Prepare Your Business
Has your company tasked and trained at least one of its employees to be an emergency response coordinator? Have you spoken with your superiors or co-workers about developing an office-wide emergency communications system? Do you and your colleagues maintain a personal disaster supply kit in your work place? If the answers to these questions are no, it is time to action!
Without proper planning and the creation of business continuity plans, most companies will struggle to survive a catastrophic event. The following information is designed to help you better stay informed of local emergency planning procedures, prepare engage your co-workers on in the response and recovery planning and generally protect your investments.
Run by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Ready Business is designed to small, medium and large companies with the necessary tools to train their personnel, establish emergency communication procedures, create business continuity plans and provide information about maintaining disaster supply kits.
Run by the American Red Cross, Prepare At Work provides comprehensive guidelines, recommendations and sample materials to assist you and your business increase its level of preparedness. It also provides information on contacting your local Red Cross office to schedule a work place training session or receive help in creating emergency supply kits.
The Colorado Emergency Preparedness Partnership (CEPP)
CEPP is a unique public-private partnership designed to strengthen the state of Colorado’s capacity to prevent, respond to and recovery from natural or human-caused disasters. It works to streamline the communication and planning process between private businesses and government agencies in order to enhance the state’s level of preparedness and resilience.
Security for Business and Private Citizens
Run by the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), an internationally renowned think-tank, this website provides comprehensive information about the many ways businesses and citizens can prepare for a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
BENS, a nationwide, non-partisan organization, is the primary channel through which senior business executives can help enhance the nation’s security. BENS actively promotes private-public partnerships for the purpose of enhancing the United States’ safety and security.
