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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Thus, identifying and planning for the risks of potential disasters, such as a pandemic, is the first step to ensuring that communities and regions are prepared for them. Although each hazard mitigation plan is approved by FEMA, each state widely varies in how thoroughly it includes pandemic risk assessment and strategy in the plan.

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Preparing Chemical Facilities for Hurricane Season

National Fire Protection Association

One of the plans that can be used is NFPA 1660, Standard for Emergency, Continuity, and Crisis Management: Preparedness, Response and Recovery, which provides guidelines for creating, implementing, assessing, and maintaining effective disaster/emergency management and business continuity programs.

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What MSP services can help ensure business continuity?

Online Computers

Managed IT services providers (MSPs) play a pivotal role in enabling businesses to adapt and thrive in the face of unexpected catastrophes such as data breaches, hardware failures, and natural disasters. Related reading : Is your business ready for any disaster? Contact us today.

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BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

Zerto

Processes, steps, and guidelines in a business continuity plan answer one question: “How businesses can continue offering acceptable service levels when disaster strikes.” Instructions about how to use the plan end-to-end, from activation to de-activation phases. A schedule defining reviews, tests of the plan.

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Prepare Your Organization for a Hurricane

everbridge

Hurricane preparedness considerations for hospitals include the same requirements as corporate and government entities. Evaluate emergency response plans to verify they are flexible and scalable enough to accommodate contingencies. Hurricane Preparedness on Campus.

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National Preparedness Month Highlights the Move from “If” to “When” in Preparedness Planning

Castellan

For 2021, the theme aligns with President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Racial Equality and has strategies that include ways to empower diverse communities that have often been underserved when it comes to disaster preparedness.

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Testing, Testing: Our Best Blogs on BC Testing and Mock Disaster Exercises

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The Importance of Testing and Exercises In case you missed it, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote an excellent blog last week called, “The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order.” Unfortunately, it’s a tool that most companies neglect.