The Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce encourages the Private Sector and General Public to be vigilant in the wake of this approaching weather system and to stay abreast with official weather advisories.
We encourage All Businesses to implement ALL necessary precautions to protect lives and assets during and after Tropical Storm Dorian including the activation of your Business Continuity Plan. It is essential to remain in disaster preparedness mode until officials declare the island safe.
As we are in the hurricane season, we are reminding all businesses and organizations of the importance of reviewing and upgrading of disaster risk reduction plans with special consideration to data storage, insurance, security, emergency planning team.
We urge you to establish a “Go Box” for critical papers by using a plastic, waterproof container that can be used to hold and carry essential business documents and useful forms. This includes:
- A list of all employees, key customers and clients along with their phone numbers
- Insurance policies and agent contact information
- Back-up of electronic data
- Equipment, computer software/hardware and furniture inventories
- A list of emergency vendors, like plumbers and restoration contractors
- Copies of essential business policies, plans and agreements
- Photographs of the business, both inside and out
Should you need to contact our office, we can be reached at 1 (767) 235-1962 or [email protected].
For regular updates on the weather system, the following sites are available: http://www.weather.gov.dm and https://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Guidance and strength to you in your preparation.
