In the wake of public health emergencies such as pandemics or disease outbreaks, businesses must take proactive measures to ensure resiliency. Having a well executed strategy is essential to keep operations running smoothly and having employees feel at ease.
Here are some helpful tips to navigate public health emergencies:
Preparedness Is Key
When it comes to public health emergencies, preparedness is key. As much as you can’t control every aspect, you can prepare to ensure safety. Incorporating public health guidelines (e.g., social distancing and property sanitation measures) will bring your community peace of mind and confidence to deal with such events. Most importantly: It’ll help mitigate the spread.
Whether it’s a pandemic, disease outbreak, flooding, or radiological emergency, our Public Health Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies pocket guides ensures employees know what to do in a public health emergency, and offers tips on planning ahead and stopping the spread.
Stay Updated and Remain Flexible
Regularly monitor updates from public health authorities such as CDC or FEMA. Based on the guidance received, adapt accordingly.
Develop a COOP
A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is an initiative that ensures businesses (along with governments and agencies) can continue their essential daily functions during a wide range of public health emergencies.
Elements of a COOP include:
- Essential functions
- Orders of succession
- Delegations of authority
- Continuity facilities
- Continuity communications
- Vital records management
- Human capital
- Tests ,training, and exercises (TT&E)
- Devolution of control and direction
- Reconstitution
For best practices on building a COOP plan, check out our “Planning for Continuity of Operations” pocket guide.
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