Understand how different utility failures may affect your area of work.
Identify critical electronics and ensure they are connected to emergency power if available.
Identify workarounds for various types of IT outages.
In the event of a power failure:
Establish if the power failure is local (a single building or less).
Use flashlights, never candles.
Ensure that critical electronics are connected to emergency power if possible.
Relocate to a building with power if possible. For clinical staff, follow your department’s power failure procedures to ensure continuity of patient care.
Inspect critical electronics on emergency power regularly during the outage.
In the event of a water failure:
Do not use city water if possible.
Follow all boil water advisories issued by the local water agency or public officials.
In the event of a sewer failure:
Do not use or flush toilets.
Do not use or consume city water if possible.
Close nearby public bathrooms.
For a power failure:
Check all electrical equipment for damages.
Throw away any perishable food that has exceeded 40° F or appears spoiled.
For a water failure:
Do not use city water if possible.
Follow all boil water advisories issued by the local water agency or public officials.
For a sewer failure:
Check bathrooms to ensure that normal function has been restored.