| The big buzz traveling through the human resource | | | | people in Mexico and 20+ million in Mexico City alone. |
| community like a pandemic is what to do in the case | | | | Still, fast action is what saves lives. One student could |
| of a large H5N1 Bird Flu or H1N1 Swine/Bird/Human Flu | | | | bring the Swine Flu into a school and all the children get |
| outbreak that goes hyperbolic. And even if it does not | | | | it, or a good percentage of them, and they take it |
| reach the WHO World Health Organization's Level 6 | | | | home to their families too. |
| there needs to be in place protocols to protect the | | | | The same thing can happen at work, and it is up to the |
| work force. This means the employee manuals must | | | | human resource personal to have a good |
| be updated, more training needs to be in place, and a | | | | understanding and a competent strategy to deal with |
| definite plan of action must be ready to execute | | | | this, which may include shutting down divisions of the |
| immediately, if not sooner. | | | | company as needed. Can your company handle such |
| In Mexico City, government agencies told those who | | | | a slow down, as it would resemble a massive labor |
| felt sick to stay home, the next day they closed many | | | | strike if you did shut the doors. And if you did, how long |
| offices, a couple of days later they were handing out | | | | could you do it and stay in business? Okay, I am glad |
| masks and businesses were starting to do the same | | | | to have gotten your attention on this matter so please |
| thing. Still 200 people died, which in the scheme of | | | | consider this. |
| things is not that many considering there are 150 million | | | | |