June 6, 2007
These NewsBriefs are produced and delivered weekly by
Attainium to keep our friends and clients
current on topics relating to Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management.
Whether you own, manage or lease building space, there are many safety issues to consider.
Some of these are the topics of this week's articles and provide good tips for keeping our employees
and organizations safe and functioning.
Although written for federal employees, this brochure contains good advice for all organizations
on how to make their buildings safe. (Item #1)
Don't let your historic building become an historic ruin. (Item #2)
Preparing in advance to safely evacuate the building is critical to the safety
of employees who work there. (Item #3)
How many power strips can you put on one outlet before there's a problem? (Item #4)
Traditional evacuation plans developed to meet the threat of fire are no longer sufficient in work environments
where there is a threat, however small, of a terrorist attack. (Item #5)
If a critical laptop disappears from the office, are your operations threatened?
Here's how to keep out "office creepers." (Item #6)
As always, we look forward to hearing about your concerns
with regards to business continuity. If you have a topic
you'd like to see covered, please email me at
[email protected]
Best Regards,
Bob Mellinger
President
Attainium Corp
Quote of the Week
"You can't prepare for everything - but you can prepare for anything."
- Paul Youngjohns -
Articles
1. Making Federal Buildings Safe
This is a good handout for employees; included are tips and guidance on ways to make your buildings
a safer place. Employees should increase awareness of any suspicious activity and report concerns
to the appropriate security and law enforcement personnel. The better we prepare ourselves to respond
to emergencies, the better we will be able to care for ourselves and our customers in the event
of a real threat or act of violence.
http://www.safeencasement.com/articles/FedSafe.pdf
2. Office Fire Safety Hazards
Many organizations are housed in historic buildings, in overcrowded conditions
and with insufficient space and power. Here are some tips to preventing fire loss
in such conditions.
http://www.compliance.gov/forms-pubs/publications/bulletins/bulletin_fire_feb2007.pdf
3. Evacuating High-Rise Buildings
OSHA offers information for employers about preparing for safe evacuation of high-rise buildings.
Because every high-rise building has unique characteristics involving location, design, construction,
and occupancy, this document covers only some of the basic considerations for safe evacuation.
http://osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/evacuating-highrise-factsheet.pdf
4. Electrical Safety Foundation's Office Safety Tips
Here are some dangerous conditions that exist in almost any office… and why you should do something about them.
http://www.electrical-safety.org/safety-tips/office-faqs.html
You can print and distribute ESFi's Office Electrical Safety Checklist:
http://www.electrical-safety.org/home/office.pdf
5. Evacuation and shelter planning
A system approach to evacuation and shelter planning is needed to ensure that staff safety
and corporate reputation are protected in the face of today's threats.
http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature0460.htm
6. Is Your Workplace Safe From "Office Creepers?"
A new brand of thieves has emerged over the past few years. They're called "office creepers," and they're lightning quick
at infiltrating a building and hopping from unoccupied desk to desk, taking everything from unsecured laptops to wallets
and purses casually left out in the open.
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_7692.aspx
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