Businesses need to be aware of their critical inputs and resources that are likely to be affected in the case of an emergency and how they could be impacted affecting the survival of your business. A good emergency plan will cover both a business continuity plan and a risk assessment.

Continuity plans and risk assessments

Make sure you have a continuity plan in place that allows for wide-ranging contingencies that may impact on your business operations.

• Find out more about how to write a continuity plan for your business.

Make sure you’ve done a risk assessment on the likelihood of events, impacts and the mitigations you will need in place to protect your business.

• Find out more about how to write a risk assessment for your business.

For each of the above plans that are developed ensure that all staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities and are appropriately trained and that the plan is reviewed at least on an annual basis.

For more information refer to http://www.securent.nt.gov.au

Business proprietors after-hours contacts

It is important that Northern Territory business proprietors provide up-to-date after-hours contact details for the police register.

Whether a tree falls on a business premise, a fire breaks out, an alarm is going off or a crime has or is being committed, the incident may be resolved quicker if the police can contact them easily.

• Find out more about the business proprietors after-hours contacts form.