Nailing the Intro to your Emergency Response Plan

Less is more when it comes to emergency response plans, and the same goes for your introduction:

• Encourage people to read and review the plan before they’re faced with an emergency. For example:
  • Please review this plan periodically, so you will be prepared to rapidly and effectively manage any emergencies.
• Explain how your plan is organized. For example: The red tabs are for emergency procedures, the white tabs are our BC plan.
• You may want to check with your compliance department to see if there’s any language they want to include to protect your organization. For example:
  • Every emergency poses a unique and ever-changing combination of factors and challenges, so no guide can ever be complete. Plan ahead.
• Consider giving links of other sources of information such as:
  • www.ready.gov
  • www.noaa.gov
  • www.dhs.gov
  • www.emergency.cdc.gov
  • www.fema.gov
  • Etc.
• Ask employees to speak with a supervisor if there is any part of the plan that is confusing or unclear.