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Disaster preparedness means knowing how your facility, employees, and customers/guests will be able to weather an extreme event or disaster. Disaster preparedness may require upfront planning, training and investment in supplies and equipment. However, failing to prepare can mean millions of dollars in losses and major headache during (and in the wake of) an extreme event or disaster.
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From your risk and vulnerability assessment, develop an emergency and disaster preparedness plan that addresses those emergencies and disasters that pose a realistic risk to your business. The following resources offer a starting point for creating preparedness checklists:
- Hurricanes checklist and toolkit
- Flooding checklist
- Winter weather checklist
- Tornadoes checklist and toolkit
- Power Outages toolkit
- Create a disaster recovery kit to protect important records and emergency items. These will be important to reconstruct vital information and establish operations following an event. The SBA provides a checklist that includes information and supplies for restoration and recovery
Need to create an emergency and disaster plan?
- Use this template from Ready.gov to create an emergency response plan. Or this emergency procedures template from the SBDC.
- This checklist and supply list provides a plan for responding to operational disruptions caused by severe weather.
Make sure you identify important business documents. Make a backup electronic copy that you can access from anywhere. Include the following documents:
- Business continuity plan
- Insurance policies
- Tax records
- Bank account information
- Lease(s)
- Licenses/permits
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Question 1 of 17
1. Question
Do you have an emergency or disaster preparedness plan?
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Question 2 of 17
2. Question
Does your emergency or disaster preparedness plan contain any of the following?
Emergency contact information for your employees -
Question 3 of 17
3. Question
Does your emergency or disaster preparedness plan contain any of the following?
Evacuation, re-entry, or shelter-in-place plans -
Question 4 of 17
4. Question
Does your emergency or disaster preparedness plan contain any of the following?
Continuity of operations plan (essential personnel, services, equipment; alternate reporting locations; reopening, critical records access) -
Question 5 of 17
5. Question
Do you have an emergency or disaster preparedness plan?
Agreements and contracts with suppliers and contractors for critical operations -
Question 6 of 17
6. Question
Do you have an emergency or disaster preparedness plan?
Mobile communications ready for use in the event of a disaster -
Question 7 of 17
7. Question
Do you have an emergency or disaster preparedness plan?
Employee communication plan -
Question 8 of 17
8. Question
Do you have an emergency or disaster preparedness plan?
Communication plan for customers, suppliers, the public -
Question 9 of 17
9. Question
Are your employees familiar with this preparedness plan?
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Question 10 of 17
10. Question
Do you have employees who are cross-trained in tasks outside of their normal job duties to assist with recovery?
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Question 11 of 17
11. Question
Do you have reliable information sources for forecasts and alerts about emergencies or disasters?
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Question 12 of 17
12. Question
Do you know where to find information about local shelters, evacuation procedures, and other needs in the event of extreme weather or a natural disaster?
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Question 13 of 17
13. Question
Do you have a plan for evacuation or sheltering-in-place in the event of disasters or extreme weather events?
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Question 14 of 17
14. Question
Do you encourage your employees to participate in emergency or disaster preparedness training?
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Question 15 of 17
15. Question
Do you have emergency supplies on site?
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Question 16 of 17
16. Question
Do you have backup copies of important documents?
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Question 17 of 17
17. Question
Do you have generators on site?