Posted on May 24, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Preparis clients have access to a full library of business continuity and emergency management best practices. Now, visitors to the new Preparis.com can sample more of our training content on our new and improved website. Preparis.com has been updated to make it even easier to train your crisis team, especially with the addition of Preparis University. The goal of Preparis University is to give examples of ways to educate your team to make the best decisions in an…
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Posted on May 23, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Preparis was highlighted in The Wall Street Journal on May 21, as our X-force IT Security consultant was featured in Gregory Millman’s piece “Corporate Security’s Weak Link: Click-Happy CEOs – Top Bosses, Exempt From Company-wide Rules, Are More Likely to Take Cyber-Attackers’ Bait.” Preparis X-force consultant, Kevin Beaver, has more than 24 years of experience in IT, the last 18 of which he’s dedicated to information security. He has served in various information technology and security roles for…
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Posted on May 8, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Training your team is essential to successfully navigating a crisis. How would your office respond if there was a bomb threat or an explosion? Who would lead employees in evacuating your building if there was a blackout? Has your crisis team practiced what to communicate before, during, and following a disaster? An easy way to help teach roles, responsibilities and vital emergency protocols is by conducting regular tabletop drills. Join Preparis as we review best practices for running…
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Posted on May 8, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
As spring draws closer to summer, hurricane season is also upon us. When considering the supplies you need at home and at your office in the event of a hurricane, make sure you include these items in your emergency kit. – Three-day supply of water (one gallon per person, per day) – Non-perishable food and a can opener – NOAA weather radio (in addition to battery-powered radio) – Plastic bucket – Heavy-duty garbage bags, plastic ties and disinfectant…
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Posted on May 3, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
On Tuesday, April 30, The Waco Tribune-Herald published the article “West can’t get more FEMA help without disaster declaration” detailing the federal government’s response to the fertilizer explosion in West, Texas. Preparis’ in-house Emergency Management Consultant, Bryan Hill, was privileged to serve as a subject matter expert to be interviewed for this piece. Click here to read the full story, and here are a few of Hill’s quotes from the article. “It’s going to take a long time…
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Posted on May 2, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
It’s one thing to haze your interns, and entirely another to subject them to a wind tunnel. But that’s the storm brewing over at The Weather Channel’s offices. The week of April 29 – May 3, 2013, is Tornado Week at The Weather Channel, and their interns got so hyped for the event they wanted to create a Twitter-powered Tornado in their office…so that’s what they did. Even better, they turned the control of the winds over to…
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Posted on April 30, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
In April 2013, two explosions rocked the United States. The first came in Boston on April 15, when two bombs planted by rogue terrorists at the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured hundreds more. The second followed only days later when a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, exploded killing 15 people and injuring more than 200, according to authorities. “Both explosions are going to be big investigations, even if the explosion in West was an accident, because…
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Posted on April 23, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
Preparis – a leading technology company providing emergency preparedness and business continuity services – released it’s upgraded product featuring an intuitive threat library plus a more dynamic emergency messaging system. With tornado and hurricane season quickly approaching, businesses not only need to be prepared for natural disasters but all potential crises such as explosions, bomb threats, workplace violence and hazardous chemical spills. To make preparing for a crisis easier, Preparis has reorganized its extensive Knowledge Center to provide…
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Posted on April 22, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
In our 7 Steps to Preparedness, we discuss how these steps are all stepping stones to developing emergency preparedness plans. The first six of the 7 steps include: 1. Conducting a Risk Assessment 2. Developing Emergency Plans 3. Training a Crisis Team 4. Sharing Access to Critical Plans 5. Establishing an Emergency Notification System 6. Practice Emergency Preparedness Plans Regularly Our 7th and final step is to use technology to make your business continuity plans accessible from your…
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Posted on April 19, 2013 by Lauren Patrick
The 7 Steps to Preparedness are useless if your team can’t remember what to do in a crisis. It’s essential to establish a culture of emergency preparedness in your organization by practicing regularly so the entire team knows their roles in incident management. As a crisis manager, you may ask yourself, “How often should I practice my emergency plans?” An annual fire drill is not enough. Make sure your organization’s program includes: “¢ Regular exercises and refreshers for…
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