A continuing flow of news from the world outside 

 will be a vital morale factor during shelter occupancy. 

 Equally important will be an organized program of 

 activities, effectively administered by the shelter man- 



ager and his assistants. The program should combine 

 recreational activities and training to orient employees 

 to the situation they will meet when they leave the 

 shelters. 



INDUSTRIAL MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATIONS 



Reference has been made in many of the planning 

 sections to the organization of industrial mutual aid 

 associations with neighboring plants. Few companies 

 or plants are able to provide all the services and equip- 

 ment needed to meet a full-scale emergency in peace- 

 time. In wartime disaster, the problem would be mag- 

 nified. The logical recourse is to join other facilities 

 in the vicinity — under proper coordination with vari- 

 ous departments of local government — in formation 

 of a rnutual aid association which will insure that 

 emergency training and assistance can be mutuedly 

 provided for the benefit of all plants. 



A mutual aid association is simply an organization 

 of industrial facilities in a particular area, united by 

 voluntary agreement to assist each other in an emer- 

 gency with equipment and manpower as needed to 

 save lives and protect property. 



Industrial mutual aid associations are not new, but 

 they are especially applicable to civil defense because 

 of their value in dealing with peacetime and wartime 

 problems. Experience gained in working together and 

 helping each other in peacetivae disaster is the best 

 possible training for a national emergency. 



In addition to the interchange of equipment, man- 

 power and other resources in an emergency, mutual aid 

 associations allow companies to economize in their civil 

 defense training and planning. For instance, a rescue 

 course might be taught at one facility, serving jjerson- 

 nel of all the companies. In return, all firefighting may 

 be taught at another plant. Such an arrangement 

 would greatly reduce the duplication of effort, training 

 materials and instructor personnel. 



Basic to the organization and operation of an indus- 

 trial mutual aid association is the cataloging of sup- 

 plies of firefighting materials and equipment, medical 

 supplies, rescue items, and other emergency supplies 

 and equipment, so that each member of the mutual aid 

 group knows what is available. 



Since the planning of a mutual aid association is a 

 significant aspect of the emergency plan of local gov- 

 ernments, the proper governmental officials should be 

 included in all phases of planning. Various govern- 

 mental departments can assist by providing instruction 

 and training for plant protective grou{)s. 



Companies appropriately located to form a mutual 

 aid association should consult local civil defense officials 

 immediately for guidance. It will be one of the best 

 possible steps they can take to protect themselves in a 

 national emergency or peacetime disasters. 



CONTINUITY OF MANAGEMENT 



Next to protecting personnel and property, a food 

 plant's most important industrial survival measure is 

 insuring that essential activities will continue after the 

 emergency. Functions need to be examined in the 

 light of the assumed threat, and each department head 

 asked to formulate detailed solutions to the problems 

 involved in continuing his function in the post-attack 

 period. 



In order that officials have appropriate legal author- 

 ity to act in an emergency, functions should be re- 

 viewed to determine whether they would be essential. 



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