Prepping Your Business for a Tornado
with supplies, and write a comprehensive plan to get everyone there during a tornado. It doesn’t need to be complicated, but it definitely needs to be effective and efficient. 2. Practice the plan. Of course, no matter how great your emergency action plan may be, it’ll be rendered totally useless if your team isn’t on board. Identify key employees in your organization to assign additional responsibility during crisis, and ensure they know the protocol inside and out. Then run a drill or two to confirm that everyone is on the same page, ready to go into emergency mode at a moment’s notice. It may seem silly to run a tornado drill in the office, but you can bet that when a real tornado comes calling, you’ll be glad you did.
Though we’re a few months past peak tornado season, every Arkansan knows that a vicious storm can show up pretty much anytime. With that in mind, it’s important to be prepared for these fickle and difficult-to-predict events. With the right procedures in place, you can be confident that your business can weather whatever may come. Here are the two keys to making your business tornado-ready: 1. Have a plan. Any business interested in staying afloat in the midst of crisis should have a thorough, carefully considered emergency action plan for all its employees. This should include a system for identifying imminent weather threats, a way to communicate the situation to everyone in the office (including customers!), and safety protocols in the event that a storm is on its way. Determine the safest spots for shelter in your business, stock it
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