SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS
Injury and illness are probably the most common emergencies found in the workplace.
Businesses lose billion s of dollars annually in lost productivity, recruiting, and other ways
because of injur ies. The firm’s response to an injury is very visible and if handled
incorrectly may become an issue, producing poor employee morale, a labor dispute,
or negative publicity, not to mention the well-being of the injured.
As we have often mentioned, during and after a disaster situation, businesses may
not be able to rely on the availability of ambulances, paramedic response, or even fully
staffed hospitals. These services can become quickly overloaded, responders and doctors
themselves injured or killed, and medical facilities damaged. ...