SERVPRO of Norwood West Roxbury Explains The Importance of Building an Emergency Plan

5/13/2022 (Permalink)

It is important to be proactive and have a plan in place so that if a fire strikes your building you can act quickly.

A fire is not always preventable and sometimes can happen in the workplace. It is important to be proactive and have a plan in place so that if a fire strikes your building you can act quickly. 

Here are tips to create an effective emergency plan: 

1. Assemble the Team: Seek out the participation of everyone in the office in the early stages. 
2. Conduct Risk Assessment: Conduct a risk assessment to identify potential hazards and vulnerabilities. 
3. Establish Objectives: Set quantifiable and tangible milestones that you’ll achieve as you develop your emergency preparedness program. Some ideas are reaching out to public emergency services, conducting a business impact analysis, and identifying opportunities for hazard prevention and risk mitigation.
4. Create Written Policy: Here are some suggestions that your plan should include reporting fires and other emergencies, evacuation procedures, and emergency escape route assignments.
5. Develop an on-site Emergency Response Team: Designate emergency response leaders within your organization to lead evacuation, coordinate communication, conduct a headcount, and communicate detailed information to 911 dispatch and emergency responders. 
6. Practice and Review: Your Emergency Response Plan works great when the people carrying it out are well prepared. Every six months, conduct emergency drills.

There is no right way to be prepared for a fire or damage to business property. However, when you have a plan in effect before it happens, things can go much smoother. We are able to help you create an Emergency Readiness Plan so that if damage hits your building you can act quickly. 

SERVPRO of Norwood West Roxbury is available 24/7 including holidays and weekends to assist you with your commercial disaster needs to get it back to “Like it never even happened.”