Building Emergency Management is critical to address risks of injury to persons or property or the environment. It is also a key factor in the business continuity plans of the tenants.
The objective of BEMA is to help building owners and managers evaluate the emergency management of their assets with respect to disasters and incidents of all kinds. It is a performance measurement and benchmarking tool that can assist in developing a cycle of continuous improvement for your organization.
BEMA is based on the notion that an effective emergency management system should be comprehensive and risk-based for all hazards. Not all buildings have the same risk profile. Some have security concerns. For others, the primary risk may be a technological failure such as a power disruption or a variety of natural disasters such as flooding or winter storms. For this reason, the first step of BEMA is to gather information based on a risk assessment of your facility. The results of the risk assessment will determine the questions that are asked and will assign appropriate weightings to the rating scale, based on whether a given hazard is a high or low priority.
Once you have conducted the risk assessment, you can proceed to the modules representing the four pillars of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. There is also a module on public relations during an emergency.
BEMA will generate a report that scores your emergency management system, highlights its achievements and provides recommendations on ways to improve it.


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