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102 2019 INDUSTRY RESOURCE DIRECTORY HAZARD PREPAREDNESS AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANS Prepare and Protect Your Business The number of declared major disasters has doubled since the 1990s. Because of this, preparedness is a critical issue. Every situation is unique, but organizations can better withstand a difficult time if owners and decision-makers carefully plan and put procedures in place for likely types of emergencies. How quickly your business can recover, and how well it can continue to operate under suboptimal conditions, depends on the planning done today. A commitment to planning today will help support employees, customers, and the community. It also protects your business and gives you better chance of survival. Every business should have a hazard preparedness and business continuity plan. Get ready now! Topics the Plan Should Cover Mitigation Efforts attempted to prevent hazards or emergencies from developing, or limiting the effects when they occur. The mitigation phase focuses on long-term measures for reducing or eliminating risk. Preparedness Continued cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, and exercising, to help respond and recover from disasters or emergencies. Response Mobilization of the necessary services to respond to needs. Recovery Restoring the affected area or persons to the previous state. Recovery efforts focus on replenishing and repairing essential supplies and infrastructure, as well as on restoring the well-being of persons affected. On the following page you will find an example of what a resource management and recovery plan should cover. To do a basic disaster preparedness plan, you would develop a document covering the areas shown for each of the disasters or hazards most likely to affect your business. Think about: • Geological hazards: earthquakes, volcanos, sinkholes, mudslides, tsunamis • Meteorological hazards: tornados, hurricanes, blizzards, lightning strikes and the wildfires they cause, hailstorms, floods • Biological hazards: epidemics, toxins • Technology events: system crashes, data and communication losses • Human-caused events: accidents like plane and vehicle crashes, structural failures, and injuries to key people intentional acts like terrorism, arson, and workplace violence • Hybrid events like failure of the global financial system, riots, or declarations of martial law Better worksites. Better weekends. Better world. EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS-ONLY CONTENT REDACTED Join us now at www.psai.org for access to this valuable information.