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Summer Weather Brings Pleasure – and Potent ially Pain
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But the NOAA also warns that there are still more storms to come, and that the season is far from over. And the
Weather Channel warns that " all it takes is one" – al so keeping an eye on a relatively calm tornado season thus far
-- noting that one of the quieter hurricane seasons, 1992, spawned Hurricane Andrew, which devastated south
Florida and at the time was the costliest natural disaster in the county's history.
Coastal areas are not the only ones affected by extreme weather and other kinds of emergencies – and businesses
can do much to prepare for the impact of the many hazards they face. In addition to hurricanes there are other
natural hazards like floods, torn adoes, and earthquakes. Here are some basic steps you should take to ensure your
company is ready for whatever comes its way.
• Create an "All
hazards"
preparedness
plan. To do this,
identify all
potential hazards,
assess your
business
vulnerabilities, and
analyze the
potential impacts
to your company.
The risk
assessment should
identify threats or
hazards and
opportunities
for hazard
pre vention,
deterrence ,
and risk mitigation .
It should also
identify scenarios
to consider for emergency planning. The business impact analy sis (BIA) identifies time sensitive or critical
processes and the financial and operational impacts resulting from disruption of those business processes.
The BIA also gathers information about resources requirements to support the time sensitive or criti cal
business processes.
• Document how you would implement the plan. I mplementation of the preparedness program includes
identifying and assessing resources, documenting emergency procedures, developing a system to manage
incidents, and training employees so they can execute plans. Be sure your plan addresses these areas:
