Preparing Your Workplace for Emergencies and Worst-Case Scenarios
As a business owner or employer, it’s important to prioritize the safety of employees and have plans and procedures available that can be implemented quickly and efficiently.
An important lesson from 2020 for businesses is to prepare for the unexpected and unplanned. Within the year, businesses across the U.S. have faced a national public health crisis brought on by the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, spring tornados in the midwest, several tropical storms, hurricanes and wildfires that have devastated the west coast and beyond. September is National Preparedness Month. This year’s theme, “Disasters don’t wait. Make your plan today,” serves as a reminder for families, communities and businesses to have emergency and disaster plans in place year-round. As a business owner or employer, it’s important to prioritize the safety of employees and have plans and procedures available that can be implemented quickly and efficiently.
Types of Disasters
Businesses can face various type of hazards, including:
- Human-caused hazards, like workplace accidents
- Health hazards such as widespread and serious illnesses like COVID-19
- Natural hazards like hurricanes, floods and tornadoes
- Technology-related hazards like equipment failure or power outages
When putting together a preparedness plan for the workplace, it’s important to take an “all-hazards” approach that takes all potential disasters into account and considers the likelihood that they will occur.
Steps to Ready Your Business for Emergencies
According to Ready.gov, the steps to developing comprehensive preparation protocols are to identify the hazards and risks, develop a plan, and take action.
When developing a workplace preparedness plan, it is important first to identify the hazards that could cause injury, property damage, environmental impact or disruption of business performance. Once the potential risks have been identified, it’s important to assess the opportunities for hazard prevention, deterrence and mitigation.
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