The Red Cross is warning businesses to have a disaster plan after it recently suffered fire damages. Fire broke out in the restroom of The Chapter in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This caused all services, including blood services, to be shut down due to ceiling damage and the restroom itself being destroyed. The Murfreesboro post reports:
Businesses should not risk operating without a disaster plan. While reports vary, as many as 40 percent of small businesses do not reopen after a major disaster like a flood, tornado or earthquake. These shattered businesses were unprepared for a disaster and they had no plan or backup systems. A disaster plan should consider three subjects: human resources, physical resources, and business continuity.
“We were very fortunate the fire wasn’t any worse because it could have caused some major damage,” said Red Cross CEO Greg King. “Local businesses should definitely have a plan in place of how to continue operations after a disaster such as a fire, flood or tornado.”
Every business owner at the bare minimum needs an emergency kit in the workplace in case they need to evacuate or bunker down at work. Extra kits would be great to help employees and customers who are stranded at your business during an emergency. Following the purchase of office kits, you’ll need to formulate your plans for continuing the business after a disaster.
Source:
http://www.murfreesboropost.com/red-cross-suffers-fire-issues-caution-for-others-cms-20797