Disaster training: Are Your Employees in Danger?

Disaster training: Are Your Employees in Danger?
Success is measured in many ways. For business, some look at success as a line on the profit and loss statement, while others measure success as the amount of time spent on the golf course, away from the office. No matter what your view of success is, one undeniable fact is that saving money on the training of your employees is not the way to increase your bottom line or profitability. In fact, studies show companies who have an excellent track record in providing training to their employees often have the highest productivity and the lowest turnover.
So, with this said, why don’t many companies provide the most basic of disaster or safety training? For months, articles were published which touted the praises of those companies in the twin towers who trained their employees to evacuate well in advance of the attack. Today, with the use of technology, it is easier to provide employees with on-line training aids in a varied array of topics. Such topics range from workplace violence, suspicious person or packages to business continuity or disaster recovery training. One method gaining popularity is the use of web training where the employees simply log on and participate in a 30 minute or 1 hour presentation for a nominal fee.
From a legal aspect, providing training a minimum of once a year helps the company to address negligence concerns for failure to provide employees with such training.

Marc Jacobs CBCP is a Certified Business Continuity Professional who is published and a well known speaker on the topic of Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery planning, exercising and training. For more information: marcj@contingencyconsulting.net