Some business are at risk from terrorists or pressure groups because of their products or because of their links with certain overseas countries. And all premises and employees are at risk, albeit tiny, from falling aircraft, chemical or nuclear pollution, disease or personal attack. There are very few major organisations today who do not have some form of plan to deal with the consequences of an unwanted incident. However there are also very few smaller businesses which do have an effective plan. By not planning businesses, staff and shareholders are exposed to quite unnecessary risks and jobs are threatened.
Planning makes a substantial difference to the possibility of surviving an incident.
Indeed any organisation which undertakes a logical, structured view of the threats facing it and then works out how to respond to them has already reduced the impact if disaster strikes. If the organisation also trains and exercises its people in implementing these plans it has an excellent chance of surviving the disaster. If, however, you are concerned about the consequences for you personally, your business, your employees and your customers if disaster does strike, you can begin to form a contingency plan by starting with the things you can do now which will mitigate the consequences of a disaster. Before making any plan it is sensible to review your loss prevention measures to see if you can spot any flaws in your organisation. Correcting these will automatically reduce the impact of a disaster as well as reducing your vulnerability to crime.