Emergency Management preparedness & response
While the likelihood of a disaster occurring is uncertain, it is vital that clients have robust emergency management and business continuity (EM&BC) plans in place to address lifesaving as well as critical operations and essential services. We are prepared to provide this proactive service to our clients by working together to ensure the highest standard of EM&BC program is achieved. Together, we can create a culture of preparedness that will incorporate learnings from declared emergencies and near misses to strengthen existing response and recovery procedures, thus decreasing the business impact of disasters.
Proven Methodology
Our methodology is built on 80 years of combined education and experience in the field, through proven best practices, and the execution and ongoing support of EM&BC programs. We start by incorporating an ‘all-hazards’ approach to emergency management functions, built around the four fundamental emergency management tenets of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Our comprehensive programs are designed to incorporate ongoing learning, training and exercises to ensure immediate response following a disruption that accomplishes the following objectives:
- Protect people
- Protect property
- Protect reputation
- Protect the environment
Emergency Management & Business Continuity
The establishment of a successful EM&BC program is based upon creating client-specific plans that are grounded in a thorough risk assessment of their threats and vulnerabilities, including:
• Natural and technological hazards
• Hazard and vulnerability assessments
• Business impact analysis
Emergency Management Strategic Plans
Following an in-depth risk assessment, a strategic plan is developed for the client that is based on the following emergency management fundamentals:
• Mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery
• Hazard identification risk assessment
• Preparedness cycle
• Response plans
• Incident command system
• EOC establishment and support
• Training
• Exercises
• Emergency contact information
• Public, tenant and employee education
Developing Business continuity service plans before they're needed
PalAmerican encourages businesses to better understand the consequences of disruptions, by developing plans that allow key operations and critical functions to continue, should a disaster occur.
- Examine potential threats and vulnerabilities to organizations
- Business impact analysis to assess events that may occur, when they occur and how they could affect the organization’s key objectives
- Provide guidelines and assess the organization’s preparedness for hazards, developing plans to ensure recovery following a disaster
- Provide strategic redeployment plans for the protection of people, physical assets, reputation and resources
- Identify critical and non-critical functions to determine recovery time objectives
- Crisis management and communication to preserve or enhance both internal and external stakeholders’ trust and confidence in the organization
Security Services Offered
• Special event security
• Executive protection
• Security for labor disputes
• Emergency management and business continuity
• Fire and life training and expertise
• Risk assessments
• Occupational health and safety consulting
• Organizational security and safety training
• Investigations