Flood Preparation for Your Business

12/26/2021 (Permalink)

Storms can cause all sorts of problems in your building.

Flooding from a storm can cause a lot of damage to a building. Some of it is easily fixed, but most will likely require the services of remediation experts. Making detailed plans before the storm strikes, however, can help you efficiently work through some of the resulting problems and ensure your business experiences as little loss and disruption as possible.

Have an Emergency Plan

It’s important to know what you and your employees need to do when it floods. Do you evacuate the building or just move to a higher floor? Do you need to take anything with you? These are decisions that are best made ahead of time. Your emergency plan will probably contain a few basic things:

• Elevation of sensitive equipment
• Delegation of specific tasks, such as accounting for building inhabitants and calling emergency services
• Evacuation map and protocol

Knowing what is supposed to happen and who is supposed to do it can be a lifesaver when flooding occurs.

Have a Continuity Plan

After a storm, the flood damage in your building may be so extensive that you cannot enter it again. A business continuity plan ensures that you are still able to conduct business even if you have to relocate. It often starts with backing up all important data in a remote location or on the Cloud so that business can proceed outside the office. This plan can also break down the division of labor, assigning specific responsibilities to specific people.

Have a Service Plan

Your commercial property insurance probably does not cover black water damage. To cover potentially expensive repairs, you will likely need a separate flood policy. It's also smart to have contact information for a good remediation company in Garland, TX, on hand, so all you have to do to start the repair process is make a phone call.

Storms can cause all sorts of problems in your building. If you are prepared ahead of time, however, you can limit the impact of flooding on your business.