Business safety strategies for bushfire season

One size doesn't fit all

Different businesses need to have different bushfire planning strategies in place. For instance, if you have valuable capital equipment on site such as trucks or machinery, a plan to move this elsewhere if the worst occurs could be worthwhile.

If you have an agricultural business, you may want to consider moving or sheltering animals or keep a few days' worth of animal feed and clean water as a precaution.

Power is critical during a bushfire event with everything from lighting, communications, pumps, refrigeration, air conditioning and the like all relying on electricity. It is important to remember power can be cut during a bushfire event that could be many kilometres away and potentially last for days.

It is therefore worth considering having a backup power generator on the premises that can kick in if there's a loss of power.

There are many cost-effective options available for backup and remote power generators including different sizes to suit business output requirements and remote monitoring which gives you the ability to control a unit from off-site using a mobile device.