How to prepare and plan for a pandemic disaster

Paul Kirvan, an independent consultant, author and educator in business continuity management, discusses important steps a company must take in order to prepare, plan and recover from a pandemic disaster in this podcast, including:

• The most important factors to have in a disaster recovery plan to avoid a pandemic disaster.
• How management should address pandemics in the workforce.
• Precautions employees need to take to protect themselves against a pandemic outbreak in their work environment.
• What steps a company should take if it is hit with a pandemic outbreak and a big percentage of their workforce is out sick with the flu.

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