Hurricane Harvey Highlights Need for Disaster Plan

Hurricane Harvey is a reminder to employers everywhere that they should evaluate their current risk management plans or create new ones, crisis management consultants tell Bloomberg BNA.

“Every company, every organization should already have some kind of business continuity and disaster recovery plan in place,” Vivian Marinelli, senior director of crisis management services at FEI Behavioral Health, told Bloomberg BNA Aug. 28. The disaster recovery plan has to start with a risk assessment for every potential crisis that could occur, she said. For example, many companies in Houston likely had a hurricane or inclement weather plan in place for the last decade, but such plans need to be updated to reflect technological advances and current best practices, Marinelli said.

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