Are you prepared for an emergency/ disaster ? Do you have a disaster plan for your company, home or family ? Well if not you should. How fast can you recover after a disaster {man-made or natural} ? Try to remember to maintain an emergency disaster plan for your business, family, home or etc…..
Well if you don’t already know by now, you should know that National Prepardness Month 2007 is in September according to the Internal Revenue Service. So for all you late comers you can still prepare an emergency plan. You can start, check or maintain your emergency disaster plan every September like the IRS suggests or choose your own month. What ever month you choose make a note of it so you can remember every year because you never want to be caught without one. During the fall and winter months bring about many storms, tronados, hurricanes etc… Regardless you should be prepared every month.
National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort to encourage people to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their businesses, homes and schools. National Preparedness month is sponsored by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The faster that your company can get back to business after a disaster the better and it depends on the emergency planning that you do TODAY ! To improve the likelihood that your company will survive and recover, start planning NOW ! Review your emergency plans every month or every year.
As your business changes over time so will your emergency plan. Update your plans, inform your family, friends, co-workers or employees etc…. Just in case you won’t be able to carry on the business. There are lots of benefits to being prepared for disasters. The following preparedness tips are common in all disasters. Plan once so you can apply your plan to all types of hazards. Always review, maintain or update your plans every other month. Get a Disaster Planning Kit from the IRS or download it here:
Kit for Individuals: Publication 2194, Disaster Losses Kit for Individuals.
Kit for Businesses: Publication 2194B, Disaster Losses Kit for Businesses.
1. Get informed about hazards, emergencies and learn what to do for specific hazards.
2. Develop an emergency plan.
3. Learn where to seek shelter from all types of hazards.
4. Back up your computer data systems regularly.
5. Dedcide how you will communicate how you will communicate with customers, employees and others.
6. Use cell phones, walkie-talkies or other devices that do not rely on electricity as a back up to your telecommunication systems.
7. Collect and assemble a disaster supplies kit, include a portable generator.
8. Identify community warning systems and evacuation routes.
9. Include in your plan information from community and school plans.
10. Practice and maintain your plan.
When you decide on a place to keep your important records, convenience to your home is not your primary concern. A disaster that strikes your home can affect other places nearby making retrieval of your records difficult or impossible.
Employers who use a payroll service provider should ask if they have a fiduciary bond in place. This could protect the employer in event of default. This is the perfect time of the year to check if your NOAA weather radio has new batteries. Make sure that you have a means of receiving severe weather information and what to do if an emergency happens.
Check with the IRS.GOV & U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for the lastest information on disaster planning.
Renee Cloud, Clerical Solutions,LLC Email: info@clericalsolutionsinc.net Web: www.clericalsolutionsinc.net
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