September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month.  Preparedness is defined by DHS/FEMA as "a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response."

Our name says it well…..

Preparedness, LLC's mission is to safeguard people, protect property, minimize business interruption, and protect reputations.  We assess hazard and operational risks and develop loss prevention and hazard mitigation strategies.

Preparedness, LLC has published a variety of Bulletins offering detailed guidance for development, implementation, and evaluation of your organization’s preparedness program. We invite you to take a look at our extensive library of bulletins providing information and guidance on how to prepare for a variety of weather related emergencies, protective actions for life safety, including from acts of violence.  Other bulletins offer guidance on helping your company become more resilient from a number of impacts, including business continuity, crisis management, reputational issues, supply chain interruptions and a host of other potential threats to an organization.

 

We also offer a self-assessment checklist of over 200 questions, based on NFPA 1600  “Standard on Continuity, Emergency and Crisis Management” 2019 Edition to help your organization assess your preparedness program.

We invite you to contact us if your organization requires assistance with assessing, managing or implementing a preparedness program.