Creating Your A-List Risk Assessment Team
In the 20+ years I have been engaged in helping organizations develop and maintain their risk management framework, I have come to understand that risk assessment is the backbone.
Category: Emergency Preparedness
Preparing Your Business for Natural Disasters
Disasters are, for the most part, unpredictable, but there are steps that you can take that will improve your chances to survive and get back in business faster. Some of these measures require purchases while others can be completed in-house with the staff and materials at hand.
6 Steps for Reevaluating Your Facility’s Disaster Plan
The best time to reevaluate (or create) your disaster plan is before an emergency occurs. You never know when a disaster will strike and how it will affect your facility. The key is to be prepared, and the best way to be prepared is to periodically review, reevaluate, and appropriately adapt or change your plan.
Consider Red Ball Drills for Your Facility’s Emergency Preparedness (Including Active Shooter) Training
Red Ball Drills® are a unique emergency preparedness method that make real-time training more productive and less traumatic. While it is primarily associated with active shooter training, its uses can extend into many areas of facilities management—a “red ball” can signify any preparedness situation, from equipment failure to natural disasters to physical or cybersecurity threats.
Evaluating Your Facility’s Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment
Flood water, whether due to natural causes or infrastructure failure can have catastrophic effects when it comes to electrically powered equipment and appliances. It is always best to contact your supplier for proper procedures, but these tips can help you evaluate damaged electronics.
Connections Between Bloodborne Pathogens and First Aid/CPR Training
Facility managers, or someone on their facilities team, are often designated by their organizations as first aid providers in case of an emergency. As such, you’ll likely find yourself (and your team) required to undergo first aid and CPR training. While that first aid training is indispensable, it turns out that designated first aid/CPR providers […]
What Fire Prevention Strategies Are in Place at Your Warehouse Facility?
Every facility needs to have an adequate fire prevention and preparedness strategy. This is especially true for facilities with warehouses on site, where facility managers need a unique strategy depending on the types of products or materials that are stored on site. These concerns were on attendees’ minds in the standing-room-only crowd for Tim Dietz’s […]
Keeping Measles Out of Your Facility
With the current measles outbreak making headlines across the country, facility managers are wondering what they can do to protect their employees and tenants. Can you require your employees to be vaccinated against measles? What should you do if you learn someone at your facilities has a case of measles?
Risk Terrain Modeling Can Help Prevent Crime
Do you know the probability of violent crime at your facility? High? Low? What kinds of crime is your facility most vulnerable to? Is there any way you can evaluate your risk?
An 8-Step Risk Assessment for Your Facility’s Security
Do you have an adequate risk assessment process in place for gauging the effectiveness of your facility’s security? Take a look at the 8 steps of a good risk assessment procedure and download our free resource to learn more.