BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230921T190000Z DTEND:20230921T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Disaster Preparedness: Building an Emergency Response Plan DESCRIPTION:Join HR Annie and Edward Colson from Ready Northwest Emergency Management for a 60-minute webinar about disaster preparedness and emergency response plans. During this session\, Edward will outline what natural\, technological\, and human-caused disasters businesses need to be prepared for in the Pacific Northwest and how to develop an emergency response plan. He'll then talk about how to implement a testing strategy to ensure your employees are prepared when these disasters may occur. Lastly\, we'll discuss the importance of having a training and education program for your employees for emergency preparedness. Session Highlights: - What safety-specific things should businesses be prepared for in the PNW? - What is an emergency response plan? - How to create and test an emergency response plan - Other considerations for safety preparedness Speaker Bio: Edward Colson is the Owner of Ready Northwest. He holds a degree in Emergency Management and over 10 years of experience in helping businesses be ready for unexpected disasters. He has assisted businesses in being prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic\, the 2020 Oregon Wildfires\, active shooter incidents\, and more. Other Details: - If you can't make the live session\, a 7-day accessible recording link will be sent to all registrants. - Eligible for 1 hour of SHRM credits! - We will donate $10 from every registration to Guide Dogs for the Blind\, Edward's non-profit of choice\, and the remainder of the proceeds will be donated to Maui disaster relief. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join HR Annie and Edward Colson from Ready Northwest Emergency Management for a 60-minute webinar about disaster preparedness and emergency response plans. During this session\, Edward will outline what natural\, technological\, and human-caused disasters businesses need to be prepared for in the Pacific Northwest and how to develop an emergency response plan. He'\;ll then talk about how to implement a testing strategy to ensure your employees are prepared when these disasters may occur. Lastly\, we'\;ll discuss the importance of having a training and education program for your employees for emergency preparedness. Session Highlights: - What safety-specific things should businesses be prepared for in the PNW? - What is an emergency response plan? - How to create and test an emergency response plan - Other considerations for safety preparedness Speaker Bio: Edward Colson is the Owner of Ready Northwest. He holds a degree in Emergency Management and over 10 years of experience in helping businesses be ready for unexpected disasters. He has assisted businesses in being prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic\, the 2020 Oregon Wildfires\, active shooter incidents\, and more. Other Details: - If you can'\;t make the live session\, a 7-day accessible recording link will be sent to all registrants. - Eligible for 1 hour of SHRM credits! - We will donate $10 from every registration to Guide Dogs for the Blind\, Edward'\;s non-profit of choice\, and the remainder of the proceeds will be donated to Maui disaster relief. LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom UID:e.2445.10288 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260514T161036Z URL:https://portal.yourchamber.com/events/details/disaster-preparedness-building-an-emergency-response-plan-10288 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR