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September is National Preparedness Month: Is Your Community Ready to Respond to a Severe Weather Event or Emergency?

National Fire Protection Association

Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.

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Is Your Community Prepared for Flooding?

CCEM Strategies

Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. sewer backup versus overland flooding). Floods can cause a cascade of other issues such as contamination, flowing debris, hazardous debris, and ground instability.

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10 Disaster Recovery Plan Mistakes to Avoid for Your Business

Erwood Group

That’s why it’s essential to have a backup disaster recovery plan in place to ensure that data can be recovered in the event of a disaster. These include cloud disaster recovery solutions and on-premise backup solutions. Without regular backups, a business is at risk of losing data.

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Business Continuity Planning for the Manufacturing Industry

everbridge

Manufacturers must be prepared for all types of disruptive events such as severe weather activity, natural and man-made disasters, hazardous materials incidents, supply chain disruptions, and equipment and technology failures. Machinery and facility backups. Alternate workflows, routes, and scheduling.

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Is your business ready for any disaster? Review this 5-point disaster preparedness checklist

Online Computers

The first step in preparing for a disaster is to assess all the potential risks and hazards to your business, and then prioritize them based on their likelihood of occurring. Secure your backups. This involves creating backups of any software or applications you use, as well as any website files. Assess the risks.

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Hurricane Season is in Full Effect ? Are You Prepared?

Fusion Risk Management

What backup measures are in place? If she chooses to ride out the storm, will the company provide portable Wi-Fi and backup power to make sure that she can work? Facilitating Hazardous Risk Assessments As climate change impacts continue to worsen, organizations will want to be more critical of where they open new stores or locations.

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Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management

MHA Consulting

Enterprise Risk Management is the activity of identifying and mitigating the hazards that threaten an organization (definition from Strong Language: The MHA Glossary of Essential Business Continuity Terminology , available for free download with registration).