Johnson County Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Businesses

In order to protect the health and safety of their employees and their businesses, business owners and managers should:

Prepare, review, revise and exercise their emergency plans and evacuation procedures; and
Maintain an emergency supplies, including not only survival items (water, flashlight, special medications), but also items that will provide comfort if you are evacuated (comfortable shoes and a first-aid kit)

If threat information is received that is specific to a certain building or business, the appropriate facilities will be contacted as necessary by public safety officials to alert them to additional security provisions that are being made or should be taken.

	Pandemic Flu (H1N1) Preparedness Tools for Businesses CDC Workplace Questions Human Resource Policies and Pandemic Planning Business Planning Planning for Critical Infrastructure KDHE Letter to Local Employers KDHE H1N1 Overview Johnson County Public Health H1N1 Overview

	Partners in Preparedness Learn more about how Johnson County organizations and businesses prepare for various kinds of emergencies and disasters! Click here for more information.

	Small Business Disaster Plan - You have made a significant investment of time and resources into making your small business a success. Can you take the chance that, in spite of all your good efforts, your business may have to close due to a severe storm or a flood? How do you take control of the possible impacts of a natural or man made disaster on your business? Here is your answer. The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in partnership with Johnson County Emergency Management and the Partnership for Emergency Planning are pleased to present to you the Small Business Disaster Recovery Planning Program. Johnson County Emergency Management will come to your business to help you get started on developing a disaster recovery plan. In addition, we have partnered with the Partnership for Emergency Planning (a local trade group of certified business continuity planners and emergency managers) to review the plans during their creation and/or after you have completed the plan. Or download: The Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan

	Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry -- This guide provides step-by- step advice on how to create and maintain a comprehensive emergency management program. It can be used by manufacturers, corporate offices, retailers, utilities or any organization where a sizable number of people work or gather. Whether you operate from a high-rise building or an industrial complex; whether you own, rent or lease your property; whether you are a large or small company; the concepts in this guide will apply. To begin, you need not have in-depth knowledge of emergency management. What you need is the authority to create a plan and a commitment from the chief executive officer to make emergency management part of your corporate culture. If you already have a plan, use this guide as a resource to assess and update your plan.

These sites will provide a wide range of information about other preparedness activities to benefit you and your family:

PrepareMetroKC
Family Disaster Supplies Calendar