Shelter-in-Place Training & Guidelines
Not every emergency requires an evacuation. In some situations, leaving the facility may increase exposure to imminent threats. A shelter-in-place plan helps occupants during external security threats to remain inside or move to a safer internal location within the facility.
At Carverisk, we develop shelter-in-place guidelines and training programs that comply with local regulations and FEMA requirements to help organizations define when to activate shelter-in-place, where occupants should go, who is responsible for managing the response, and how instructions should be communicated among operational, tactical, and strategic teams. Our focus is to create practical guidance that supports life safety, coordinated movement, occupant accountability, and a controlled return to normal operations with minimal disruption to your facility operation.
What we provide at Carverisk:
- Shelter-in-place guideline
- Facility assessment
- Threat and hazard scenario review
- Activation criteria and escalation stages
- Protective action zones and trigger guidance
- Roles and responsibilities and duty checklists
- Residents, visitors, and service provider guidelines and training
- Public announcement scripts and notification templates
- Mass notification and communication protocol
- Return to normal operations process
- Post-incident review and improvement recommendations
At Carverisk, we help clients prepare for incidents where evacuation may not be feasible. We develop clear, site-specific shelter-in-place guidance so occupants know where to go, emergency response teams understand their roles, and make the right decisions to save lives and ensure minimal operational disruption.
