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Emergency Preparedness for Small Business

 

Ready.gov - If your company has a good business continuity plan, it is more likely to recover from an emergency, natural disaster, or terrorist attack. This information from the Department of Homeland Security will help you develop such a plan.

Disaster Recovery & Preparedness - Guidelines and resources for businesses prepared by the NJ Office of Emergency Management.
* Emergency Management Guide - A
step-by-step approach prepared by the
Federal Emergency Management
Administration.

OSHA Small Business Preparedness and Response - The US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides this discussion detailing the basic steps to handle emergencies in the workplace, including accidental releases of toxic gases, chemical spills, fires, explosions, and bodily harm and trauma caused by workplace violence.

 

   

 

National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety - A comprehensive plan for dealing with terrorism-related events, including specific instructions to building occupants, actions to be taken by facility management, and first responder notification procedures.

US Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Assistance - How to apply for an SBA disaster loan, and other information.

Institute for Business and Home Safety "Open for Business" Disaster Recovery Plan and Planning Toolkit - Offers a variety of tools in its Open for Business series for small business owners to both reduce their potential for loss should disaster strike and to reopen quickly should they be forced to close.

Business Executives for National Security -- "NJ Business Force" - Creates public/private partnerships to fill State and regional Homeland Security gaps that neither government nor business can fill alone. Currently, BENS Business Force partnerships mobilize business support in four general areas - Assets, Volunteers, Information and Strategic Support. The BENS Business Force is an ideal vehicle for businesses to make a meaningful difference.

 
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