8 steps for planning your emergency and disaster plan

culled from:bdc.ca

Step 1: Establish an Emergency Preparedness team

Step 2: Identify essential services/functions

Step 3: Identify required skill sets and staff reallocation

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Step 4: Identify potential issues

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Step 5: Prepare a plan for each essential service/function

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Step 6: Compare with "Preparedness Checklist"

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Step 7: Review with the emergency preparedness team

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Step 8: Revise, test and update the plan