Consider taking the following actions:

• Announce Threat Condition LOW.
  
• Develop emergency operations and business recovery plans.
  
• Encourage and assist employees to be prepared for personal, natural, technological, and homeland security emergencies.
  
• Conduct emergency preparedness training for employees and worker’s families.
  
• Develop or review Mutual Aid agreements and Memorandums of Understanding.
  
• Develop a communications plan for emergency response and key personnel.
  
• Establish liaison / working relationships with emergency management and first responders.
  
• Maintain and monitor communications and warning systems.
  
• Conduct training for employees on physical security precautions.
  
• Budget for physical security measures.

• Announce Threat Condition GUARDED.
• Ensure key leaders are familiar with the emergency operations and business contingency plans.
• Review, update, and routinely exercise functional areas of plans.
• Review and update the call down list for emergency response teams.
• Review physical security precautions.
• Report suspicious activities and call 9-1-1 for immediate response.
• Have you provided for:
  • Employee picture ID badges?
  • Background checks on all employees?
  • Access control and locking of high security areas at all times?
  • All security keys marked with “Do not Duplicate?”
  • Surveillance Cameras?
  • Backup power?
  • An alarm system?

Continue all precautions from lower Threat Conditions and consider taking the following actions:

• Announce Threat Condition ELEVATED.
• Review vulnerability and threat assessments and revise as needed.
• Update and test call down lists for emergency response teams and key employees.
• Review, coordinate, and update mutual aid agreements with other critical facilities and government agencies.
• Establish and monitor active and passive security measures.
• Review employee training on security precautions (bomb threat procedures, suspicious mail handling procedures, etc.).

• Announce Threat Condition HIGH.
• Place emergency response teams on notice.
• Activate the business emergency operations center if required. Establish ongoing liaison with local law enforcement and emergency management officials.
• Ensure appropriate security measures are in place and functioning properly.
• Assess the need to increase or implement surveillance and security patrols.
• Report suspicious activities and call 9-1-1 for immediate response
• Search all personal bags, parcels, and require personnel to pass through security checkpoints.
• Restrict vehicle parking close to buildings.
• Inspect intrusion detection systems and lighting, security fencing, and locking systems.
• Inspect all deliveries and consider accepting shipments only at off-site locations.

• Announce Threat Condition SEVERE
• Close or restrict entry to the facility to essential personnel only and restrict parking areas close to critical buildings.
• Prepare to work with a dispersed, or skeleton crew, of essential employees.
• Prepare to implement business recovery plans.
• Deploy emergency response and security teams.
• Activate Operations Center and send a liaison to the county or state Emergency Operations Center as requested.
• Maintain close contact with local law enforcement and emergency management officials.
• Prepare to implement mutual aid agreements with government and other critical facilities.
• Restrict or suspend all deliveries and mail to the facility. Emergency supplies or essential shipments should be sent to an off-site location for inspection.
• Ensure employees have access to Employee Assistance Programs.