Based on best practices and crisis preparedness, companies have in place incident management plans for a broad range of operational scenarios and natural disasters. Plans contain provisions for handling particular emergencies and clearly assign authority and duties to ensure effective response. Disaster preparation training is conducted by industry, to ensure adequate training is in place in the unfortunate event of a disaster. And these plans, while we’re also hopeful that we don’t need to use them, work well. Last November, for example, Marcellus Shale Producers Ensured Environmental, Worker Safety Throughout Hurricane Sandy. And the industry immediately went to work to help those in our communities in need of assistance.
