Prepare your transport and logistics business for disasters

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Prepare your transport and logistics business for disasters

Use our transport and logistics disaster resources to help you prevent, prepare, respond and recover from disasters or emergencies.

Being prepared can help reduce injury to staff and damage to vehicles, warehouse facilities, equipment and stock and get you back to business quickly.

Transport and logistics businesses can include:

heavy transport (e.g. trucking, aviation and maritime services)
passenger transport
service stations
warehouses
supply chains.

Download the Small business disaster hub app for Apple iOS or Android to access this information offline and receive relevant alerts.

Types of disasters and emergencies

Choose the disaster or emergency most likely to impact your business.

Natural disasters

Cyclone and storm surge
Severe storm
Flood
Bushfire

Major health event

Pandemics (e.g. COVID-19)
Epidemics (e.g. mosquito borne diseases such as dengue, malaria)
Localised outbreaks (e.g. Legionnaires' disease, diseases from animal contact)
Food poisoning or contamination

Emergency

Major transport disasters
Workplace accidents or deaths
Dangerous material spills, leaks or explosions
Loss of power or infrastructure
Terrorist or major criminal incidents
Biosecurity threats (pest and animal disease outbreaks)
Climate change risks

Information technology (IT) threat

Cyber-attack or data hacking
IT failure

Reputation incident

Highly negative media or social media coverage
Rumour-driven crisis
Inappropriate workplace behaviour (e.g. bullying, harassment)
Organisational misdeeds and legal action (e.g. fraud, theft)

Download the Small business disaster hub app

Access disaster information for your business when the internet is down. Get notified when disaster grants open.