It was a full house today as business leaders from throughout the Pacific NW showed up to hear the best & brightest speak about emergency preparedness, and how to get your business ready to survive a natural/manmade disaster.
The speakers covered business preparedness related topics that included…
-Know how to get in touch with both your employees and customers after a disaster.
-Create a business impact analysis so when an event happens, what’s your plan?
-Testing & retesting your business emergency preparedness plan.
-Create a business program status report.
-Your preparedness plan should address these points. 1.Gather 2.Assess 3.Decide 4.Mobilize 5.Communicate 6.Recover in that order.
-Make sure your employees have an emergency Kit and know what to do in the event of a disaster, because the survival of your business depends on them.
-If your workers are not safe and secure at home, they’ll not be coming into work to help your business survive a disaster.
-30% of all businesses close after a natural/manmade disaster, never to reopen again. Don’t be one of the 30%.
