BUSINESS PREPAREDNESS
Disasters can happen with little warning. Flooding, tornadoes, severe storms, wildfire, winter weather, power outages, cyber incidents, and other emergencies can disrupt operations and impact employees, customers, and the community.
A business preparedness plan can help you protect people, reduce losses, maintain essential operations, and recover more quickly.
Five Steps to Preparedness:
- Program Management – Establish leadership, responsibilities, and resources for emergency preparedness.
- Planning – Identify hazards, critical operations, resources, and potential disruptions.
- Implementation – Train employees, establish procedures, and prepare supplies and backup resources.
- Testing and Exercising – Practice your plans through drills and exercises to identify gaps.
- Program Improvement – Review lessons learned and update your plans regularly.