Should every employer consider the value of written crisis management plans?
Every employer should have a crisis management plan and should educate employees on various risks and how the crisis management plan would respond to those risks. Every employer should periodically test the crisis management plan. Every business manages multiple operational crises every day. What we are focusing on are those that can jeopardize the safety and security of employees. Too often organizations want to address a specific risk but lack a fundamental crisis management plan. One of the best examples was the recent threat of the bird flu virus. All of a sudden everyone wanted to prepare for the bird flu. Unfortunately, without a crisis management or business continuity plan it is difficult and ineffective to develop a plan to just manage a specific threat. Many employers’ reactive versus proactive approach is easily identified when we hear the following responses. Where do you begin? Who has the time to produce such a document? How much will it cost? Who will maintain its conten
Every employer should have a crisis management plan and should educate employees on various risks and how the crisis management plan would respond to those risks. Every employer should periodically test the crisis management plan. Every business manages multiple operational crises every day. What we are focusing on are those that can jeopardize the safety and security of employees. Too often organizations want to address a specific risk but lack a fundamental crisis management plan. One of the best examples was the recent threat of the bird flu virus. All of a sudden everyone wanted to prepare for the bird flu. Unfortunately, without a crisis management or business continuity plan it is difficult and ineffective to develop a plan to just manage a specific threat. Many employers’ reactive versus proactive approach is easily identified when we hear the following responses. Where do you begin? Who has the time to produce such a document? How much will it cost? Who will maintain its conten
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