Quick Tips
Tips
- Evaluate your surroundings by looking for any items that can be blown away easily and move them to a safe place
- Have plywood and other related items to protect your windows and doors
- Consider a generator for back-up power
- Cover all equipment with plastic bags, tarps, etc. to prevent water damage
- Create an emergency contact list including employee emergency contact information
- Create a list of critical business contractors and others whom you will use in an emergency
- Know what kinds of emergencies might affect your company both internally and externally. Decide in advance what you will do if your building is unusable
- Talk to utility service providers about potential alternatives and identify back-up options
- Set up a telephone call tree, password-protected page on the company website, email alert or call-in voice recording to communicate with employees in an emergency
- Provide first aid and CPR training to key co-workers
- Use and keep up-to-date computer anti-virus software and firewalls. Backup your records and critical data. Keep a copy off-site
- Using a licensed professional, purchase, install and pre-wire a generator to the building’s essential electrical circuits. Provide for other utility alternatives and back-up options
- Consider using a security professional to evaluate and/or create your disaster preparedness and business continuity plan
Additional Information
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