Hurricane Preparedness Myths Dispelled
June 18, 2010
In a recent article posted on the FloridaRealEstateRama Florida website, several myths are dispelled and new facts are offered by The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) regarding the critical disaster safety topic of hurricane preparedness.
In our efforts to expand the awareness of and need for preparedness activities of organizations, we fully recognize the role that individual employees of those organization play in support of those organizational driven business continuity and risk management actions.
Therefore to help both organizations and individuals increase their levels of hurricane preparedness and awareness levels, we recommend adding this information to their preparedness reference content library. We also recommend adding this information to your PS-Prep related reading requirements list.
Click here to read the full IBHS article.
Emergency Response Exercise to be Held in Chicagoland area
June 11, 2010
Emergency Response Exercise to be Held in Chicago area
On June 9th, a staff press release was issued on the Chicago Breaking News Center website announcing a massive emergency response exercise which could affect some of our readers and organizations located in the Chicagoland area.
In a related press release by the Illinois Army and Air National Guard, it was stated that “It is a full-scale exercise, so residents can expect to see emergency responders looking and acting as if this was a real homeland security/domestic response mission.”
The five-day training exercise will run from Sunday (June 13th) through Thursday, June 17), and will range in a variety of Chicagoland locations including suburban areas such as Oaklawn, Bridgeview, Bensenville – click here to read the full staff report.
If applicable, please pass this information along to all of the risk management, disaster planning and disaster recovery, and emergency response planning teams in your organization as well as any related community emergency response program team leaders or any individual associated with supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) PS-Prep program in the Chicagoland area.
Remote Office Advice for Risk Management Teams
May 21, 2010
To assist the rapid response capabilities in the event of a business disruption, many disaster recovery and risk management team members are recommending a remote office component to their Incident or Emergency Response plans for their organizations. And, in some cases, the entire home office concept is working very well on a regular basis for some organizations more interested in the virtual organization model for their business.
In either case, we recommend that those risk assessment team members refer to a list of “Home Office Safety Tips” from the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) that was published recently on the Security Products magazine’s website. Read more …..
Safety Video Portrays Ultimate Preparedness Strategy
May 4, 2010
This website is concerned with more than just organizational continuity and compliance concerns. We are always focused on the importance of preparedness and the critical role that it plays in the lives of people – whom we believe are one of the key assets of all organizations. And from time to time, we come across a content link that we believe supports that preparedness and personal safety message to our readers. It is a message that should help people do something important.
Lisa C. DuBrock, one of this website’s contributing writers and editor, found a video link that speaks to the ultimate goal of personal preparedness – embracing life itself — and does in fact support the need for personal preparedness and safety.
Lisa goes on to state, “A client of mine recently sent me a link to an incredible public service announcement (PSA) produced in the UK. The PSA has been running for about 3 months now, but I confess it was the 1st time I’ve seen it. The PSA is titled ‘Embrace Life’. The point of the message, always wear your seat belt. In today’s busy world, when we all seem to be rushing to something or from something, it is a very poignant message that clearly points out that sometimes it only takes a second. The message itself is beautifully crafted and elegant in its simplicity. If you haven’t already seen it, take a minute or two to watch this piece done by a cnn.com reporter. Let us know what your reaction was to the PSA which is embedded in the video.”
We also ask your kind consideration on the fact that this link to CNN unfortunately has a few seconds commercial intent that you have to view to get to the “Embrace Life” segment, and we want to clearly state that this website is not connected in any way to any commercial advertising message viewed on this site.
Click here to see the “Embrace Life” video.
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