Making an Emergency Plan for Your Business | SERVPRO® of Kingston/New Paltz

8/7/2019 (Permalink)

An Emergency Plan for your business is key for safety and preparedness.

When it comes to emergency preparedness for your business, making a plan is one of the best things you can do. Not only will having one help to keep your staff safe and informed, but it will also help you as a business owner reopen more quickly following a disaster.

A comprehensive emergency plan should be thorough, include information to share with employees and include all the materials you need to get the business reopened in the disaster’s wake. Here is a three-step guide to making your business emergency plan: 

1. Determine the Most Likely Threats

The first thing to do to prepare your business for an emergency is to understand what types of damages you might be likely to face. If your business is prone to flooding, or if you have a restaurant and are thus more likely to have a fire, these are factors you should consider when making your plan. It is also essential to plan for natural disasters, such as storm damage, fire from lightning strikes or any other severe weather that could cause harm. 

2. Create an Emergency Response Plan & Share it With Employees

The most beneficial aspect of a disaster plan is that everyone should automatically know what to do if an emergency occurs. Create a plan so employees are aware of where they should go, who they should check in with and what next steps are in all the scenarios you outlined in the step above.

Tip: Schedule workplace emergency drills so employees can rehearse the actions they will take in the case of a real scenario.

3. Determine How You Will Get Back to Business

Workplace emergencies can have a big impact on a business, even forcing them to close in almost half of reported cases. It is important to plan how you will get back to business following a disaster by creating a thorough business recovery plan. This should cover topics such as staffing issues, equipment failures and what commercial restoration company to work with to remediate the damages done.

If your business has been hit with emergency damage, we can help! We are fully certified in commercial restoration and can respond quickly when you call. Get in touch today to make us part of your emergency response plan!

We’re here to help, 24/7! Don’t wait if you’ve suffered any kind of damage at your business, we’ll get you back to normal in no time!