In the event of pandemic influenza, businesses will play a key role in protecting employees’ health and safety as well as limiting the negative impact to the economy and society. Planning for pandemic influenza is critical. To assist you in your efforts, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed the following checklist for large businesses.
US Dept of Health and Human Services Pandemic Flu Website
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/businesschecklist.pdf
Emergency
Management Guide for Business and Industry 67 pages
Every year emergencies take their toll on business and industry -- in lives and
dollars. But something can be done. Business and industry can limit injuries and
damages and return more quickly to normal operations if they plan ahead.
Section 1: 4 Steps in the Planning Process -- how to form a planning team; how to
conduct a vulnerability analysis; how to develop a plan; and how to implement the
plan. The information can be applied to virtually any type of business or industry.
Section 2: Emergency Management Considerations -- how to build such emergency management
capabilities as life safety, property protection, communications and community outreach.
Section 3: Hazard-Specific Information -- technical information about specific hazards
your facility may face.
Section 4: Information Sources -- where to turn for additional information.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
A Step-by-Step Approach to Emergency Planning, Response and Recovery
for Companies
http://www.fema.gov/business/guide/index.shtm
Business Continuity Guidelines 48 pages
ASIS International
A
Practical Approach for Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Management, and Disaster Recovery: A guideline outlining a series of interrelated processes and activities,
including readiness, prevention, response, recovery/resumption, testing and training,
and evaluation and maintenance, that will assist in creating, assessing, and sustaining
a comprehensive plan for use in the event of a crisis that threatens the viability
and continuity of an organization.
The BC Guideline is a tool to allow organizations to consider the factors and steps
necessary to prepare for a crisis (disaster or emergency) so that it can manage
and survive the crisis and take all appropriate actions to help ensure the organization’s
continued viability. The advisory portion of the guideline is divided into two parts:
(1) the planning process and (2) successful implementation and maintenance. Part
One provides step-bystep Business Continuity Plan preparation and activation guidance,
including readiness, prevention, response, and recovery/resumption. Part Two details
those tasks required for the Business Continuity Plan to be maintained as a living
document, changing and growing with the organization and remaining relevant and
executable. Appendix A offers the ASIS Business Continuity Guideline Checklist.
http://www.asisonline.org/guidelines/guidelinesbc.pdf
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