Advantage Personnel, Inc

Recommendations for Businesses in the event of a natural disaster:
· have an evacuation plan that provides for everyone on the premises to leave the workplace safely and quickly
· maintain a list and contact information for all employees and mission-critical business partners (including work and cell phones, work and/or personal email addresses, PIN numbers, etc); the list should include employees, customers, vendors, bankers, attorneys, and insurance agents
· establish a means of and plan for contacting employees who have been displaced from their homes by the disaster
· make clear arrangements for all staff to be able to contact the business or locate information about the business if it is temporarily closed or forced from its normal location
· establish procedures for succession of management
· identify operations critical to the company's survival and recovery
· decide which personnel and what records, procedures, and equipment are necessary to keep the business operating
· preserve vital business records, financial data, accounting records, personnel information, inventory information, etc.
· back up computerized records daily and store the backups, along with other vital records, at an off-site location (consider the use of a remote data center, if possible)
· plan how to continue operating if the building, plant, or store is not accessible
· prepare for lengthy power interruptions during and after a disaster (i.e., arranging for alternate power sources, fuel supplies, etc.)
· maintain and distribute to employees and partners the contact information for FEMA and SBA disaster assistance
Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Assistance: (800) 659-2955 or disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
FEMA Hotline: (800) 621-3362
For additional useful information on business disaster preparation, visit www.ready.gov/business and www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
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