DTCC Prepares for Possible Swine Flu Outbreak
DTCC has implemented an extensive plan to ensure it can continue to provide all essential services to customers worldwide in the event a serious outbreak of H1N1 (swine) flu impacts any of the company’s facilities in the coming months.
DTCC’s Pandemic Flu Task Force, created three years ago, has been meeting since last spring to plan and coordinate responses to a possible outbreak of the H1N1 flu, which has already caused high absenteeism in certain Southern hemisphere countries.
“Our goal is to ensure DTCC can provide all essential services to the industry, without interruption, by helping keep employees healthy and taking steps to minimize the outbreak of the flu at our facilities,” said William Aimetti, DTCC president and COO.
To achieve this, DTCC has developed an advanced social-distancing plan that would allow a large number of employees to work from home or alternate facilities. The company has also cross-trained employees to assume essential tasks if absenteeism reaches critical levels and taken a series of steps to educate them on how to help prevent the spread of the disease.
At the same time, DTCC is working with its critical vendors to ensure the continuation of their services in the event of a major swine-flu outbreak in any of the company’s locations.
DTCC will keep customers informed of developments throughout the fall and winter. In addition, DTCC relationship managers will be reaching out to customers to keep them abreast of plans and procedures related to H1N1-flu preparedness. @