This compact emergency preparedness kit is the base survival kit upon which to build a complete emergency preparedness solution for your workplace. This emergency kit is designed using U.S. Government guidelines to meet the essential survival needs of up to 25 people in the first several hours of shelter-in-place support after a severe emergency or disaster: emergency instructions, search and rescue supplies and tools, breathing protection, first aid, emergency water [5–year shelf life], warmth, shelter, communication, light, hygiene and sanitation.