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Avoiding Emergency Preparedness

Preparing for emergencies takes time, effort, and money. Why bother? You and your coworkers have better things to do, such as deleting e-mails and planning holiday parties. You can’t neglect these tasks. To complete them, you should avoid disaster planning as much as possible. But this can be difficult. To thwart emergency preparedness planning, follow these commonsensical steps.

By Guy Robertson

Guy Robertson is a senior planner at TMC and an instructor at the Justice Institute of BC and Langara College. He has written five books and numerous articles on corporate security and disaster planning, and offered workshops and lectures at conferences across North America and in the UK.

The How-To Guide

Inspired by government propaganda, employees may demand fire drills. Instead of celebrating staff birthdays in your cafeteria, they may be tempted to take first aid courses and learn how to use fire extinguishers. They might store flashlights in their desks. They might even start to back up their data. There could be no end to such activities unless you stop them. But how?

These measures have proven effective in countless organizations, and should work well in yours. You’ll save time, money, and effort that you can use to support otherwise worthwhile endeavours.

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This article was published in the September 2022 edition of The TMC Advisor
- ISSN 2369-663X Volume:9 Issue:4

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