Training and exercising

Recovery activity is based on the day-to-day roles of the RP partners. The needs for effective decision making and co-ordination across a number and range of organisations requires aware and knowledgeable managers.

Managers and staff who will implement emergency arrangements require additional training to prepare them for the special circumstances experienced during an emergency and for any extra dimensions to their role. It is pointless making preparations if those who will implement them are unaware of their role and have not trained to perform it in recovery. It is therefore essential for those involved following an emergency to train and be aware of the issues they may have to face. The roles of the various groups established by the RP are consistent in response and recovery but the circumstances under which functions are performed differ. RPs should, therefore, build the special circumstances of recovery into their groups’ training and exercising programmes.