The five steps in developing a preparedness program are: Program Management: Organize, develop and administer your preparedness program Identify regulations that establish minimum requirements for your program Planning: Gather information about hazards and assess risks Conduct a business impact analysis (BIA) Examine ways to prevent hazards and reduce risks Implementation: Write a preparedness plan addressing: Resource management Emergency response Crisis communications Business continuity Information technology Employee assistance Incident management Training Testing and Exercises: Test and evaluate your plan Define different types of exercises Learn how to conduct exercises Use exercise results to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan Program Improvement: Identify when the preparedness program needs to be reviewed Discover methods to evaluate the preparedness program Utilize the review to make necessary changes and plan improvements
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