Business owners should create a range of plans and make them easily accessible to their employees, so they can stay informed and aware during an emergency situation as well. Types of plans to have are:

An emergency response plan to protect people, property, and the environment. This plan should include evacuation, sheltering, and lockdown protocols, as well as plans for other types of threats identified during risk assessment.
A crisis communications plan to communicate with employees, customers, news media, and stakeholders.
A business continuity plan that includes recovery strategies to overcome the disruption of business.
An information technology plan to recover computer hardware, software, connectivity, and electronic data to support critical business processes.
An incident management system to define responsibilities and coordinate activities before, during, and following an incident.
A training program to train people with a defined role within the preparedness plan to do their assigned tasks. All employees should be trained.

Employers should conduct testing and exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of the preparedness program and make sure employees know what to do or if there is room for improvement in the plan.

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