Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Institute of Biosecurity, Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
Am J Infect Control. 2013 Apr;41(4):e27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.010. Epub 2013 Jan 20.
Only limited data are available on US business continuity activities related to biologic events.
A questionnaire was administered to human resource professionals during May-July 2011 to assess business continuity related to biologic events, incentives businesses are providing to maximize worker surge capacity, and seasonal influenza vaccination policy. Linear regressions were used to describe factors associated with higher business continuity and pandemic preparedness scores. The χ(2) and Fisher exact tests compared health care versus non-health care businesses on preparedness indicators.
Possible business continuity and pandemic preparedness scores ranged from 0.5 to 27 and 0 to 15, with average resulting scores among participants at 13.2 and 7.3, respectively. Determinants of business continuity and pandemic preparedness were (1) business size (larger businesses were more prepared), (2) type of business (health care more prepared), (3) having human resource professional as company disaster planning committee member, and (4) risk perception of a pandemic in the next year. Most businesses (63.3%, n = 298) encourage staff influenza vaccination; 2.1% (n = 10) mandate it. Only 10% of businesses (11.0%, n = 52) provide employee incentives, and fewer than half (41.0%, n = 193) stockpile personal protective equipment.
Despite the recent H1N1 pandemic, many US businesses lack adequate pandemic plans. It is critical that businesses of all sizes and types become better prepared for a biologic event.
仅有有限的数据可用于美国与生物事件相关的业务连续性活动。
在 2011 年 5 月至 7 月期间，向人力资源专业人员发放了一份问卷，以评估与生物事件相关的业务连续性、企业为最大限度提高员工应急能力而提供的激励措施，以及季节性流感疫苗接种政策。使用线性回归来描述与更高的业务连续性和大流行性准备评分相关的因素。使用 χ(2)和 Fisher 确切检验比较了卫生保健与非卫生保健企业在准备指标上的差异。
可能的业务连续性和大流行性准备评分范围为 0.5 至 27 分和 0 至 15 分，参与者的平均得分为 13.2 和 7.3。业务连续性和大流行性准备的决定因素包括：(1)企业规模（规模较大的企业准备更充分）；(2)企业类型（卫生保健类企业准备更充分）；(3)公司灾难计划委员会成员中有人力资源专业人员；(4)对明年大流行的风险认知。大多数企业（63.3%，n=298）鼓励员工接种流感疫苗；2.1%（n=10）强制接种。只有 10%的企业（n=52）为员工提供激励措施，不到一半（41.0%，n=193）储备个人防护设备。
尽管最近发生了 H1N1 大流行，但许多美国企业缺乏足够的大流行计划。所有规模和类型的企业都必须更好地为生物事件做好准备，这一点至关重要。
