How to Create and Leverage a Business Continuity Checklist for Emergency Planning
Alert Media
MARCH 16, 2021
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Alert Media
MARCH 16, 2021
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CCEM Strategies
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Transportation plays a key and invaluable role for company operations and is a vital element of emergency management. By considering transportation in your risk assessment and planning for transportation impacts in advance, companies can apply solutions proactively rather than reacting to disaster events. And CCEM can help.
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Plan B Consulting
AUGUST 24, 2020
This week I discuss why having a clear scope of the incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with is important within your organisation. One of the subjects we got talking about was the scope of incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with. Be very clear to senior managers the scope of BC.
Plan B Consulting
AUGUST 23, 2020
This week I discuss why having a clear scope of the incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with is important within your organisation. One of the subjects we got talking about was the scope of incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with. Be very clear to senior managers the scope of BC.
Plan B Consulting
AUGUST 23, 2020
This week I discuss why having a clear scope of the incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with is important within your organisation. One of the subjects we got talking about was the scope of incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with. This was taken from the previous version of the GPG.
Plan B Consulting
AUGUST 24, 2020
This week I discuss why having a clear scope of the incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with is important within your organisation. One of the subjects we got talking about was the scope of incidents that business continuity is designed to deal with. This was taken from the previous version of the GPG.
CCEM Strategies
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
By understanding the risks, you can better prepare your business. Files including contact information for your employees, key suppliers and customers, insurance and legal documents, and of course your emergency plan, should also be backed up digitally. So, what can you do to help mitigate the effects of flooding?
CCEM Strategies
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Here’s what you need to know when preparing your emergency plan. Determine your evacuation routes Include an evacuation route from your business location to higher ground, ideally 30 metres above sea level and away from the coastline. So, how will your organization prepare for a tsunami?
Business Continuity Today
JUNE 29, 2021
One of the most common complaints that I have heard over the years from emergency and business continuity managers is they cannot get their executives to participate in emergency drills and exercises. It is hard for EM and BC managers to get the buy-in from the midlevel managers if the top does not participate.
Business Continuity Today
JUNE 29, 2021
One of the most common complaints that I have heard over the years from emergency and business continuity managers is they cannot get their executives to participate in emergency drills and exercises. It is hard for EM and BC managers to get the buy-in from the midlevel managers if the top does not participate.
Plan B Consulting
JUNE 7, 2017
Following his recent bulletin on why he thinks the business continuity profession is in decline, Charlie looks at why he does not think resilience is the solution. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on why I think the business continuity profession is in decline.
Plan B Consulting
JUNE 7, 2017
Following his recent bulletin on why he thinks the business continuity profession is in decline, Charlie looks at why he does not think resilience is the solution. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on why I think the business continuity profession is in decline.
CCEM Strategies
JANUARY 10, 2024
In the face of escalating climate-related emergencies, the Province of B.C.’s s recent allocation of $18 million for Indigenous engagement is a critical opportunity for communities to increase preparedness through consultation and collaboration and meet new emergency management legislative requirements.
Plan B Consulting
DECEMBER 24, 2015
The Business Continuity Institute seem to have impressed the term, and many of my rivals on the business continuity consultancy side have put resilience in their business name. Being well-managed is also important so if something does occur, the management team or organisation is nimble enough to deal with it.
Plan B Consulting
DECEMBER 24, 2015
The Business Continuity Institute seem to have impressed the term, and many of my rivals on the business continuity consultancy side have put resilience in their business name. Being well-managed is also important so if something does occur, the management team or organisation is nimble enough to deal with it.
CCEM Strategies
MAY 7, 2023
EP Week is a reminder for us to be prepared for any type of emergency and encourages everyone to take these three simple steps : Know the risks. Make a plan. Get, or build, an emergency kit. Encourage management to promote and participate in these activities too.
CCEM Strategies
MAY 10, 2023
The Role of Communities in Wildfire Season Wildfire management is complex, especially when the seasonal severity is high. Review the plans and think about how wildfire might impact your community. Requesting and/or providing resources and mutual aid As you review, look for places to enhance the plans and procedures.
Plan B Consulting
APRIL 12, 2019
In the first bulletin of his new ‘Business Continuity 2025’ series, Charlie discusses what incidents might look like in 2025. I intend to write a series of bulletins over the next few months where I imagine what business continuity might look like in 2025.
Plan B Consulting
APRIL 12, 2019
In the first bulletin of his new ‘Business Continuity 2025’ series, Charlie discusses what incidents might look like in 2025. I intend to write a series of bulletins over the next few months where I imagine what business continuity might look like in 2025.
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Reflecting on the theme for this year’s BCI Education Month, ‘Discover Business Continuity & Resilience’, Charlie looks at how newcomers to the profession can learn from the experience of others and gain the knowledge to succeed in their role. Business continuity is not a profession you can learn out of a book.
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Reflecting on the theme for this year’s BCI Education Month, ‘Discover Business Continuity & Resilience’, Charlie looks at how newcomers to the profession can learn from the experience of others and gain the knowledge to succeed in their role. Business continuity is not a profession you can learn out of a book.
Plan B Consulting
MAY 23, 2022
Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) has been running this past week to raise awareness about the new hybrid work environment and how organisations need to rethink the way they embed, validate, and raise awareness amongst their staff of Business Continuity Plans.
MHA Consulting
JANUARY 26, 2023
In today’s post we’ll look at the top 10 free or almost free resources business continuity management professionals can utilize to help them raise their BCM skills and effectiveness to ninja level. A great place to get an overview of the whole BC field, from Program Administration to Exercises to Risk Management and Mitigation.
Business Continuity Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
If we as a collective learned anything in 2020, it is that we cannot assume that our year will turn out as planned. The trick is, how do we manage change, and how to we plan for the pivot. As business continuity, emergency, and crisis managers, it is our job to plan for and expect the need for our organization to pivot.
Business Continuity Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
If we as a collective learned anything in 2020, it is that we cannot assume that our year will turn out as planned. The trick is, how do we manage change, and how to we plan for the pivot. As business continuity, emergency, and crisis managers, it is our job to plan for and expect the need for our organization to pivot.
Business Continuity Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
If we as a collective learned anything in 2020, it is that we cannot assume that our year will turn out as planned. The trick is, how do we manage change, and how to we plan for the pivot. As business continuity, emergency, and crisis managers, it is our job to plan for and expect the need for our organization to pivot.
Plan B Consulting
MAY 23, 2022
Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) has been running this past week to raise awareness about the new hybrid work environment and how organisations need to rethink the way they embed, validate, and raise awareness amongst their staff of Business Continuity Plans.
Plan B Consulting
MAY 23, 2022
Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) has been running this past week to raise awareness about the new hybrid work environment and how organisations need to rethink the way they embed, validate, and raise awareness amongst their staff of Business Continuity Plans.
Castellan
AUGUST 2, 2022
Half of the respondents to the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) 2022 Extreme Weather and Climate Report say their organization has experienced delays or disruptions acquiring key products because of the impact of climate-related events on the supply chain. Get the Business Continuity Accountability Guide. DOWNLOAD NOW.
MHA Consulting
JANUARY 12, 2023
Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one.
BryghtPath
JULY 19, 2023
Explore "Exercise success factors" in business continuity planning: enhancing performance, managing expectations, and accurate documentation. The post Success factors for effective crisis exercises appeared first on Bryghtpath.
Plan B Consulting
OCTOBER 23, 2021
With most organisations adopting hybrid working, it is becoming more likely that incidents will be managed by a combination of people in the office and those at home. This itself leads to managing an incident over a video conferencing system. Last week I ran a SIMEX for a bank crisis management team.
CCEM Strategies
JUNE 5, 2023
So, it’s important your emergency and continuity management program addresses summer hazards. Have alternatives in the event of utility outages All businesses and organizations are reliant on utilities. Include work arounds, alternatives, and redundancies in your planning this summer, rain or shine.
CCEM Strategies
MARCH 17, 2023
Provincial and local authorities are aware of the owners and operators of CI in their regions and together, they work to create and test emergency plans that will ensure adequate response procedures and business continuity practices are in place, long before an incident occurs.
CCEM Strategies
MAY 11, 2023
Review and Enhance Flood Plans Your community already has emergency plans, and you may even have flood-specific plans. Review the plans and think about how flooding might impact your community. Need Help with Risk Assessments, Planning and/or Engagement?
CCEM Strategies
MARCH 27, 2018
Now that the Canadian government has launched Alert Ready - Canada’s National Public Alerting System, it’s important to consider how this affects your business’ emergency plans , and how to modify them moving forward. Now that you have the steps to re-evaluate your existing emergency plans, it’s time to put them to the test!
CCEM Strategies
JUNE 13, 2018
Public perception often places government at the core of emergency management and planning. And while this is largely true, it doesn’t necessarily represent the full picture of emergency preparedness in Canada. Emergencies can have a significant and even catastrophic (excuse the pun) impact on a business’ bottom line.
Emergency Planning
JUNE 9, 2019
For example, business continuity management has a slightly different set of priorities which induces it to change the emphasis among triggering factors (Elliott et al. We classify disasters in order to deal with "more manageable conceptual units." Disaster Prevention and Management 11(3): 209-213. Alexander, D.E.
Plan B Consulting
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Why did they not anticipate this as a possibility and put in place a contingency plan, which they could have on the shelf ready for the moment if it was needed? Case study – Courier company plans verified by exercises. We were rolling out business continuity plans for their parcel operation.
Plan B Consulting
MAY 16, 2022
This week Dawn, the Business Development Manager from PlanB Consulting, and I, attended CYBERUK 2022 at the ICC Conference Centre in Newport Wales. Even the seniors of the organisation seemed young, the leader of the NCSC and one of her senior managers were both females. So there is quite a long way to go in cyber preparation.
Emergency Planning
MARCH 7, 2019
Myth 3: Disasters cause a great deal of chaos and cannot possibly be managed systematically. Reality: There are excellent theoretical models of how disasters function and how to manage them. Myth 24: There is usually a shortage of resources when disaster occurs and this prevents them from being managed effectively. It is not so.
Plan B Consulting
MAY 15, 2017
This week Charlie looks at the performance of incident management teams and how incident team members can be assessed using competencies. You get a new job and have been hired by organisation X to roll out business continuity within the company. There are some competency standards out there for management of incidents.
Plan B Consulting
MAY 15, 2017
This week Charlie looks at the performance of incident management teams and how incident team members can be assessed using competencies. You get a new job and have been hired by organisation X to roll out business continuity within the company. There are some competency standards out there for management of incidents.
Plan B Consulting
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Why did they not anticipate this as a possibility and put in place a contingency plan, which they could have on the shelf ready for the moment if it was needed? Case study – Courier company plans verified by exercises When writing this bulletin, I was reminded of some work we did for a courier company.
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