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IT'S EASY: GET YOUR BUSINESS PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY!
It is just as important to prepare your business, as it is to prepare your family for emergencies.
Maple Ridge can have severe weather, and emergencies such as flooding or highway closures
can interrupt business.
Planning ahead can help you recover faster, increase resiliency, and reduce the likelihood of a
large financial loss.
If a disaster happened now, would your business beready?
This recipe will help you become emergency prepared, stocked with the knowledge, basic
supplies, and a plan to help your business when a disaster occurs. It's about having the
right stuff when you need it most.
IT'S EASY: GET PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY!
A recipe you and your employees will appreciate!
Best of all, preparing for an emergency or disaster
can help your business survive it.
Business Preparedness Plan
❑ Ask yourself what the impact will be to your business if an emergency
or disaster occurs.
� Identify what part of your business you need to protect. What needs
to be up and running quickly and what can wait?
Make a list of actions needed in the first minutes and hours after
an emergency.
❑ Check your insurance policyto ensure important business assets
are covered in the event of a disaster.
❑ Make sure emergency contact information is posted in your offce.
❑ Backup critical business data and retain an offsite copy.
❑ Reviewchecklistsforbuildingsafety.
❑ Develop and train employees on a business Emergency
Preparedness Plan.
MAPLE RIDGE
Preparation Time: 16 hours
Serves: One Small Business
Tip: Organize materials and purchases over 2 to 3 months
Hint: Prepare in advance
For Safety
❑ Basic first aid kit and first aid training
❑ Fire extinguishers and smoke detectors
❑ Keep a properly stocked emergency kit in the offce
❑ 4 litres of water per person for one day
❑ Wind-up or battery operated AM/FM radio and extra batteries
Combine all ingredients:
Place in a portable bag in an easy-to-reach place.
Make sure your kit is easy to carry and everyone in the
business knows where it is. Check food and store
bought bottled water for expiry dates and rotate water
that you bottle yourself every 3 to 6 months.
MAPLE RIDGE
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