An introduction
It is your responsibility to protect your business property and your employees from the effects of flooding, and being fully aware of your exposure to flooding risk is the first step of preparation.
Direct help is available and many organisation’s work together to predict and protect you from river and coastal flooding; SEPA, Environment Agency, Water Utilities , Police, Fire Service, Transport Scotland Central Government.
There are different types of flooding that you need to be aware of; SEPA/EA forecasts for river and coastal flooding, but other types of flooding may affect your property, or access to it, such as blocked drains.
There are other types of flooding that you may experience, and this where a professionally created flood prevention plan will protect your business and employees against; surface water flooding; groundwater flooding; drain and sewer flooding and broken water mains flooding.
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation. the policy functions as a self-regulatory mechanism whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the law and ethical standards.
Corporate social responsibility aims to embrace responsibility for corporate actions and to encourage a positive impact on the environment with stakeholders including employees, investors, adjoining business’s and your community to:
- Have your business premises professionally assessed for flood risk by commissioning a Flood Risk Management Analysis.
- Act upon the recommendations from the Flood Risk Management analysis & install the flood protection infrastructure.
- Make certain your building is fully insured for all events.
- Have a Flood Risk Management Strategy and plan in place.
- Have a Business continuity plan in place.
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