Be Prepared...Be Ready: Continuity of Operations Planning for Howard County, Maryland
Emergencies like fire, flood and devastation from natural causes like hurricanes and tornadoes can happen - and have happened - here in Howard County. The goal of the Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) initiative is to ensure that local businesses have effective plans in place to resume business operations quickly in the event of a business interruption from any emergency.COOP is a bridge between the emergency event, or incident, and returning to normal business operations. While there is a varied amount of business-related emergency preparedness information available, COOP will provide a concise, highly-localized planning effort to Howard County businesses.
Thinking about various scenarios and planning for them can help your business get through these emergencies.
The following planning documents were introduced at the March 2008 membership meeting of the Howard County Chamber of Commerce:
Letter
to Business Owners
Emergency and Recovery Management Plan
(Can be filled out
electronically and printed.)
Planning for an Incident Which Interrupts Your Business
(Can be filled out electronically and printed.)
Emergency and Recovery Management Plan
Planning for an Incident Which Interrupts Your Business
(Can be filled out electronically and printed.)
To be updated announcements regarding the COOP initiative, please contact us.