Flood preparation checklist

This flood preparation checklist will help you to prepare your business for flooding.

Knowing your business has strategies in place to help cope with a natural disaster like a flood should make it easier for your business to minimise losses, maintain business continuity and recover quickly.

Read through this flood preparation checklist and click 'Yes' or 'No' to find out if your business is prepared. Any questions you answer ‘No' to will be the actions you need to complete to ensure your business is as prepared for a severe storm as possible.

You can customise this checklist to include information specific to your business by typing into the 'Other' section.

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Find out how to re-establish your business records after a natural disaster.
Learn how to care for, store and salvage your collections from the State Library of Queensland.

Planned a place well above floor level where you can keep waste containers, chemicals and poisons in a flood?	Yes No
Organised how you will keep computers, equipment and stock off the floor?	Yes No

Asked your local council about flood plans or records in your area?	Yes No
Identified, the problem areas and potential flood heights (if there are any)?	Yes No
Installed flood-proofing devices when locking up for extended periods?	Yes No
Set up your business in a building that has brick or tiled walls that are less likely to be damaged and are easily cleaned?	Yes No
Updated your knowledge on what to do in the event of flooding, particularly any localised plans and arrangements that are established for your area?	Yes No

Checked whether there is adequate insurance to cover you in the event of a flood?	Yes No
Contacted your insurance company to check if there are any specific preparations you need to make prior to the event?	Yes No

Located and packed your critical documentation (e.g. insurance, financial, legal and identification documents) in a portable waterproof container?	Yes No
Backed up your critical data to a portable storage device and stored it in a secure off-site location?	Yes No

Developed your business continuity plan?	Yes No
Clearly identified and analysed the possible risks to your business from flooding?	Yes No
Tested and updated your business continuity plan?	Yes No
Developed regular maintenance and review strategies for your business continuity plan?	Yes No
Trained staff in flood response procedures and their specific roles as contained in the business continuity plan?	Yes No
Stored a copy of your business continuity plan off-site in a safe, disaster-proof location?	Yes No

Stock and equipment

Infrastructure

Insurance

Business documentation and records

Business continuity

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