Pandemic Planning Guide for Business

Large and small businesses alike cannot escape the fact that a pandemic is a growing threat with potentially serious repercussions. The possibility of staffing shortages and other disruptions present a real threat to business. Health and government authorities worldwide are warning organizations to take preemptive action to mitigate vulnerabilities and exposure. If you have not yet started a pandemic plan for your business, it's not too late. We've assembled some basic resources to help you prepare.

What Workplaces Can do to Prepare for a Pandemic—A Guide for Business [pdf]
This guide is intended for workplaces of all sizes and types and offers specific steps for business owners and managers to take to protect workers and to maintain continuity of operations. It will be very hard to tell if someone who is sick has H1N1 flu or seasonal flu. The information here offers practical advice to help business prepare for any flu virus circulating during the 2009-2010 flu season, not only novel Influenza H1N1.


Steps to Keep Your Business and Employees Healthy—A Quick Reference [pdf]
This document is a 2 page summary of the guide. For people in a hurry or to help communicate with your management team, key actions needed to prepare are presented here.

Pandemic Response—An Organizational Readiness Checklist [pdf]