In rare, but not unprecedented circumstances, local law enforcement or other official local authorities will issue a shelter-in-place order. Typically, such an order applies to a small geographical area that may include one or more enterprise facilities. Shelter-in-place orders usually last for a few hours.

This customizable policy, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, will certify compliance with the intent of the shelter-in-place order and help ensure the safety of every person located in the affected facility when such an order is given.

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Overview

Local authorities may issue a shelter-in-place order when it is safer to remain indoors than to evacuate employees, customers, and anyone else located in the affected facilities.

Shelter-in-place measures should be used only when there is an emergency and evacuation is not safe:

Hazardous materials: Local authorities may issue a shelter-in-place order when chemical, biological, or radiological contaminants have been released into the environment in such quantity and/or proximity to a place of business that it is safer to remain indoors than to evacuate employees. Such releases may be either accidental or intentional.

Violence: Local authorities may issue a shelter-in-place order when a person or persons have perpetrated a violent crime in the vicinity of the enterprise facilities. The violence may be ongoing, and authorities may be trying to get control of the situation. Additional pedestrians and traffic would only serve to raise the potential for chaos, so a shelter-in-place order may be issued.

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