Every Business Should Have An Emergency Plan.
...it can save lives, company assets, and your ENTIRE business.
Plan To Stay In Business |
- Be Informed: Know what kinds of emergencies might affect your company.
- Continuity Planning: Carefully assess how your company functions, both internally and externally.
- Emergency Planning: Your employees and co-workers are your business’s most important and valuable asset.
- Emergency Supplies: Think first about the basics of survival - fresh water, food, clean air and warmth.
- Deciding to Stay or Go: Shelter-in-place or evacuate, plan for both possibilities.
- Fire Safety: Fire is the most common of all business disasters.
- Medical Emergencies: Take steps that give you the upper hand in responding to medical emergencies.
- Influenza Pandemic: The federal government, states, communities and industry are taking steps to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic.
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Talk To Your Employees |
- Involve co-workers: Include people from all levels in emergency planning.
- Practice the Plan: Drills exercises will help you prepare.
- Promote Preparedness: Encourage your employees and their families to: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, and Be informed.
- Crisis Communication Plan: Detail how you will be in contact with employees, customers and others during and after a disaster.
- Employee Health: People who have experienced a disaster may have special recovery needs.
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Protect Your Investment |
- Insurance Coverage: Policies vary; meet with your provider to review current coverage.
- Utility Disruptions: Prepare for extended outages during and after a disaster.
- Facilities, Buildings & Plants: Take steps to secure physical assets.
- Equipment: Conduct a room-by-room walk-through to determine what needs to be secured.
- Building Air Protection: Assess the HVAC system to improve indoor air quality.
- Cyber Security: Protect your data and information technology systems. www.ready.gov/business.
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For more information, visit Ready Business website. |