{"id":2310,"date":"2011-06-27T07:49:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T21:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2011-06-21T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T06:50:49","slug":"brilliance-in-contingency-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/06\/brilliance-in-contingency-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Brilliance in contingency planning!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately, we have seen many instances supporting contingency planning<\/a> this year – earthquakes, floods, fires, tsunamis.<\/p>\n

Wendy Davie has shared a tip<\/a>\u00a0from a Christchurch client which I think is great. Having a disaster kit somewhere accessible but protected could be highly valuable in a natural disaster or other catastrophe, and Mary’s idea of using a wheelie bin is blindingly simple.<\/p>\n

I wanted to say I love how we all respond to someone grabbing the obvious as a solution to something. A wheelie bin has obvious advantages for a disaster kits (waterproof, portable, easy to get, affordable) but how many people actually thought to use one like that? I see it as a good reminder to stop over thinking things, maybe step away completely\u00a0and be a little creative – you never know what you’ll come up with!<\/p>\n

While Mary’s idea was about life-saving disaster supplies (water, blankets, first aid, and so on), a similar concept could apply to business, especially businesses in disaster prone areas or at least in areas on high alert. If a disaster occurs during business hours, the same materials will be important (water, first aid kits, batteries, pen & paper) for the safety and comfort of you and your team. But, as a business, you may include a few extras such as a list of contacts (including contacts for all employees and their families), a copy of your contingency plan and checklists and\u00a0weekly back up discs (if your kit is secure enough).<\/p>\n

What’s your ‘wheelie bin’ idea for contingency planning?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately, we have seen many instances supporting contingency planning this year – earthquakes, floods, fires, tsunamis. Wendy Davie has shared a tip\u00a0from a Christchurch client which I think is great. Having a disaster kit somewhere accessible but protected could be highly valuable in a natural disaster or other catastrophe, and Mary’s idea of using a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,53],"tags":[357,1157,1266,1267],"class_list":["post-2310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bit-off-track","category-business-info-tools","tag-contingency","tag-creative","tag-disaster-kit","tag-wheelie-bin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t