Risk Management 101Protecting Your Flower Farm
Risk Management 101 – The Basics November 11, 2020 11am – 12:30pm EST
Safety & Compliance November 18, 2020 11am – 12:30pm EST
Insurance, Claims & Contracts December 2, 2020 11am – 12:30pm EST
Crisis Management December 9, 2020 11am – 12:30pm EST
What exactly is Risk Management anyway???
The identification, evaluation, andprioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to avoid, prevent, mitigate or transfer the probability or impact of unfortunate events.
Safety & Occupational
Health
Regulatory Compliance
Insurance
ClaimsCrisis
Preparedness & Response
Physical Security
Contractual Risk Transfer
Coordinated & Economical
Solutions
Here is where we will spend our time in today’ssession.
4 Basic Ways to Manage Risk:
Avoidance
Prevention
Mitigation
Transfer
PhysicalSecurity
Crisis Management
There is never a crisis looming…until the moment there is. And then it is catastrophic.
The single best way you can be prepared for a crisis is to…
´THINK ABOUT IT´PLAN FOR IT´PRACTICE IT
National Incident Management Systemdeveloped by FEMA
´ The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a framework for all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from incidents.
´ Teaches a shared vocabulary, systems and processes to define how personnel work together during incidents.
´ Guides students through the incident action planning process.
´ Developed in conjunction with the US Department ofAgriculture (and others)
´ Courses are FREE – ICS 100 is a great start!
https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_nims_doctrine-2017.pdfhttps://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/icsresource/assets/incident%20action%20planning%20process.pdfhttps://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c
Brainstorm a list of your farm’s most foreseeable events and the most likely actions necessary.
´ Medical Emergency
´ Call for help
´ Transport for help
´ Provide first aid
´ Utility Disruption/Equipment Breakdown
´ Call for help
´ Secure your assets
´ Fires
´ Response time for help
´ Mitigation efforts – FIREWISE
´ Supplies on hand
´ Evacuation plan
´ Flood
´ Response time needed
´ Key equipment protection
´ Evacuation plan – time necessary
In order to understand what may need to be addressed for your farm’s crisis management planning, you must first think about what is most likely to happen. Next, list the major actions necessary to save yourself and your team (life safety first ALWAYS!)
Start Here…
Basic Needs Emerge from Making a ListThere are fundamental pieces involved in planning for, managing and
recovering from emergencies…LIFE SAFETY ALWAYS COME FIRST!
EvacuateGet Out!
Shelter in Place
Hunker Down!
Secure your Farm
Stabilize your Assets!
CommunicateEnsure
Channels in Place!
Recovery Support
Know Who to Call!
Setting Up a Crisis Management Foundation
Economic Downturns(current translation: COVID-19)
Economic Downturnsfollow the data story
Economic Downturns(current translation: COVID-19)
WRITE YOUR PLAN DOWN
REVIEW AND PRACTICE YOUR PLAN
Physical Security…oh the silly things we do…or don’t do!
Where are your keys?
What do you leave open?
What do you leave accessible?
What do you monitor? (or at least pretend to monitor)?
Thank you so much for your time today!
Questions???
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