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Every business wants to ensure the safety of its staff and customers, which is why having a disaster management plan is vital.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

While thinking about worst-case scenarios is a difficult thing to do, managing the consequences is much, much worse.<\/p>\r\n

A detailed disaster management plan will not only put measures in place to prevent incidents but also manage scenarios when incidents do occur to minimise the impact.<\/p>\r\n

Here are some tips on how your enterprise can put together or optimise a disaster management plan in the modern era to be as prepared as possible.<\/p>\r\n

Assess the threats as the first part of your disaster management plan<\/b><\/h3>\r\n

It is important to identify every possible threat that could impact your business operations in your industry.<\/p>\r\n

The weather in Australia over recent months has highlighted the need to factor in natural disasters. Widespread bushfires, flooding, hail \u2013 Australia has seen it all.<\/p>\r\n

It is also vital to factor in non-environmental threats which can include attacks on your business (bomb threats, burglary, armed hold-ups etc), loss of power or internet supply, machinery or vehicle failure and any other possible threats that could be present in your operations.<\/p>\r\n

Develop a business continuity plan<\/b><\/h3>\r\n

When it comes to threats that impact your business operations, you will need a plan to get those operations running again as quickly as possible.<\/p>\r\n

A typical business continuity plan operates on these four pillars:<\/p>\r\n