The team puts together an emergency plan, which includes: Striving through (external link) - Resilient OrganisationsĬivil Defence has information about preparing for, and recovering from a disaster. Shut happens: Resilience for small business (external link) - Resilient Organisations Resilient Organisations has information on how small businesses can prepare for an emergency.

What you learn from this assessment can form the basis of your emergency plan. Read our guide on how to assess risk for more information. If you have staff, talk to them about the risks they think are most relevant to your business. Utility failures: Electricity outages, IT outages, water supply issues.Health emergencies: Workplace incidents, Hazardous substance event (eg chemical spill), medical emergency, public health event (eg pandemics), violent people, animal attacks, epidemics.

Natural hazards: Earthquake, flood, tsunami, volcanic eruption or ash, landslide, tornado or high winds, extreme weather (eg drought, major storm), fire.

Here are some emergencies you might need a plan for - some may be more of a threat to you than others.

It is especially important to plan for sudden events that may occur with little to no warning or time to prepare. It’s about being prepared for scenarios most relevant to your situation. You should have a good idea of risks you face at work, given your specific industry and location. No one expects you to be able to plan for every kind of emergency.

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