Hi Deon, I don't know the culture of South Africa enough to speak intelligently on this issue specifically, but we in Canada went through a major scandal with ...
Duncan Matheson
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Dec 15, 2004 6:47 am
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I have been asked to pitch for the Reputation restoration plan for the South African Blood Transfusion Services. This is what the brief said: "As discussed...
I hope I can pick your brains to help me with this. Some of our users need to have original paper documents available in their work areas. These are signed...
... Chris, We use FireKing. They have cabinets for both paper and electronic media, rated for both heat exposure/time and impact. There is a web site that ...
Bob Robinson
rwrobinsonme@...
Dec 18, 2004 7:50 am
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Dear Professionals Middle East business Continuity Professionals, a Yahoo group launched in the month of April, gained so far 150+ Member from different part...
I think you need to look at more than fireproof cabinets. What happens to the organization if: The document is lost / misplaced / out of the office when...
Douglass, Keith (DS...
Keith.Douglass@...
Dec 18, 2004 7:51 am
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Greetings Deon, You have a tough one there. Here are my recommendations: 1) Always take the moral high ground whenever possible. Admit to critics and the...
Charles S. Thomas
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Dec 18, 2004 7:51 am
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Chris, although originally conceived for chemical storage (keep working area safe from hazardous materials), I've seen these safety cabinets being used as file...
Hello all, Sorry for cross posting - I believe the subject is important enough try to reach as many of us as possible. DRI International has published an...
From The Moderator {Issues from the Desk of Moderator} I have the honor to launch the 1st Issue of ME-BCP Journal at the New Year eve of 2005, with the wish...
www.plan-it-control-it.com offers low cost, easy to use, downloadable business continuity planning and IT security document templates and tools. All documents...
info@...
Jan 6, 2005 7:38 am
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Article that appeared on MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6799055/ Has an interesting set of maps and projections Chris Rohrs CBCP [Non-text portions of this...
Hi everyone, I didn't see any discussion in this forum around this terrible disaster (a really disaster). I'd like to put in here two things: 1-Does it make...
aaccneto
pentelhoide@...
Jan 11, 2005 6:17 am
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What I find thought provoking is the lack of communication that existed on the macro level. The fact that the USA Earthquake monitoring center could not...
Deon, It doesn't surprise me. The problem is that during a crisis, it's not the time for original thought. The time for original thought is in the cold light...
I would welcome some advice and comments I work for a small company that has a single office building with about 1,000 coworkers in it. We have some field...
Chris, One comment - in terms of keeping staff informed. Obviously staff get tired of being told the same thing at regular intervals, however it is important...
DAVID TICKNER
davidt_prm@...
Jan 24, 2005 7:06 am
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Well, assuming you delegated control to a higher authority using the Incident Command System you would have to have gotten control back before you could allow...
Wayne Boaz
wayneboaz@...
Jan 26, 2005 7:32 am
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After an evacuation, is it reasonable to allow people back into a building to pick up belongings, but not let them stay there? Under what conditions? The ...
This is often asked, and the answer comes directly from the security and safety authorities. Immediately an alarm is raised and a building is evacuated the...
DAVID TICKNER
davidt_prm@...
Jan 26, 2005 7:34 am
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Do not assume the Damage Assessment Team will be allowed immediate rights to enter the building (much less employees) or even into the geographical area that...
Chris I understand the desire to care for the individual concerns of one's colleagues. However there is, I believe, a greater principle involved... If the...
Kelly, Francis
francis.kelly@...
Jan 27, 2005 1:32 pm
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Chris et al., In the UK the SOP is that Fire has the authority over the scene / building whilst there is still a Health & Safety risk foreseen. In the case of...
Hy all! I have just joined to this group so first I want to introduce myself: My name is Rafael Roldan and I work in Telefonica I+D in Madrid (Spain). In our...
Hy all! In our company we have catalogued three levels that compose our vision of the Disaster Recovery Industry: 1) software for developing/managing a...
The DRJ World conference is coming in March, and the CPM conference coming in May. I can get my management to pay for one. Any opinions on which is more...
hello everybody, nice meeting u all, i wish to introduce myself, im ranga, doing MBA Information Technology. in coventry university. in my final year, i...
rbhasiam
rbhasiam@...
Feb 17, 2005 2:08 pm
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Ranga, Go and see Eve Coles at the Coventry University Centre for Disaster Management based in the John Laing Building. She heads up the BC Diploma course and...
Dear Ranga, You can find an overview of the business continuity process plus a wide range of resources used by some of the worlds largest companies, govrenment...
info@...
Feb 18, 2005 8:23 am
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If we suffer a disaster that wipes out our data center, we will bring up our systems at a relocation site. We are planning on signing a contract with a couple...
