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Vital Emergency Supplies
There is never a good time for an emergency, but your company must have much more than a basic first-aid kit in the event of an untimely disaster. In regard to supplies, it is important to let workers know just what will be stored and available in the building. This will encourage feedback and ultimately help you determine if any additional supplies should be included for added protection. Recommended emergency supplies should at least include [Read more...]
In-House Shelter
During an evacuation, there may be instances when it is best to stay in your location and form a shelter in a special area within the building to avoid dangerous conditions outside. In such situations, knowing how and where to take shelter can be a matter of life or death. When it comes to disaster recovery, [Read more...]
Creating a Thorough Evacuation Plan
When faced with a disaster, one of the hardest decisions your team will have to make is whether to stay onsite or vacate the premises. Unfortunately, some disasters are so catastrophic they require that everyone leaves the facility immediately. It is no secret that a business who plans for an emergency and devises an exit strategy performs better than those who don’t.
Here are a few tips [Read more...]
Employee Involvement in Emergency Planning
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning is an enormous project that cannot be completed by one person alone. It is essential that your project involve employees at each level so that everyone can prepare and protect all aspects of the business. Instead of formulating a roster of your employees right away, I suggest that you first consider [Read more...]
Preparing for Threats through Risk Assessment
A successful business continuity plan involves preparing for the unexpected. No one ever wants to overindulge in negativity, yet it is only practical to be realistic in this day and age of untimely disasters. A major part of any disaster recovery plan is assessing the potential risks the business will be exposed to in the event of a disaster or other emergency situations. It is a must to consider all types of probable incidents [Read more...]
Surviving Utilities Disruptions
Coupled with untimely natural disasters, disruption to the power supply and other utility services is one of the biggest threats facing businesses today. This is especially true for those with operations that impact an infrastructure consisting of other businesses, social services and the consumer public. Preparing for utilities disruption [Read more...]
Budgeting for Disaster Recovery
Understanding all the changes that could become an integral part of daily business operations is vital to the success of any business continuity plan. It is important for the management team to determine the most essential elements that will enable the business to thrive in the event of a disaster. In the end, it is strategic budgeting that will ensure the [Read more...]
Preparing a Business Continuity or Emergency Plan takes time and effort and requires some investment. In my previous post, I provided a list of 10 steps small businesses can take which do not require any cash investment.
In this post and the remainder of the series, I’ll cover in some detail the process of preparing a Business Continuity or Emergency Plan. Some parts of this process will require an investment as well as some effort. So, why do this? [Read more...]
This post introduces a series covering basic business Disaster Recovery Planning.
Here are ten important disaster recovery planning steps which require no cash.
1. Meet with [Read more...]
Online data storage comes in two main flavors. What are the similarities and differences?
Proper data backup provides [Read more...]
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