Prepare Your Business For Heavy Rain This Spring

5/3/2023 (Permalink)

Spring weathers are synonymous with heavy rain and storm damage if the proper precautions aren’t in place. As a business owner, your priorities are clear: ensure business operations run smoothly so your company can keep making profits. When a natural disaster disrupts your routine, whether a fire, water, storm, or mold damage, knowing where to start the cleanup and restoration process can be challenging. That’s why they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: so that you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on damages when you can take the time to prepare your business and employees for heavy rains and the repercussions that that scenario presents. 

What Should You Include In Your Commercial Storm Preparation Checklist?

• One of the most important things to plan before a storm is ensuring payroll, HR, and other benefits remain active even after a storm. This is especially crucial immediately post-storm. 
• The tornado drills you had in school shouldn’t be forgotten, even in the business world! Conduct drills once a quarter to prepare you and your employees for the worst. 
• Update employee contact information frequently and back up any digital files in case they get lost during a severe storm. 
• Have a functioning weather alert radio in your office, like an NOAA weather hazard radio, to ensure you’re updated on all severe weather alerts during this time of year. 

How Can You Care For Your Belongings Before Heavy Rains Ensue?

• Document every item in your West End commercial property! This will serve you well for insurance purposes should you need to call your provider. 
• Examine your business’s assets! This includes equipment and any loaned assets your business may have. You may also want to re-examine your insurance policy and see how much it covers your business’s assets post-storm. 
• Have all your items in your disaster preparation kit operational and ready to use at a moment’s notice. These items should include the following:
• Water
• Non-perishable food
• Spare batteries
• First aid kit
• Cell phone and charger
• Among others

SERVPRO of Belle Meade and West Nashville is THE team to call if you need commercial storm damage cleanup and restoration services! As business owners ourselves, we understand the importance of keeping business operations running as smoothly as possible post-storm, and we’re here to help. We offer a temporary warehouse space equipped with everything you need to ensure that you can keep your business running while your main building is under restoration. If you did all you could to prepare for storms this season, but your West End commercial property still needs storm damage cleanup and restoration, don’t hesitate to contact us at (615) 242-9391. We aim to make disaster restoration “Like it never even happened!”

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