Unlike many other businesses, a factory probably doesn’t have the luxury of closing its doors and shutting down operations in the face of a hurricane. Countless other businesses depend on your factory in order to keep going, and it’s critical to keep operations going as safely and efficiently as possible. Hurricane season is drawing closer, and the best thing you can do to prepare your factory is to be proactive about getting all of the right procedures and supplies in place. Take a look at our industrial hurricane prep kit and start your hurricane season off on the right foot.

Know Who’s Staying (and What They’re Doing)

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Now is a great time to think about which members of your team are essential and would probably have to report for duty during a hurricane. By knowing this now, you’ll be able to take care of several critical preparations:

✔ Determining the minimum amount of people who will have to be in place in order to keep your factory going

✔ Outlining each individual’s emergency duties (who is in charge of getting the first aid kit, who should call emergency contacts, who should do headcounts throughout the storm, etc.)

✔ Preparing extensive training sessions and materials to ensure that everyone is prepared and comfortable with their hurricane responsibilities

Successfully making it through a hurricane starts with having a well-prepared team. Start thinking about these things now so that, when storms start drawing nearer, you’re not scrambling for a plan.

Have Easily Accessible Emergency Supplies

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Every zone of your factory should be well-stocked with first aid items, flashlights, hard hats, and three days’ worth of snacks and water for every member of your team. Start stocking up on these well ahead of time; hurricane season means that emergency supplies go out of stock quickly, and if you have to provide for dozens of people, you can’t afford to be faced with empty shelves. Create itemized inventory lists and diagrams detailing where each emergency stockpile is located; make sure that specific on-duty members of your team are tasked with finding and distributing emergency supplies as they’re needed during a storm.

Be Prepared to Hunker Down

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On the off chance that your factory is in the path of a severe storm and shutting things down isn’t an option, make sure you have everything you need to keep your team members as safe and comfortable as possible. This means dedicated break spaces, walkie talkies for easy electricity-free communication, and extra batteries and portable chargers so that your team members can remain in touch with their loved ones. Make sure everyone who’s reporting for work during a storm knows they have all of the resources they need to get through it all safely. This will do wonders for productivity and morale.

Prevent a Power Outage

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Of course, massive power outages are not an option for factories; it’s crucial to have a powerful, well-maintained industrial generator in place. Be sure to schedule a service visit for your industrial generator now, while hurricane season is still far enough away, in order to make sure that everything is working perfectly. Get all necessary servicing and repairs done well ahead of time in order to minimize the chances of a blackout. With a well-maintained generator, it’s likely that you’ll barely even be able to tell that a hurricane is happening right outside your factory’s doors.

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Our industrial hurricane prep kit is all about keeping your team prepared, productive, and safe. By taking the precautions outlined above, you and your factory will be well-set-up to weather hurricane season seamlessly. To get a free quote on your industrial generator service visit, don’t hesitate to click here.