Option

Encourage businesses to adopt extreme-weather operating procedures

Details

Focus of action
Economic Development
Option

Encourage businesses to adopt extreme-weather operating procedures

Focus of action
Economic Development

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Retailers can move the inventory stored in the basement of their stores onto shelves to reduce flood damage in the near term before local flood defenses are built. Flooding – General EconomyProperty Northeast Climate Ready Boston - Resilience Initiatives (p. 79 (pdf p. 3))
Increase awareness training for drivers of high profile vehicles. High Winds Transportation and Mobility Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 198 (pdf p. 210))
Encourage the business and industrial communities to review standard operating procedures for how to handle abnormal high-wind conditions with drivers of high-profile vehicles. High Winds Transportation and MobilityPeople Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 198 (pdf p. 210))
Hold meetings with local businesses to understand local food supply and liquid fuel distribution conditions. Multiple or All Hazards Agriculture and Food SupplyEconomy Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 119)