The Ready Rating Assessments
Next Steps Report Overview
The Ready Rating Assessments provide users with objective and clear-cut evaluations of the breadth and depth of their Emergency Response Plans based on comparisons drawn from various international preparedness standards and industry best practices. The assessments were assembled by a team of experts and approved by the Scientific Advisory Council of the Red Cross
Understanding The EAP Templates
If you are not familiar with the term Emergency Action Plan or EAP, then you should know that this is the title to an emergency response plan that has at least these six core elements.
Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Small Businesses
Developing an emergency preparedness plan is one of the most important strategic decisions you will make as a small business owner. Consider how a natural, human-caused, or public health emergency could affect your personnel, customers, and workplace.
Ways to Use Your Smartphone in Emergencies
Your smartphone can help your family and organization stay safe during emergencies, particularly during severe weather. Severe weather conditions can be unexpected and unpredictable and can result in power blackouts, property damage, and inaccessible or dangerous roads which could affect your organization, your personnel, and their families.
Recommended Emergency Supplies
Recommended supplies are available through the Red Cross Store.
Shelter-in-Place Supplies Checklist
When an emergency happens at your facility, one of the first decisions to make is whether to evacuate or shelter in place. If you need to shelter in place, it is important to have sufficient supplies and equipment on hand to support the needs of personnel and visitors for potentially long periods. Use this checklist to determine if you have the necessary supplies on hand and ready for use.
Safety Inspection Checklist
Facilities should undergo periodic safety inspections. The frequency is determined by the organization and local regulations and/or ordinances. Regardless of the frequency, use the following checklist to help ensure a comprehensive review. Modify it as needed to reflect the individual character of your organization or workplace.
Guide to Emergency Exit Plans, Routes, and Doors
When planning your evacuation routes to outside assembly areas and shelters, consider the following
Guide to Emergency Lighting
In an emergency, proper lighting can point the way to safety. Some jurisdictions have mandated that exit signs be located at waist height and illuminated. Lowering signs reduces the likelihood that they will be obscured by smoke during a fire. Proper illumination in work spaces have been shown to help reduce eye fatigue and having good illumination when working with various tools contributes to safety. In these various settings light is generally expressed in terms of lux units which measure the amount of light over an area.