330 N.E. 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 235-3669
Fax: (405) 235-3670
pandemic@okstatechamber.com
Business Preparedness
Menu:
Business Preparedness Checklist
Plans & Strategies
Links
Articles Discussing Business Preparedness
Business Preparedness Checklist
Click here for a
printable version (pdf)
The following is a six-step approach for preparing your business for a pandemic, offered by the official U.S. website on the pandemic. Each link will take you to the checklist for that particular section, where you are able to assess each step as either not started, in progress, or completed.
It is recommended that you organize a team within your organization dedicated to this task, comprised of individuals who are identified as those who will take charge for assessing the status of the checklists and be the “go-to” group for questions and information.
The links below can be accessed separately or together in a comprehensive packet here:
1.1 Plan for the impact of a pandemic on your business.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html#1.1
1.2 Plan for the impact of a pandemic on your employees and customers.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html#1.2
1.3 Establish policies to be implemented during a pandemic.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html#1.3
1.4 Allocate resources to protect your employees and customers during a pandemic.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html#1.4
1.5 Communicate to and educate your employees.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html#1.5
1.6 Coordinate with external organizations and help your community.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html#1.6
Corporate Pandemic Plan
(a printable Excel file of this information may be accessed by clicking on the bulleted link below)
National Strategy for Pandemic: Abridged Version (17 pages)
National Strategy for Pandemic: Unabridged
Version (233 pages)
Michael Chertoff Letter
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/panbusletter.html
A letter to businesses stressing the importance of company-wide planning from Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/pandemic-influenza.html
This excellent site contains the White House’s strategy for planning for the pandemic. It includes a letter from President Bush addressing the pandemic, followed by information on what the pandemic is and what it might mean for global society and economy. It also contains the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, which may be downloaded as an Adobe PDF document [477 KB].
http://ohden.sph.unc.edu:9002/pandemic/community.htm
A pandemic influenza information site for workplace and workforce planning with links to specific state plans and containing workplace specific recommendations from businesses that have already developed pandemic preparedness plans. An excellent site from the Occupational Health Disaster Expert Network (OHDEN).
- An Excel file may be viewed containing the fiscal and organizational approach to pandemic planning (http://ohden.sph.unc.edu:9002/downloads/corporate_pandemic_plan.xls).
http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/prevention/et_terrorismpreparedness.cfm
An employer toolkit from the National Business Group on Health. This discusses terrorism preparedness and planning, with a checklist for forming business and public health preparedness partnerships: http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/prevention/
employertoolkit/checklistemergencyplanning.pdf
http://www.uschamber.com/issues/index/defense/pandemic_influenza.htm
The United States Chamber of Commerce website on pandemic flu planning for businesses. This site contains about three paragraphs on the importance of planning for businesses, and then contains links to other sites.
http://www.survive.com/news/viewnews.cfm?newsid=1275
Contains a link (at the bottom) to a poll conducted among business regarding preparedness, as well as links to preparedness and planning resources.
http://www.sia.com/business_continuity/html/PandemicPreparedness.html
The Securities Industry Association’s website on pandemic influenza preparedness.
http://apps.nyse.com/commdata/PubInfoMemos.nsf/AllPublishedInfoMemosNyseCom/
85256FCB005E19E88525715C00628C4B?OpenDocument
An information memo from the New York Stock Exchange to all CEOs, managing partners, CFOs, COOs, and CCOs of member organizations. Contains excellent information and planning guidelines for businesses, based on the premise of a Business Contingency Plan (BCP).
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/prepared/
Emergency preparedness for business, provided by the CDC and the National Institution for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This site deals predominantly with being prepared for a sudden disaster or hazard, such as a tornado or terrorist attack, but contains good, general preparedness tactics.
http://pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/Checklist.pdf
Checklists for state and local planning. An excellent resource if you are a prominent business in a community – this can assist you in mobilizing the community around you to make sure everyone is educated and prepared.
http://smart-san.com/business_avian.html
Smart-san, made by Best Products, is a hand sanitizer capable of killing up to 99.9% of germs. This page includes a link (at the bottom) to receive a free pandemic planning kit for your business.
Articles Discussing Business Preparedness (pdf)
Business Week Online
Avian Flu Execs Think The Unthinkable
Avian Flu: How to Get Prepared
Avian Flu's Wake Up Call to Business
New York Times
Is Business Ready for a Flu Pandemic?
USA Today
Few US Companies Prepared for Bird Flu Outbreak
Washington Post
Business Plan for a Pandemic
