Emergency Kit for your Workplace | Office EPK | Basic Supplies

This video contains a list of items that I recommend having in a basic Office Emergency Preparedness Kit (EPK). It provides you with a basic set of supplies in the rare case that you need to bunker in place at your office (place of work) during an emergency situation (e.g., earthquake, civil unrest, etc.). The supplies included are also intended to be used during an evacuation scenario.

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[KaylynnStrain]

A few wet wipes may also be a good addition to an office kit

[jordanunbroken]

I also include an extra pair of underwear. Not just to feel fresh but if you start your period at work or anything it helps to have a backup!

[FlashPan]

What I also consider is if you have to trek it out to home or wherever. I try to make my bag good for all seasons and can ditch anything quickly. Being in the UK, 1 day it can be a monsoon, the next dry as a bone to next snow. I haev most of what yo show but also pack a thin poncho and waterproof over trousers, beef jerky, metal water bottle, matches, local street map, wired ear buds for the radio (less battery usage), para cord, spare socks, small knife, tropical/bush hat, balaclava (which can double as a beenie), safety pins, phone charger with USB cables/connectors and a few other bits and bobs.

[apsilonblue]

I've worked in office environments for almost 30 years plus being in IT means I've been in the office every hour of every day at some point so see things regular workers don't and I'm the area specialist for evacuations meaning it's my job to act as fire warden for the area as well as know the layout and location of everything to provide info to emergency services should the need arise. So based on my experience here's a couple of observations.
1. Spare comfortable shoes are a great idea but you're not going to have time to put them on in a real evacuation. Grab them and go and change when it's safe to. Alternatively do what one of my coworkers does and wear them all the time. When he needs to leave his desk then he puts on his dress shoes. No one notices what shoes you're wearing sitting at a desk.
2. There is food in the office. Everyone who works in an office has at least some snacks stashed away. The downside is if you keep it on your desk or even a top drawer it likely will go missing. Office food thieves are real. You're better off hiding it as much as possible.
3. While the kit idea and content is good in general, I think something more readily portable would be better though. Bugging in at the office it's fine but if you have to get out now that box is going to be harder to carry without spilling everything than a small backpack or satchel bag etc. Think about how you'd carry it along with your EDC. If you're truly prepared and have a go bag as well or vehicle supplies just outside then it may not be necessary to carry this kit but if this is the extent of your supplies you'll probably want to take it with you.

[Traderjoe]

I am proud to say that I already had every single thing in this video, and then some! 👍🏻

[BionicMadness]

Another fantastic video TUP! I also include a set of walkie-talkies in my kit and I have an "emergency partner". In this case, it's the receptionist and they keep one and I have the other one, which is always on the charger. This gives us a way to talk to one another in an emergency because we are on opposite sides of the building and we also go to different evacuation points. By doing this we can do a headcount in case there are still people inside the building.

[mfgeeze]

I would put organic tampons in my med kit for stopping a heavily bleeding wound but as far as monthly needs I would add reusable pads or a menstrual cup for an emergency situation, more often then not you won't know when you are able to resupply and tampons run out quickly and are paired with the risk of TSS if used for an extended period of time. A menstrual cup can last up to 10 years if properly cared for.

[HummerGirl]

In my prior office we lost power due to Super Storm Sandy and the restrooms were down a long dark hallway. I pulled my bag out with my headlamp and everyone wanted to borrow it. I brought out my flashlight and got supplies from my get home bag in my truck and was given employee of the year for all I did that day....Yes we were working because I am in insurance and everyone had to be there to take claims.

[DanaGould]

Just a tiny suggestion, include a short usb charging cable with your powerbank. You can get one with all three usb micro, type-c and apple type charging connectors. Just in case.

[craiggillett]

In New Zealand 🇳🇿 due to our predisposition towards earthquakes, the majority of businesses actually have well stocked civil defence cabinets filled with essentials for survival up to three days for every staff member.
At our company, in addition to the CD cabinets, we have a system where staff manage water rotation - gallons of water are stored, dated and refreshed as ‘just something we do’ . I’ve still picked up great pointers, shoes, LED headlamp, lantern, and emergency radio. Most important the prescription medication- never thought of having a supply at work! Thankyou

[phxjaguar]

Great video, always worth thinking about if you could be in any situation. From my experience, the one thing I would add is some mobility. While I understand this kit is more for a shelter in place, there are instances where some relocation is to take place even if only to gather or move up or down floors. This could be a simple thin nylon backpack or duffle bag where the tennis shoes could be kept along with a few small bottles of water. Sometimes it’s best also not to show everyone all you have. For my personal preference, items that could lead to temptation such as cash, or some candy bars lol, I place in solid white or colored plastic bags. I then use a bag sealer on those. I add hard candies or gum to all my kits no matter how small.

[SandCrabNews]

Packets of Emergen-C powder or Nuun tablets. Nescafe coffee singles. Sugar, salt, pepper packets. (Ground pepper soothes a cough or sneeze.)

[ambissing]

Great video and ideas, especially the older running shoes. I loved all the ideas for the office EPK. I personally prefer to keep my stuff in running 10L backpack. Since I run ultras, no one thinks twice about the shoes and backpack being there. I keep 2k calories of food such as peanut butter crackers, ProBar base protein bar, chocolate sealed protein drink, veggie/fruit pouches, etc because I'd get hangry on only 1, 200 calories 😆

[Gadgeteer]

I like that you include a tourniquet in your kit! However, I would take it out of it's bag and properly fold and stage it for better efficiency. Also, the ability of an emergency radio to have the crank recharge option is a nice back up in case the disposable batteries run out of power. If cell towers go out in an earthquake, the radio might be the only alternative source of external communication, but this is assuming the radio towers were also not taken out. 

Anyways, great kit you got there! I love it when you post these kinds of videos since you are so organized and thorough.

[davidwatchesyoutube]

Lots of great tips here. I have everything (except the water) already, just need to organize it. Thanks for the kick in the pants to get it sorted come Monday!

[PreparednessVeteran]

Excellent layout and gear. No doubt from there, anyone could tailor their EPK for their particular work scenario and environment.
Good going.

[GearSkeptic]

I’ve been building a database of food items suitable for hiking and/or prepping, cataloged and sorted by calorie density. I’d suggest different snacks, but I’m not about to tell Cliff not to eat Clif bars!

[DJFelixChester]

I would suggest adding a "cover/shelter" element to this kit in the form of a lightweight fleece blanket, probably queen sized, but that compacts to a reasonable size. If you work in a large, open plan office, and the power goes out you won't have a heater or A/C and most buildings these days are designed to rely on artificial cooling/heating to keep a constant temp. Having a fleece blanket that you can either use to wrap up with if it starts to get cold, or use to cover sunny windows to insulate against the heat would be a good addition.

[fineassamyfresh]

Watching again 😊 as I'll probably be going back to the office at some point and I know I'll have to update my desk kit.

[TheBurningLion]

This is a brilliant setup, well done!