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Coordinating Emergency Response and Business Continuity in Manufacturing

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses the different emergency response and business continuity issues to consider after an incident, and how both teams can communicate efficiently. In manufacturing, even if there is no formal business continuity plan in place, there are often emergency response plans.

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The 7 critical elements of a business continuity plan

Online Computers

Therefore, having an effective business continuity plan (BCP) is vital to operational resilience. By knowing the specific threats to your organization’s continuity and how exactly they can disrupt day-to-day operations, you can better design a BCP that mitigates these risks.

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The Art of Explaining: MHA’s Best Crisis Communications Resources    

MHA Consulting

The rise of the internet and social media has made crisis communications more challenging—and more critical—than ever. In today’s post, we’ll list and link to some of MHA’s best-ever resources on the art of communicating during a crisis. We’ve written a lot about crisis communications over the years. Keep it simple.

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Communicating When Disaster Strikes – Tips for Preparedness

KingsBridge BCP

One of the first things people do when disaster strikes is start communicating. Emergency response groups learn and relay important facts about the incident. In order to keep gossip to a minimum and maintain a positive reputation, clear communication about the incident must occur in a timely fashion. Someone calls 911.

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What needs to be included in a business continuity plan checklist?

SRM

Those with high-level business continuity plans in place will be putting elements of these into action. For many, however, it is time to dust off what plans they have and update them to take account of the current threats. Business Continuity Plan Checklist . Business Continuity Plan (BCP).

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Disaster Recovery Plan vs. Business Continuity Plan: Is There a Difference?

Diligent

Disaster recovery and business continuity are two terms often used interchangeably – but doing so risks missing some of the key differences between the two strategies. To debunk the disaster recovery plan vs. business continuity plan debate, we look at: What each means. What is Business Continuity? How they differ.

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Business Continuity and ‘Emergency Response’

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. I have noted within LinkedIn forums, on Pulse, Continuity magazine and on various blog sites and portals that there is a gathering debate on whether business continuity is fit for purpose.