Offer support for employees who are willing to develop a disaster plan. Encourage them to work in teams and bounce ideas off each other. Create a culture of support. Expect everyone to play a role within the organization. Those who cannot manage in a physically demanding role, can contribute in vital ways ranging from planning, to participating on an amateur radio team.
Survey employees and provide incentives to those who are willing to serve on a hazard mitigation team. This team could offer volunatary assistance to co-workers who are elderly, handicapped, sick or those with few resources. Here is a sample list of tasks a mitigation team could provide to co-workers.
- Install smoke or carbon monoxide detectors or replace batteries.
- Provide access to alternate devices to alert those with hearing or visual handicaps.
- Wrap pipes and add faucet covers to prevent broken pipes,
- Proper separation and storage of chemicals, or proper disposal of unwanted chemicals.
- Proper disposal of prescription medications.
- Strapping water heaters or tall shelves to the wall.
- Afixing glass items or pictures to decrease the chance of them falling and causing injuries.
- Strapping computers and televisions to surfaces.
- Assessing and remediating or replacing dangerous light fixtures.
- Cleaning the dryer ducts and bathroom vents.
- Inspecting or providing a fire extinguisher and training in its use.
- Create a defense of space by clearing trees that could fall on employees homes or cars, or put them at risk of wildfire damage.
- Trimming shrubbery or pruning trees for crime prevention reasons.
A reslient workforce requires resilient employees. If employees are vulnerable to the impact of disasters, life crises, rising medical, daycare or eldercare costs they cannot give their best at work. Organizations that encourage and support employees may less likely to experience expensive turnover or other work related incidents.
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