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.... Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and other disruptive events represen...ned to expedite the rebuilding and restoration process. One of the most misund...
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...tapes and floppy disks in a locked fireproof safe designed for data storage. (If you have a fire, it is entirely possible that this saf...be knocked over by those fighting the fire. If it's unlocked, the door might c...
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... restoring services, and preparing businesses to resume operation after an emergency. Business recovery alliances are appearing all over the country, particularly in metropolitan areas. They bring together risk managers; emergency management officials; business leaders; utilities; and financial, insurance, transportation, communications, and emergency services providers to plan for and coordinate efforts following a disaster. BENEFITS OF REGIONAL BUSINESS ALLIANCES Where do your local fire department, utility planners, and municipal disaster recovery strategists place your business or neighborhood on the list for recovery triage? Knowing how things are expected to work can help you strengthen or refine your own disaster recovery plan and response training. Disaster planners from major utilities target ways to help businesses restore communications, reconnect with suppliers, and resume production. Insurance industry representatives offer strategies on rebuilding and insurance ... survival hinges largely on something you've had no control over - your state and local emergency management planners. It seems like an obvious match, but the private sector's disaster planning specialists and their municipal counterparts have no history of coordination. That's starting to change, though. The evolving concept in disaster mitigation theory links the life of the community with the health of its businesses. That means communities increasingly see restoring business quickly as the way to save themselves after a crisis or catastrophe. It also means that business owners can become a stakeholder in their local catastrophe response planning programs. BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ARE INTERDEPENDENT Disaster response planners have realized that communities suffer exponentially after a disaster and that the longer businesses remain incapacitated, the more devastated the community will be. A given area's people form both its customer base ...
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...S ALLIANCES Where do your local fire department, utility planners, and muni...
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... backup, backup storage, and powering-down instructions; Secure all files; Organize employee assistance: Relocation, additional supplies, handicapped employees, people who live within walking distance of the office, out-of-state relatives, evacuation routes, transportation needs, and shelters; Coordinate personnel duties; Seek temporary employees; Schedule coverage review workshops with staff; Review facility catastrophe plans; power, telephone, and water; Schedule fire drills; Coordinate with insurance companies: Communication, binding authority, special catastrophe information, adjusters, draft authority, status reports, and tracking systems; Plan for notification of insureds: Documentation, brochure, letter/bulletin/newsletter, and walk-ins; Plan for down mail service; Write possible news release; Set continued update meetings with staff; Plan for supplies: Emergency, office, claims ... staff; Organize telephones: Phone system, listings, local phone vendor, isolated/dedicated lines, manual phones, forwarding phones, faxes, and cell phones; and Clear work areas. AFTER THE DISASTER Restore building: Electricity and repairs; or Move to alternate facility; Contact catastrophe sites; Detail claim process, with and without automation; Prepare non-claims staff: Frequently asked questions and temporary repairs; List repair shops; Carry out claim log, company loss and contingency purposes. Include details of Flood policy: Insured notification, exclusions, and post-flood procedures; Review Wind exclusions; Seek professional counseling services; and Document selling procedures. OTHER AREAS TO CONSIDER Preparation for medical emergencies: Response, first aid, CPR, and hospitals; Procedures for loss of power; Tornadoes or hurricanes; Alarms ...
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...ction guides (Example: evacuation, fire, earthquake, flood, utility failure, e...ery plan assignments
Finalize restoration activities
Capitalize on p...
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... First aid medical emergencies
Fire, smoke detection and/or explosion
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Operations
Recovery Plan Restoration Tasks
Loss assessment
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...elephone, and water;
Schedule fire drills;
Coordinate with insurance...Tornadoes or hurricanes;
Alarms: Fire and security; and.
Bomb threat and fire procedures: Report, evacuation rout...
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...undancies in case of power outage, fire, and flood. We also learned that the A...
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... to nondiscrimination requirements in Section 11© of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Secretary has given OSHA responsibility for investigating these complaints. The Section 405 provisions set forth a longer time period for filing complaints, permit immediate reinstatement of discharged employees, and authorize compensatory damages and attorney's fees for aggrieved employees whose complaints are substantiated. STAA DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS Section 405 prohibits an employer from firing, demoting, or in any other way discriminating against an employee who: refuses to operate a vehicle which fails to meet safety regulations. reports violations of vehicle safety requirements. alleges that he or she has been exposed to significant hazards. or testifies or otherwise participates in safety related proceedings. COMPLAINT PROCESS Employee files discrimination complaint with OSHA within 180 ... have merit, OSHA investigates it within 60 days. This includes providing the employer with the substance of the complaint and permitting an opportunity for rebuttal as well as interviewing witnesses. At the end of the investigation, OSHA issues a finding. If investigation confirms the merit of the complaint, OSHA issues a preliminary order requiring the employer to abate the violation and reinstate the employee. The complaint must be restored in the terms, conditions and privileges of the former position. Further, the employee may be awarded back pay and compensatory damages. Within 30 days after OSHA issues a finding, either the complainant or the company may file an objection with OSHA to the finding and/or the preliminary order and may request a hearing. A U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge presides over the hearings ...