mann, Peggy; Hoyne, Jonathan B.

In: Lab Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 2, 21.03.2018, p. e18-e22.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Rodriguez, FH, Petersen, J, Selvaratnam, R, Mann, P & Hoyne, JB 2018, 'Hurricanes: Are You Prepared?', Lab Medicine, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. e18-e22. https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmy001
Rodriguez FH, Petersen J, Selvaratnam R, Mann P, Hoyne JB. Hurricanes: Are You Prepared? Lab Medicine. 2018 Mar 21;49(2):e18-e22. https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmy001
Rodriguez, Fred H. ; Petersen, John ; Selvaratnam, Rajeevan ; Mann, Peggy ; Hoyne, Jonathan B. / Hurricanes : Are You Prepared?. In: Lab Medicine. 2018 ; Vol. 49, No. 2. pp. e18-e22.
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