GREAT BAY (DCOMM) – Food wholesalers and warehouse depots should have a plan in place to secure their facilities in case of a storm or a hurricane, the Office of Disaster Management says.
Every effort must be made to be prepared to take timely action in clearing storage areas properties of loose pallets and other materials in the event of a weather related threat.
The primary objective is the protection of the people first and foremost, property and surrounding residential areas.
Materials such as plywood, shipping pallets, food pallets, pieces of metal used to secure pallet shipments, can easily become flying missiles capable of impaling brick walls or anything in its way.
It is the responsibility of the business owner to have plans in place to remove any materials and/or have them properly secured on the property within a short period of time in the event of a storm/hurricane threat.
When a tropical storm or hurricane watch is issued 48-hours before a system is forecasted to hit the country, businesses should activate their business resilience hurricane preparedness plans which should also include the aforementioned.
Source: TODAY http://today.sx/local-news/put-hurricane-plan-place-disaster-management-says/
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