Most businesses are ill-prepared for most disasters, particularly earthquakes. The goal of earthquake planning for business is to promote safety, minimize impact and assist in speedy recovery. Planning should be aimed at ensuring that employees, facilities and business activities are prepared to meet emergency conditions.
If you are a business owner, your employees are your most important asset and must be protected. Similarly, if you own a building, the well-being of businesses that reside within are tied to your economic interests. If these are disrupted in some way, that income stream may be interrupted or lost.
The objectives of earthquake planning are:
- To minimize potential for injury/death of employees and customers
- To evaluate and reduce hazards
- To reduce expenses caused by loss and liability
- To put tested procedures and equipment in place
- To plan for business resumption following an earthquake
If you subscribe to the SOS Medical Management Program call now to schedule your no charge 1 hour Earthquake Awareness Seminar. Don’t forget to check out our new survival kits at www.sostech.ca– just click on Product Catalog and click again on Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness.