October 31, 2012—As the former Hurricane Sandy diminishes, FMLink has compiled a list of some of the disaster recovery resources available for facilities managers as they begin the stressful and often dangerous process of recovering from the storm. The resources, which cover such topics as business continuity, flood cleanup, safety around generators, mold prevention and cleanup safety, are:
- Ready.gov’s Recovering from Disaster
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Power Outages
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emergency Response Resources: Storm/Flood and Hurricane Response
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Hurricanes
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Flooding
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Snow and Ice
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Natural Disasters
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Cleanup Hazard Fact Sheet
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Flood Cleanup Fact Sheet
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Working Safely Around Downed Electrical Wires Fact Sheet
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Fungi Fact Sheet
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Preventing Falls Fact Sheet
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Working Safely with Electricity Fact Sheet
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Working Safely with Chain Saws Fact Sheet
- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Tree Trimming Safety Fact Sheet
- U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Hurricane Recovery Assistance
- CoreNet Global’s The Leader’s Special Report on Business Continuity
- Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s Emergency Preparedness Guidebook
- SearchDisasterRecovery.com’s Hurricane Disaster Recovery Planning for Data Centers
- SearchDisasterRecovery.com’s Disaster Recovery Facilities-Operations
