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Preparing Your Business for a Flood
7/13/2021 (Permalink)
Have a continuity plan
The Following Steps Can Help You During an Emergency
You never want to deal with a flood in the workplace, but it's something you should be ready for just in case. Making a plan now can spare you and your business a great deal of grief and heartache in the future. There are effective methods of both reducing the risk of flooding and of keeping your company going if water does make its way into the building.Prevention
If your office is located in an area of Weldon Spring, MO, where floods are more common, you should take steps to minimize flood damage. You can't stop heavy rains from coming down and overflowing nearby waterways. However, you can do some of the following:
- Make sure all pipes are free of cracks and leaks.
- Make sure rain gutters and downspouts send water away from the building.
- Install backflow valves in the sewage system.
What To Do About Data
Your business has sensitive information on servers, external drives, and computers. Flooding can cause irreversible damage to electronics. If you have not backed up financial data, important files, personnel records, databases, and other critical information, now is the time to do so. Use cloud-based sites to store all your digital information. For paper records, scan in files and secure them on online storage sites.
Have a Continuity Plan
If flood issues such as black water make it difficult or impossible to conduct business from your building, you need to have something in place where you can continue running your operations. Ceasing your business until professional cleanup crews make your building safe could cost your customers and production. Make it possible for people to work remotely during the restoration process. Have a satellite office where you can manage the affairs of the company.
Implement these strategies today so if flooding does occur in your building, you'll know how to act. These steps can help you during an emergency.