Pandemic Flu Prevention

What is a pandemic?

A pandemic is a situation in which an illness spreads rapidly, and potentially millions of people are affected. A pandemic flu occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads out easily person-to-person, causing serious illness.

A pandemic is a situation in which an illness spreads rapidly, and potentially millions of people are affected. A pandemic flu occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads out easily person-to-person, causing serious illness.

Planning Ahead

In the event of pandemic influenza, businesses will have a major role in protecting employees' health and safety as well as limiting the negative impact to the economy and society. Therefore, planning for pandemic influenza is critical.

Planning for pandemic influenza requires the implementation of administrative, technical and physical safeguards. It also requires the involvement of senior management and a corporate plan and strategies addressing the monitoring of the threat and progression of pandemic events and maintaining the most critical services of your organization.

As for any catastrophe, businesses also require proper contingency and disaster recovery plans to respond and recover from a pandemic influenza.

How ERM can help

1. Developing a Pandemic Flu Prevention Program appropriate to the size and complexity of your business and the nature and scope of its activities.
2. Developing specific policies and procedures that help your organization to prepare, respond and recover from a pandemic event.
3. Revising your Business Continuity Plan to ensure that it includes the necessary controls to react to the Pandemic Flu.
4. Testing your Business Continuity Plan procedures.
5. Provide training to personnel in regards to the Pandemic Flu Prevention Program.