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Tips For Preparing your Business this cyclone season Townsville is a beautiful place to live and work but there is a potential risk for natural disasters. Is your business prepared? It’s time to GET READY, TOWNSVILLE.

plan. prepare. survive.

tune into warnings >> Tune into your local radio station or follow social media for the latest emergency information.

Radio Stations: ABC Local Radio 4TO FM Hot FM POWER100 Star Triple T 4K1G

630 AM 102.3 FM 103.1 FM 100.7 FM 106.3 FM 103.9 FM 107.1 FM

Websites www.townsville.qld.gov.au www.disaster.qld.gov.au www.bom.gov.au

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cleaning up around your business helps you prepare for cyclones.

prepare your business for cyclone season >> The best way for your business to cope with a cyclone iss to have a plan before it strikes. Time and clear thinking aree luxuries in an emergency situation, which is why it is so o important to be prepared. Getting your business ready for cyclone season includess such ss, tasks as developing an emergency plan for your business, rst aid organising proper insurance and training your staff in first and evacuation procedures. The Queensland Governments ‘Business and Industry Portal’ is a useful website for information to help your business prepare epare for natural disasters, as well as individual checklists for specific pecific natural disasters like cyclones and storm surges. Visit the Disaster Resilience and Recovery page on the Queensland Government ‘Business and Industry Portal’’ www.business.qld.gov.au.

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cyclone and storm surge preparation checklist >>

Have you considered the following for your business?

5. Do you have your business documents and records in a portable waterproof container?

1. How will your business stay connected and keep informed during and after a cyclone event?

6. Have you developed your business continuity plan?

2. Are your staff prepared, have you consulted them?

View the Cyclone and Storm Surge Preparation Checklist on the Disaster Resilience and Recovery page on the Queensland Government ‘Business and Industry Portal’ www.business.qld.gov.au.

3. Do you have enough stock and equipment in the critical period after a cyclone? 4. Have you checked your infrastructure is in sound condition?

For more information, search Disaster Resilience and Recovery at www.business.qld.gov.au.

backup power supply is your business prepared? >> What would happen if your business went without power for an extended period of time due to a natural disaster like a cyclone? Would you be able continue running, do you have backup power supply? To improve your business continuity and reduce the risk to your business during an outage, Ergon Energy along with ouncils across the state encourage businesses to prepare for the summer storm season by installing backup power generation.

There are a number of backup power options available to businesses including Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Small portable petrol/diesel generators and large fixed petrol/diesel/gas generators. It is important to understand your options and put plans into place now before the storm season arrives. For further information about backup power options and safe generator use visit www.ergon.com.au.

storm tide evacuation guide >> The Storm Tide Evacuation Guide will assist you in determining if your business/property is at risk of inundation from a storm tide and whether evacuation is required.

As a local business, council recommends that you: 1. Review the Storm Tide Evacuation Guide on council’s website to determine if your business/property is located in an evacuation zone. Maps on the website are listed by suburb and can be viewed at street level, or 2. Pick up a copy of the Storm Tide Evacuation Guide and coloured zone stickers from one of council’s Customer Service Centres (for detailed mapping please refer to the website). 3. Consider the tips contained in the Cyclone and Storm Surge Preparation Checklist on the ‘Business and Industry Portal’ www.business.qld.gov.au. 4. Familiarise yourself with the local emergency contact details and radio station information.

If your business is located in a coloured evacuation zone, the property may be inundated in a storm tide event. The height of the predicted storm tide during the disaster event will determine which zones will be affected.

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get ready one step at a time >> Ensure your business is prepared for this cyclone season is by signing up to the Get Ready One Step at a Time program through the Queensland Government’s RACQ Get Ready Queensland initiative. All you have to do is provide some basic details about your location and local risks so the program can be personalised for your business. Each week you will receive one simple task to complete that will contribute towards building your business’ disaster resilience. You can also track your progress and compare your community with others throughout Queensland. To sign up to the Get Ready One Step at a Time program, visit getready. qld. gov. au/ register

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Check out some of the great initiatives you can get involved in to prepare for Summer

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