Most companies have a disaster plan in place. This is the time to dust if off and see if you’re ready.
Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA.CITP, at InfoTech Partners North America Inc., offers some resources:
- American Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/panflu/)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_pandemic_health.pdf)
- PandemicFlu (http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/workplaceplanning/index.html)
- World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html)
Ask yourself:
- Are your remote technologies in place, so people can work at home if they need to? Big companies may be using Windows Terminal server or Citrix. Small firms: XP Remote or GoToMyPC.
- Are your laptops and smartphones working well and can they connect to the office applications?
- Are your work-at-home and flextime policies up to date.
- Are all the personnel and client lists up to date and accessible?
