You're managing Corporate Real Estate assets. How do you decide on emergency response priorities?

Top Priority: Life Safety This is non-negotiable. In any emergency, the absolute highest priority is ensuring the safety of everyone in the building, including tenants, employees, visitors, and staff. This might involve: Evacuating the building quickly and efficiently. Sheltering occupants in place if necessary (e.g., during a hazardous materials spill). Providing first aid and medical attention.

To prioritize emergency responses for Corporate Real Estate, identify high-risk areas crucial to business operations. Focus on assets with the greatest potential impact on continuity. Develop and update response plans based on risk assessment and operational importance to ensure swift and effective action.

Life safety is of extreme importance. However, life safety isn't just for inhabitants residing in structures. Its for the Emergency personal responding. When you identify risk, you must keep in mind, humans are responding to these risk to resolve them. Failure to resolve basic risk, can reduce response time, or lead to catastrophic events.

In my opinion prioritizing emergency response for corporate real estate assets should be kept simple with a focus on the basics. Similar to Maslow, physiological needs are the most basic and essential for survival, including air, water, food, shelter, clothing, and sleep. This prioritizes the human asset. Without meeting these needs, the human body cannot function properly. In conjunction, focus should include the safety and security of commercial assets. This includes physical safety, financial security, cyber security, and protection from accidents and illness. In reality you must prioritize your human asset in conjunction with your physical assets.

Once everyone is safe, you can focus on minimizing damage to the property and business continuity. This could include: Shutting down utilities like gas and water to prevent further damage. Securing the building to prevent looting or vandalism. Taking steps to mitigate environmental damage (e.g., containing spills).

econdary Priority: Minimizing Damage Once everyone is safe, you can focus on minimizing damage to the property and business continuity. This could include: Shutting down utilities like gas and water to prevent further damage. Securing the building to prevent looting or vandalism. Taking steps to mitigate environmental damage (e.g., containing spills).

After securing the scene and ensuring safety, you'll want to get business operations back up and running as soon as possible. This might involve: Assessing the damage and developing a plan for repairs. Finding temporary workspace for displaced tenants or employees (if necessary). Communicating with tenants and employees about the situation and the recovery plan.

he nature of the emergency: A fire requires a much different response than a power outage. The severity of the emergency: A minor leak requires less urgency than a major structural collapse. The number of people at risk: The more people in the building, the higher the urgency to ensure their safety. The potential for additional damage: A small fire can quickly become a bigger one if not addressed promptly.

All great points made and should be adhered to. However never forget the human factor in what we all do for ourselves and how it may impact others. Emotional Intelligence should be at the top of the list when we act/perform our daily activities.