1 Know your region and the types of disaster(s) most likely to have an impact on your business and employees: Hurricane Flood Tsunami Fire Is your business in a High-Risk Flood Zone, Flood Zone A or Z? Find your flood zone here: http://gis.hawaiinfip.org/FHAT/ Flood zone is: _____ Is your business in a Tsunami Evacuation Zone? Find out using this website: https://tsunami.coast.noaa.gov/#/ Assess the capacity of your employees to prepare for and respond to an emergency: - Are employee roles clearly defined in the event of a disaster or emergency? - Are employees familiar with the company’s emergency response/disaster plan? - Are any employees trained in basic first-aid and CPR techniques? - Do employees know point of contact and have a back up communication plan? - Assess if it’s safer for employees to evacuate or shelter at your place of business - Do all employees know which room(s) to meet in? - Will employee’s family’s come to the business? - Is there adequate room for everyone to sit/lay comfortably? If it’s safer to shelter in place, make sure your business has supplies on hand: Water for 14 days; 1 gallon per person, per day Non-perishable food for 14 days Toilet Paper Solar powered generator or battery Paper plates Plywood to cover windows Napkins and/or towels Waterproof plastic sheets Note pads Duct tape Pens/Pencils Plastic bucket w/tight lid (toilet) Ziploc bags Garbage bags Hand cranked flashlight & radio One-page instructions for employees
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Know your region and the types of disaster(s) most likely to have an impact on your business and employees:
Hurricane Flood Tsunami Fire
Is your business in a High-Risk Flood Zone, Flood Zone A or Z? Find your flood zone here: http://gis.hawaiinfip.org/FHAT/ Flood zone is: _____ Is your business in a Tsunami Evacuation Zone? Find out using this website: https://tsunami.coast.noaa.gov/#/
Assess the capacity of your employees to prepare for and respond to an emergency: - Are employee roles clearly defined in the event of a disaster or emergency? - Are employees familiar with the company’s emergency response/disaster plan? - Are any employees trained in basic first-aid and CPR techniques? - Do employees know point of contact and have a back up communication plan? - Assess if it’s safer for employees to evacuate or shelter at your place of business - Do all employees know which room(s) to meet in? - Will employee’s family’s come to the business? - Is there adequate room for everyone to sit/lay comfortably?
If it’s safer to shelter in place, make sure your business has supplies on hand:
Water for 14 days; 1 gallon per person, per day Non-perishable food for 14 days Toilet Paper Solar powered generator or battery Paper plates Plywood to cover windows Napkins and/or towels Waterproof plastic sheets Note pads Duct tape Pens/Pencils Plastic bucket w/tight lid (toilet) Ziploc bags Garbage bags Hand cranked flashlight & radio
One-page instructions for employees
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Have copies of your important paperwork and have them in your emergency go bag (bag/backpack that is easily accessible and easy to carry) and also back up to off site storage or the “cloud”.
In case of evacuation, pack your go bag: Laptop Laptop Charger Portable Printer and Paper Hand cranked NOAA Weather Radio Hand Cranked Flash Light First Aid Kit & Medications Bottled Water (1 gallon per person/day) Nonperishable Food and Utensils
If you must evacuate: Get your go bag Activate emergency evacuation procedures Unplug/Disconnect electronics Update your voicemail message to let customers know the status of your business Lock your office
Business License Building Lease Insurance Policy & Phone # to file a claim (could be different from your agent’s phone number) Building/Property Manager Contact Information Key Contracts (Vendors, Suppliers, Clients)
Office Contact & Phone Tree Information Fixed Asset Inventory- Take photos or video and store off site Office Floor Plan (To aid in search and rescue) Calendar/Day Planner Disaster Emergency Plan
Tune into one of the following radio stations, depending on your location and language: Oahu
• KSSP- AM 590 ; FM 92.3 • KRTR- FM 96.3 • KZOO- AM 1210 (Japanese) • KREA-AM 1540 (Korean) • KNDI-AM 1270
