James, the guidebook you created is awesome! But the link to your example boilerplates isn't working? Is there another place I can read it? I really need to wrap my head around what an emergency plan would look like for our space. For example, what should members do if there's a natural disaster, fire, shooter, etc.
On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 6:23:38 PM UTC-4, Bucketworks wrote: > > After our space was destroyed by floods in 2008, and then again in 2009, > we were asked by our local state EDC to write a book about emergency > preparedness for small communities: > https://sites.google.com/a/schoolfactory.org/recovery/ > > We had no idea that we needed an emergency plan for anything, but the > experience changed us! > > Get all kinds of insurance--flood insurance, if you need it. Have a way to > capture all injuries in the space so you can record details. (We made this > form for the spaces in our network: > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zIKMv734t6R14xLiZhdw3ZT4YcXHsvuAkZdI9hG8YdI/viewform > > -- feel free to steal it!) > > Have a policy for emergencies and disasters--here's a boilerplate example: > https://atrium.schoolfactory.org/spacefed/node/107777 (look at the > sections on the left for ideas of what to steal) > > Good luck! > > Best, > James Carlson > Director, School Factory > jamescarlson.me > > James Carlson > 414-215-0215 > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Janice Caillet <janice....@istartup.cc > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I am thrilled this conversation has started. >> >> Emergency Preparedness is critical as someone who was in NYC at 9/11. >> Due to my inability to call my grandmother to let her know I was alive on >> 9/11, I started Send Word Now <http://sendwordnow.com/> with a good >> friend (a emergency notification system). I no longer work for the company >> but I learned a lot about emergency preparedness during that time >> (disclosure: still own equity). >> >> *The Importance of CoWorking Spaces for Emergency Management * >> A key thing to remember is emergency preparedness is not only what you >> can do to prevent/mitigate, prepare, respond and help recover for you and >> your people -- it important but there is more. Also know that it is what >> you can do to prevent/mitigate, prepare, respond and help recover for the >> people in your community. Coworking places are perfect places to partner >> with others such as other local businesses, local gov't, local residents, >> etc. and plan for these emergency occurrences. FYI: one of the failings of >> Katrina was a lack of local leadership. In fact, one of the main reasons >> for loss of life and property is lack of resources (including leadership) >> directly after a disaster and not immediately during. >> >> I have been to more than 25 coworking spaces in my life and every single >> one is filled with strong, entrepreneurial leaders -- exactly what is >> needed in all phases of emergency management. If you run a coworking >> space, please see yourself as a possible solution to assist others when bad >> sh*t happens in your community. Yes, you need plans to protect you and >> your loved ones. And, when you know everyone is ok, you can then assist >> others (quickly). Knowing how to do so BEFORE sh*t hits the fan is a >> really good idea. Trust me. >> >> ~ Janice Caillet >> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ >> Janice Caillet >> Founder & Chief Catalyst >> iStartup.cc <http://istartup.cc/> >> +1.617.874.6923 >> >> Our Mission >> To assist individuals, teams, organizations and communities to turn on >> and realize their potential. >> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <fccow...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> The topic of emergency preparedness came up again at GCUC Toronto and I >>> wanted to refresh this thread. So far I'm seeing these as useful >>> >>> Posting the address in obvious places >>> Emergency contact info for members and staff >>> Knowing who is CPR or first aid trained >>> Having a fire extinguisher and first aid kit easily accessible >>> >>> *Has anyone else taken it a step further like posting a safe meeting >>> place (Our safe spot is the oak tree across the street etc), drafting >>> actual steps or plans to take in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, >>> gunman etc?* >>> >>> Angel >>> >>> On Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 3:13:58 PM UTC-7, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: >>>> >>>> This afternoon, my building's superintendant came in and asked me where >>>> the nearest hospital was. He wasn't feeling well and needed help. >>>> >>>> I sat him down, got some members to talk to him, and looked up local >>>> hospitals. Google Maps proved fruitless, though I did eventually find a >>>> good list. After talking to him more, we decided to call 911, where they >>>> advised us to wait for an ambulance to arrive. We're waiting to hear back >>>> on his condition. >>>> >>>> The incident was a big eye opener for me; emergency preparedness is >>>> something you might not think much about until you have a really good >>>> reason to. >>>> >>>> I'm going to post contact information and the location of local >>>> hospitals and such, but I've also added a step to our onboarding procedure >>>> asking incoming members about their medical training. I figure this is a >>>> good start. >>>> >>>> Does anyone here have some helpful stories or tips to contribute in >>>> this vein? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Tony >>>> --- >>>> New Work City >>>> Site <http://nwc.co> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/nwc> | Newsletter >>>> <http://nwc.co/newsletter> >>>> >>>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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