Webinar #4 - Business Continuity: Maintaining Facility Operations During Uncertain Times
Webinars #3 through #6 provide information that allows audience members to address business disruptions caused by coronavirus and to formulate a plan for recovery. Webinar #4 focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing and facility operations.
Time
May 12, 2020, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Starts 8 AM Local Time San Francisco, USA
Proposed Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
Overview: Understanding the Disease and Its Impact
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Your Facility
- Operating Safely: Facility Type & Function Determines Employee Risk
- Ensuring Employee Safety with Reduced Staffing Levels
- Managing Multiple Staff in Multiple Locations
- Changing Expectations: From Business as Usual to Reduced Capacity & Possible Shut-Downs
- Re-Starting and Recovery
Options for Preventing Disease Transmission while Promoting Safe Operations
- Instituting Measures from Protective Gear to Monitoring Temperatures
- Staffing and the Role of Redundancy in Maintaining Your Operations
- Slowing Down or Stopping the Production Line
Decision-making Amid Uncertainty: Balancing Exposure & Site Closure
- Ensuring Employee Safety Despite Reduced Staffing Levels
- Surviving Shortages: Reduced Capacity and Access to Materials
- Shutting Down the Site: Balancing Employee Safety and Economic Harm
- Approaches for Safe Shutdowns
- Protecting Facility Assets and Critical Infrastructure
- Returning and Recovery
Communication Strategies
- Difficult Choices: Conveying Information About Corporate Decisions
- Addressing Safety Concerns with Employees
- Preventing Accidents: The Importance of Clear Communication During Shift Changes
Roundtable Discussion and Q&A
Conclusions and Next Steps
SPEAKERS
AC Powell, Executive Director & CEO, Association for Facilities Engineering
Aaron Zude, Owner & Principal Consultant, Facilities & Safety Solutions
Steven Fall, Owner & Certified Professional Engineer, AdvantaClean
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NOTE: The agenda above is subject to change, especially as our collective knowledge of the impacts of the pandemic improves. A final agenda will be posted here no later than May 1. All webinars will be recorded and made available after the live broadcast.
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