Are there particular resources that help businesses create disaster recovery plans?
SERIO: Businesses can log on to www.officedepot.com/getprepared and download a free copy of Office Depot’s “Disaster Preparedness: Advice You Can Depend on to Weather Any Storm.” The guide is filled with information about how to ready your business for a potentially disruptive or disastrous event. I also recommend that readers visit The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s site, which was designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness, and the American Red Cross, which in addition to providing planning information offers, emergency training. Q. Is it important to discuss the disaster recovery plan with your employees? SERIO: Absolutely. Communicate regularly with employees before, during and after an incident. As an essential asset to your company, your employees will need to be aware of your disaster plans and procedures to assure recovery in the event of an incident. And when you test and practice your recovery plans, absolutely include your employees. This way
