Earthquake Crisis Plan for NZ Organization

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EARTHQUAKE CRISIS PLAN FOR NZ ORGANIZATION.
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EARTHQUAKE CRISIS PLAN FOR NZ ORGANIZATION.
Crisis plan element 1: Emergency preparedness
The action undertaken by the organization in preparedness for the earthquake will ensure that a proper
response capability is developed which will help a lot in handling the crisis when it occurs (Paek, Hilyard,
Freimuth, Barge & Mindlin, 2010). In NZ manufacturing operation, preparing earlier for the emergency crisis
will enable the operational unit to continue operating, and the lives of the employees will also be protected.
Therefore, the following are the procedures and strategies that will be followed in case the earthquake occurs as
it will guarantee the employees safety and the continuity of the company’s operation.
The first step in emergency preparedness is the formation of a crisis team who will work together to
ensure the organization survives the earthquake. According to Kapucu & Garayev (2011) a good crisis team
will consist of the top managers of the firm, the representative from human resource, senior operations or
manufacturing representative, technology officer and a leader from operations system. These team will come
together as one and work together on ways to face the impending crisis. When selecting the crisis team,
adjustments should be made on the team mix by ensuring that the team members comprised of individuals in
the organization who have more exceptional experience.
Additionally, experts who are experienced in disaster management will be employed, and their role will
be to assess the occurrence of the risk and ensure they provide early warning of the earthquake occurrence.
Their main focus will be to ensure that the organization prepares itself fully and earlier enough to be ready to
face the future disaster without jeopardizing the activities or reputation of the organization (Kapucu & Garayev
2011). However, the organization will also have to be ready in case the earthquake will occur. This will involve
formulating a team who have proper training and expertise to assess the damage of the earthquake on the
structures, products, and facilities of the organization in case the crisis occurs.
There will be first aid kits in every department including proper and ready transportation facilities for
any sick or injured employees to the hospital. This will ensure that any injuries are quickly attended to, and
there is easy transportation to the hospital ensuring that those who will be injured will be treated earlier enough.
Additionally, the organization will put hazardous installations in every department including creating awareness

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for the employees’ safety and health and they can carry themselves if the disasters occur to evade a lot of
damage (Cooper et al, 2010).
Crisis plan element 2: Response
This is the initial phase after the earthquake has been confirmed to occur. Once the message of
earthquake occurrence is received by NZ manufacturing operation, the crisis management team that had been
formed will immediately be activated and notified of the earthquake occurrence. The crisis team is the ones
who will then inform all the other departments in the NZ manufacturing operation for emergency response
(Choi, & Lee (2011). Additionally, since the crisis team will be responsible for handling the disaster, they will
then issue an instruction on the following information:
1) The exact amount of resources, equipment’s, workforce and other items from every department required
to respond to the crisis.
2) The kind of assistance that they will need from the organization.
3) The period within which they will require the assistance.
4) Descriptions of other task forces through which coordination will take place.
In response to the earthquake, several activities will be carried out to reduce its impact or avoid it. The
organization will respond to the crisis in the following ways:
 Conducting capacity building activities which includes employee training, updating plans and preparing
for the earthquake including procurement of the required equipment’s that will be used during the crisis.
 The organization management will remain standby and very ready to offer any assistance if the need
arises. If they are asked for any additional help, they will not hesitate to offer their services.
 The employees will be mobilized to actively participate in activities that will enable the organization to
be ready to face the crisis when it strikes. These activities may include attending training and workshops
which teaches on ways to evade the disaster.
 The team will give warnings to all the employees in the organization on the occurrence of the
earthquake and also alert them in advance when the earthquake through the use of signs like the alarm
(Will, Vandevanter, Myhre & Myhre, 2014).