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Plan
for the Loss of Key Employees by
Janette Ballman
This April marks the
10th anniversary of the bombing at the Murrah Federal Building
in Oklahoma City. Some 168 people died when a truck bomb exploded
outside the building. This tragic event was one of the first
to open the eyes of Americans to terrorism. It also was one
of the first to call attention to coping with the loss of
employees.
Planning for the
loss of employees is key to keeping an organization in business
following a disaster of any magnitude. Data and equipment
can be backed up and restored; replacing personnel can be
much tougher.
Research shows that
some 41% of incidents that occur in business will result in
the loss of people – either temporarily or permanently,
according to the Chartered Management Institute. Despite these
statistics, planning for personnel loss is often overlooked
in business continuity plans.
Key staff members
could be absent for a number of reasons following a disaster:
injury or death; disruption in transportation; psychological
reasons or family matters.
Whatever the reason
for the absence, each organization needs to plan for replacing
missing staff members. Cross-training of employees, advanced
planning and documenting backup personnel are the first steps
in planning for any employee loss.
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Rumors
of a Communicable Disease
Is Your Company Prepared?
By R. GREGORY
EVANS, PhD, MPH
A
blogger reported in January that three terrorists infected
with a communicable form of avian flu had entered the country
and were traveling the country infecting people. The blog
claims the United States government is aware of the threat
but is not publicizing it to avert panic. The blogger goes
on to explain that avian flu is highly communicable, kills
70 percent of those infected, and that there is no effective
treatment for it. Moreover, the writer adds the only way to
avoid catching the disease is to stay away from anywhere that
large numbers of people congregate.
Is your company prepared
to deal with a situation like this? Do you know how your employees
would respond to such an announcement, particularly if the
report is not true? Does your company’s disaster plan
take bioterrorist attacks into account?
Most of you reading
this article are aware of terrorist threats and have been
hardening your companies against them. But let me draw your
attention to another vulnerability which lies in the perceptions
of your employees about real and imaginary threats.
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Plan
for the Loss of Key Employees
A
blogger reported in January that three terrorists infected
with a communicable form of avian flu had entered the country
and were traveling the country infecting people. The blog
claims the United States government is aware of the threat
but is not publicizing it to avert panic. The blogger goes
on to explain that avian flu is highly communicable, kills
70 percent of those infected, and that there is no effective
treatment for it. Moreover, the writer adds the only way to
avoid catching the disease is to stay away from anywhere that
large numbers of people congregate. 
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