2005 was quite a year for our company. Our plant is in Slidell, La.-a city impacted heavily by Hurricane Katrina. We were flooded and left without power for several weeks. Almost 70 percent of our employees moved. For a while, our future looked dark. But, with much hard work, we rebuilt and are stronger than ever. As I think about that year, I think about the things we could have done better, about the things we did well, and about the things we learned. Take a moment to ask yourself, "What if my plant caught on fire, flooded, was struck by a tornado, or hit by an earthquake?" How prepared are you to restore your company and employees? Reestablishing communication with your employees is critical. We had the foresight to collect a contact list of employee contact information and bring it with us when we evacuated. Later, we realized that the list contained mostly employees' home numbers, mixed with only a few cell phone numbers, and even fewer relatives' alternate contact information.
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