After assessing the hazards to identify those of concern, the planning team determines strategies that can be used to:

• Prevent the hazard,
• Protect against the hazard, or
• Mitigate the impact of the hazard.

Lesson 2 introduced the concepts of prevention, protection, and mitigation. The first priority for the school is to stop something from happening through prevention and protection measures. If something does happen, the school needs to have implemented measures and include procedures in the EOP to lessen the impact on life and property.