WHAT IS COMPOPSED OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC PLAN? A master list of employees complete with each one’s contact information including a record of “essential employees.” It also consists of a list of recommendations for employees to follow which include: making sure that all of employees have a direct deposit of all paychecks, adjusting worker sick leave and disability guidelines in case of pandemic, maintaining a healthy relationship with the company's health insurance provider for special services, and updating employee emergency contact listings.

WHAT IS SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY MATRIX’S GOAL WITH THE PANDEMIC PLAN? To educate all of SEM’s employees of their pandemic plan and make the modifications necessary to ensure the safety of all persons involved. SEM is working to make the plan as efficient and effective as possible. In the event of some pandemic event, SEM wants to make sure that its company is prepared to the highest level possible in order to restore normal operations as soon as possible.

SOME OF SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY MATRIX’S ONGOING PROJECTS WITHIN THIS PLAN INCLUDE:

• Identify essential employees and other critical inputs (e.g. raw materials, suppliers, sub-contractor services/ products, and logistics) required to maintain business operations by location and function during a pandemic.
• Train and prepare ancillary workforce (e.g. contractors, employees in other job titles/descriptions, retirees).
• Determine potential impact of a pandemic on company business financials using multiple possible scenarios that affect different product lines and/or production sites.
• Determine potential impact of a pandemic on business-related domestic and international travel (e.g. quarantines, border closures).
• Implement guidelines to modify the frequency and type of face-to-face contact (e.g. hand-shaking, seating in meetings, office layout, shared workstations) among employees and between employees and customers (refer to CDC recommendations).
• Evaluate employee access to and availability of healthcare services during a pandemic, and improve services as needed.
• Evaluate employee access to and availability of mental health and social services during a pandemic, including corporate, community, and faith-based resources, and improve services as needed.
• Identify employees and key customers with special needs, and incorporate the requirements of such persons into your preparedness plan (from Pandemicflu.gov)