Post-disaster recovery: Keeping your workers safe
Employees are a company’s greatest asset. These guidelines will help make their safety a top priority during clean-up and recovery operations from a natural disaster
Clean-up and recovery operations often fall on employees and contractors, but this emergency work can present serious hazards, including structural damage, chemical spills, electrical shock, and heat or cold stress.
The scope of a disaster may present more challenges than your workers are capable of handling alone. Identify and establish relationships with experienced and specialized contractors and salvage specialists, including hazardous waste-removal professionals and structural assessment experts.
But whether it is an experienced contractor or inexperienced employee, the following guidelines will help promote worker safety:
