¶ … leadership, have the necessary abilities to assess the potential numbers and types of injuries (to people, animals, and the environment) associated with any crisis?
I would say that my organization does have these capabilities of assessment in regards to its people and its facilities, if confronted with most natural disasters common to the area. Of course, manmade disasters can be more difficult to predict in terms of the number of people they may affect and their general scale.
Our organization has the capabilities required to treat whatever injuries might result.
Our organization has contingency plans to coordinate treatment efforts with local emergency personnel.
Our organization's values system or culture gives priority to treating injuries promptly.
Yes. Whenever someone has had a health crisis during the workday, everyone immediately stops what they are doing to find him or her assistance.
Q4. Our organization gives priority to covering up or denying a crisis.
This is more difficult to predict. In general, the organization does not value secrecy over transparency and is open about disclosing problems. Regarding minor problems, the organization has been effective in addressing expressed employee concerns in a...
Legal considerations do not override ethical and human concerns.
Yes. For example, when one employee was going through a personal crisis, the organization allowed her to take time off to deal with the issue, and did not simply adhere to the 'letter of the law' regarding leave policy.
Q6. Our organization has a trained crisis management team (CMT) that can assemble quickly and make effective decisions.
No. A formal CMT is not currently within the organizational budget.
Q7. Our organization has the capabilities to investigate and determine (a.) the precise type or nature of whatever crisis could occur (b. Other early warning signals that proceed each type of crisis (c.) whether such signal were blocked or grounded (d.) the exact, human, organizational, and technical causes of a crisis.
This is true in some instances. Regarding the computer systems required for the company to operate, there are risk management exercises in terms of how the Intranet use is monitored. There are crisis management plans to deal with backing up data. In terms of natural disasters, the common ones endemic to the area are planned for: however, formal, large-scale crisis planning is not a routine part of the…
