[Malaysia, 24 August 2009] More than 100 Business Continuity and Human Resources Managers attended, Meet-The-Experts (MTE), Malaysia on 6th August 2009. The session primarily focused on “Corporate Guidance on H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Preparedness”. With the current outbreak of the H1N1 Pandemic Influenza, business continuity planning is critical to protect employees' health and safety, as well as minimizing the negative impact to businesses and the society. While organizations may have already taken appropriate preventive measures to minimize the risk of potential employee exposure, illness, and the spread of H1N1 Pandemic Influenza in the workplace, contingency measures need to be put in place to meet the challenges of possible mass infection and to ensure business continuity.

In this seminar, Dr Goh Moh Heng of the BCM Institute shared how to step up their H1N1 Pandemic Influenza planning, which includes business continuity planning, workplace safety and health issues, administrative controls, human resources policies, employee assistance services, and actions to take when a case of H1N1 influenza virus is confirmed among employees.

One of the participants, Bahyah Baku from Bursa Malaysia has a better understanding that, “during the pandemic outreak, we need to have clear guidelines or guidance on what need to be done although we have a pandemic plan in place.”  Michael Low of Kompakar CRC added, that the Meet-The-Expert session has provided him with the “Fast-Track” formula to formalize the policies in response to pandemic outbreak threats.

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