Items Tagged with 'Evacuation plan'

For many of us, our pets are members of the family. That means they need to be part of our family’s emergency preparedness plan for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and any other type of disaster that can occur where we live.

Creating a safe evacuation plan means all employees should be accounted for in it – including workers who use a wheelchair.

If local officials suddenly issued an evacuation order for your area, would you be ready? Preparedness is important.

Do your employees know what to do in the event of a fire or a tornado? What about a nearby chemical spill or a gunman in the building? Ready.gov, a FEMA website aimed at educating people about preparing and responding to emergencies, urges all employers to train workers on evacuation, sheltering and lockdown procedures.