Implementing a Risk-Based Plan with Next Steps for Industry After COVID-19

There is a broad need to understand the impact of global influenza outbreaks for the food industry. Understanding the potential for pandemics will be detailed, along with historical dive into past episodes in the food industry. Drilling more deeply into nuances of the COV-19 will also be explored for application of best practices and early frustrations of the impact pushing organizations beyond their comfort zones.

Explanation of how to incorporate a risk review into a company crisis program as well as watch-outs on the virus or multiple crisis impacts will be presented. Examples of converging crisis’s such as labor shortages, supply delays and disasters (fires, floods, drought, etc.) will be tabled. Key management areas to be covered on Food Safety perspectives, as well as worker safety, HR impact, hygiene, and communication, will be explained.

Risk Planning on Pandemic phasing levels, look at severity steps, support systems, and employee essentials will be reviewed. Planning template will be covered.