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Help for Herts' carers faced with disaster
A new guide has been produced by Hertfordshire County Council, aimed at helping care and voluntary agencies cope with a range of disasters, including floods, flu pandemics, power cuts and explosions.
The guide is called Care Providers - Are You Prepared? and sets out a series of questions to help an organisation assess how well prepared it is, as well as a list of emergency contact details to keep somewhere safe in case the worst should happen.
It was developed by Hertfordshire Resilience, the county’s partnership of emergency services, local authorities, health services and voluntary agencies, which work together to prepare for and respond to major emergencies.
County councillor Richard Smith, executive member for community safety, said: "Emergencies of all types can affect your ability to continue delivering your service. It may be a big emergency that hits the headlines such as the explosion and fire at Buncefield, or it could be something much more localised like a fire or a burst water pipe in your building.
“This guide will help care and voluntary agencies ensure that they can keep working when all manner of things go wrong.
"Whatever the cause of the emergency, it’s really important that all organisations providing care or support to those in need can continue to operate in emergency situations, and that means you need to plan before the emergency happens,” Cllr Smith added.
To see a copy of the guide go to www.hertsdirect.org/businesscontinuity and follow the care providers link.
Copies of the guide can also be obtained by contacting Hertfordshire County Council’s Resilience Team on 01992 555961.
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