A flood can damage or destroy buildings and their contents\nand can cause serious injuries or death to people. Flooding can occur due to a\nstrong storm, and flash flooding can strike without warning. Your business should\nhave a flood response plan, even if it\u2019s not located in a flood zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walkthrough your building and find places that are susceptible to flooding. Underground rooms and areas located at the bottom of a hill, for example, are likely to flood. Sealing windows and doors in those locations can help keep water out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you know that a storm is coming, you may have sufficient\ntime to move equipment and inventory to higher ground or to use sandbags and\nother measures to keep water out of the building. If a storm strikes suddenly,\nyou will have little or no time to protect valuables. Take action before a\nstorm hits to keep equipment and inventory safe. Back up critical data at an\noff-site location relatively far from your building so the storage facility\nwon\u2019t also be flooded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your company uses any chemicals or other hazardous\nmaterials, create a plan to secure them to avoid contaminating the environment\nduring a flood. That may mean moving hazardous materials to another, more\nsecure location if a severe storm with the potential for flooding is expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If flooding is imminent or is already occurring, you may\nhave to evacuate your entire facility on short notice. Create a detailed plan that\nspecifies which exits to use and where to meet so everyone can be accounted\nfor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employees may be better off staying put if they\u2019re not in\nimmediate danger. Develop a plan to shelter in place. Identify locations where\nemployees will be safe and make sure that those areas are stocked with vital\nsupplies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flooding may occur during business hours or at night when\nno one is at work. Phone service may be interrupted or completely unavailable.\nDevelop a detailed plan that addresses how you will communicate with workers in\na variety of scenarios. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, you may designate one person in each\ndepartment who is responsible for contacting other employees in that\ndepartment, or you may decide to send recorded messages to all workers. You may\nwant to set up a dedicated phone number that employees can call to find out if\nthey should report to work or stay home if severe weather is occurring or is\nexpected and to receive updates on the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commercial property\ninsurance<\/a> will protect your business from numerous\nperils, but many policies exclude coverage for flooding. Your company may need\na separate flood insurance policy. Petruzelo can help you find coverage that\nsuits your needs and budget. Contact us<\/a> today to\ncompare quotes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A flood can damage or destroy buildings and their contents and can cause serious injuries or death to people. Flooding can occur due to a strong storm, and flash flooding can strike without warning. Your business should have a flood response plan, even if it\u2019s not located in a flood zone. Identify Areas Where Water […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2946,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944\/revisions\/2946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}