Corporate communicators may be wondering how to support either emergency communications to employees/customers, or humanitarian efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

Here’s a quick list of top approaches to consider:

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TOP APPROACHES

• Ensure employees that their welfare is of utmost importance to company.  Consider sharing key official information to keep food/water safe and to manage mold in flood-affected areas.  Here are some:
  • FDA advice on keeping food/water safe. http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm076881.htm
  • NJ official FAQ on water supply. http://nj.gov/health/er/documents/qa.pdf
  • CDC on mold: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/pdf/flyer-get-rid-of-mold.pdf
• Connect with local authorities’ information systems to receive official notification of resumed services, power, and/or communications
  • Make sure employees know where to go for official/local information, including local “OEM” and FEMA websites and twitter sites.  A very good list can be found here:  http://craigconnects.org/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-relief-resources.html

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