Flu Pandemic Preparedness Planning Checklist
What would happen if a flu pandemic
arrived in your community?
arrived in your community?
WOULD YOU BE READY?
Planning for a flu pandemic is critical – particularly for foodservice operators, who would be among the most vulnerable to loss of customers and business closures.
CRFA has prepared a comprehensive guide to help foodservice operators develop plans to protect employee and customer health and to limit the negative impact of a pandemic on your business. Use this handy reference page to help you navigate the guide.
| PLANNING CHECKLIST | WHERE TO FIND IT | DATE COMPLETED |
| Have you identified a pandemic co-ordinator or team and assigned roles and responsibilities for pandemic planning? | See Governance |
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| Have you undertaken a business impact analysis to determine if you should stay open or shut down temporarily during a pandemic? | See Business Impact Analysis | |
| Have you developed alternative strategies to deliver food to customers if they can't come to your restaurant? | See Excess Capacity | |
| Have you secured access to emergency financing to meet shortfalls during a pandemic? | See Financial | |
| Have you identified critical inputs (e.g. food supplies, hydro, fuel) you will need to keep your business running? | See Products and Supplies | |
| Have you made plans to ensure availability of essential supplies? | See Products and Supplies | |
| Have you set up a system to monitor and track the health and safety of staff? | See Employee Availablity/Tracking |
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| Have you established policies and programs to minimize illness among staff and to prevent the spread of the virus? | See Employee Policies and Procedures | |
| Have you made plans to ensure the availability of protective materials, supplies and service for employees? | See Availability of Supplies and Services for Employees |
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| Have you developed emergency communication mechanisms and plans to stay in touch with employees, suppliers, customers, health authorities, media, etc.? | See Communications | |
| Have you prepared and trained your staff so that they are ready to implement your pandemic plan? | See Readiness Procedures | |
| Have you tested your plan? | See Validation |