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When businesses are impacted by natural disasters, it is difficult for them to fully recover. In fact, one-third of the businesses affected by disasters never reopen. Start building a natural disaster preparedness plan now so you can focus on business continuity and ensure that your business has a plan in place to bounce back quickly if an incident occurs.

Join Polygon in participating in National Preparedness Month this September. This year’s theme is, “Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare.”

Awareness about disaster preparedness isn’t enough to keep your company and employees safe. If a disaster occurred tomorrow, would you know how and what to do to prepare to your business back up and running?

September was Mold Awareness Month. As the weather begins to cool in anticipation of the fall season, indoor air quality is a consideration that building and business owners must take as damp weather returns. Commercial buildings, schools, pharmaceutical labs and more can use temporary humidity control services to prevent moisture intrusions; the resulting mold could pose serious health risks and financial implications.

The staff at major New York medical institutions learned a hard lesson when Hurricane Sandy hit in late October 2012: they weren’t ready. The experiences that the medical centers underwent serve as good reminders as to why a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan is essential to successfully weather any storm.