How to Prepare Your Business for the Windy Season

4/8/2020 (Permalink)

If you have worked in Greenville/Troy/Andalusia, for any length of time, you are probably familiar with the possibility of hurricane damage during storm season. While you certainly hope your building won’t sustain any devastating storm damage, there are ways to minimize the potential effects of the windy season on your commercial property.

Protect Important Information

Files and paper documents are probably the most vulnerable items at risk when your building sustains flood damage. There are many important documents you don’t want to lose, including;

• Accounting and tax records
• Payroll information
• Vital business contacts
• Insurance papers
• Legal documents
  
  

To preserve your information, consider storing these documents in waterproof containers. Even better, store backup copies in a remote location so that hurricane damage doesn’t result in their irreparable loss if they cannot be salvaged during professional storm cleanup.

Have an Emergency Plan

To prepare for hurricane season, devise a plan so that everyone knows where to go when the storm hits and what their responsibilities are. Decide who is going to be in charge of duties such as turning off the utilities right before the storm arrives and taking a head count once you reach the designated safe space. Stock the safety area with enough supplies to sustain all the people in your building for a few days, just in case you get stranded there. These items include a first aid kit, flashlights, batteries, shelf-stable food items, bottled water, blankets and tool kits.

It is also a good idea to make sure the outside of your building is prepared to weather the storm. Have your roof inspected before storm season begins so that you can have the repairs needed to make it stronger. Install shutters on your windows to protect them from debris blown about by high winds. Trim trees and bushes to remove any loose limbs that may get thrown against your building during a storm.

The need for flood cleanup may be inevitable after a storm. You can lower your risk of major hurricane damage, however, if you plan ahead.