WORKPLACE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING   Whether you are a business owner, a manager or an employee, disaster preparedness is critical to your bottom-line and to the welfare of your fellow employees.    How prepared is your business? Did you know that as many as 40% of small businesses do not reopen following a major disaster such as a flood or earthquake? Most natural disasters strike quickly, with little or no warning. A flood might not put your business under water, but it could prevent customers and supplies from reaching you. Power outages, brown-outs or surges can affect your daily business operations. Disasters happen often, and in our changing world, it is important to take the necessary steps to be ready for anything that comes your way.   The Red Cross Workplace Disaster Preparedness Program is a FREE 60 to 90 minute training, with a focus on potential Northwest area natural and man-made disasters. It is brought directly to your workplace complete with disaster products and materials.  The hands-on training will help prepare your associates for inevitable emergencies and unthinkable events.  The program addresses both personal and workplace emergency preparedness as well as business continuity planning.  Each participant receives an information packet. Class participants earn special savings at our online store.  Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Training can be customized around your choice of topics---earthquakes, pandemic flu, business continuity planning and more.   To sign up your business for a Red Cross Workplace Preparedness Training or for more information, please contact us at (206) 726-3507, (360) 377-3761 ext. 13209 or prepare@seattleredcross.org.    If you are a community group – PTA, faith-based group, senior group, etc. – interested in community disaster education, please click here.   The Red Cross also offers specialized disaster education materials for children, students and youth groups.  For more information, contact us at (206) 323-6565 ext 10211, (360) 377-3761 or youth@seattleredcross.org.