Preparis University

Our team of Business Continuity and Life Safety experts developed a library of educational papers to help your team better understand every aspect of emergency preparedness. Click below to download some of our most popular pieces:

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• Emergencies and Their Effects on a Company
  This white paper examines the following aspects of emergency preparedness and business continuity.

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• Emergency Preparedness from a CEO's Perspective
  It's ultimately the executive leadership of an organization who are held accountable following a crisis: This white paper provides information every C-level team member needs to know.

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• Making the Business Case for Emergency Preparedness
  This white paper on business continuity and emergency preparedness examines how to justify the value of an emergency preparedness program to your organization's C-suite.

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• 7 Things Every Property Manager Should Know About Liability & RegulationsPreparis created an e-book specifically for building owners and property managers tasked with implementing Life Safety programs for their tenants and employees.

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• Emergency Notification's Role in Managing the Unexpected
  An essential element of your business' continuity of operations and life safety program should include crisis communication. During an emergency, a phone tree will be insufficient for communicating in an efficient way to your entire organization.

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• 7 Steps to Preparedness
  Preparis has distilled the process of establishing a culture of preparedness into a seven step process. This eBook will discuss the 7 Steps and how you can use them to institute a culture of preparedness in your organization.

Checklists are short, helpful summaries of threats and responses for you to share with your teams, employees and tenants. Preparis offers a full library of checklists for its clients — click below to download some of our most popular:

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• 7 Steps to Preparedness
  Preparis has summarized the process of establishing a culture of preparedness into a seven step process. This eBook will discuss the 7 Steps and how you can use them to institute a culture of preparedness in your organization.

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• Bedbugs
  Bedbug infestations are an ongoing issue in cities around the world. Learn how to avoid bedbugs when you travel by downloading the bedbug checklist.

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• Blackout
  During periods of extreme weather, especially in the hot summer months, the possibility of blackouts increases. Blackouts can last as little as a few minutes or, in worst cases, weeks without electricity.
  

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• Civil Disturbance
  As terrorism continues to be a growing threat, your business must be prepared in the event violence erupts near your workplace.

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• Hurricane
  For business around the world, a hurricane is a very real threat, especially if your company has an office near the coast.

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• Office Creeper
  An office creeper is an individual who enters your building dressed as a typical employee or visitor but intendeds to steal or rob individuals at your workplace.

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• Safe Travel
  This checklist provides a guide to the precautions you should take when traveling to make sure your trip goes smoothly and safety.

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• Tornado
  Considered one of nature's most violent storms, tornadoes appear suddenly and can be virtually invisible until debris is picked up or a funnel appears.

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• Winter Storm
  This checklist outlines the steps you need to take to prepare for and respond to a winter storm.
  

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• National Preparedness Month Checklist
  September is National Preparedness Month and a great opportunity to review your Business Continuity and Life Safety programs to make sure you are maintaining a culture of preparedness. This checklist includes key questions and recommended steps to take toward making your workplace more resilient.

Tabletop drill templates are customizable training for organizations that help your teams simulate proper crisis response to the most dangerous threats to businesses and buildings. Preparis clients have access to over a dozen tabletops on threats from natural disasters to terrorism and workplace violence, along with facilitator guides to lead their teams during training.

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• Active Shooter
  Download our free active shooter tabletop exercise to test your organization's level of preparedness for an extreme workplace violence incident.

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• Bomb Threat
  While the majority of bomb threats are hoaxes, it's important to take every threat seriously. Learn best practices on how to respond to a bomb threat.

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• Earthquake
  For businesses around the world, an earthquake is a very real and unpredictable threat, especially if your company has an office on the West Coast of the U.S.

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• Tornadoes
  Considered one of nature's most violent storms, tornadoes appear suddenly and can be virtually invisible until debris is picked up or a funnel appears.