Here are some interesting points you may like to consider which you won't find on the web links provided. How do you get people to come to work when they are...
I would look at http://www.pandemicflu.gov/ and in particular the guidance provided by the Dept of Health and Human Services. The guidance is written in the...
I have been to several sessions about Pandemic planning - sad to say the main focus was on how to arrange for supplies of Tamiflu to be distributed.  ...
Hi Nigel, Â If you look at a disaster like Pandemic Flu, your affected enabler is the employee. Â In BCP we are highly dependent on 5 enablers 1. Office...
Nigel We publish and regulary update a guide which is free to download at our web site www.linkassociates.com click on the link under latest news and downloads...
James The concept should not be that they stay behind, their roles and responsibilities and the actions they take need to be defined and training provided. It...
I understand what extra expense insurance is. In fact it has been discussed on this list. I'm having a little trouble coming up with the details. Does...
Hi Group Members, Has any of the group members estimated or calculated MTPOD? If so I would like to know how. As per BS25999, it is a requirement and should be...
YOu might want to look at the UK government's resources which include a planning checklist for businesses, as well as business continuity advice and links to...
In my organization we have been tasked to build a local recovery site. The direction and requirements are coming from senior management which is not a good...
Hi, Â Words like mirroring and replication are used for IT data center, where we talk about recovery centre for only IT Data Center, i.e. for servers,...
Winston, Dependant on who is throwing around the terms both Mirroring and Replication can mean the same thing both Terms are IT specific, however having worked...
One item in the FSA Business Continuity Practice Guide is that new employees should be background security checked. Would anyone be willing to share their...
Winston, Â Be happy that senior management is involved and offering direction. Most of the time we complain that senior management ignores us. Â Since there...
Thank you for your response. Yes, all due diligence has been done. I've completed the BIA and looking to update again in early 09. I've also solicited feedback...
At one assignment, I took the DRJ Words and Meanings Glossary and extracted the 6 pages of definitions that we needed to concentrate on. I made a booklet and...
I worked for a Fortune Top 50 company. Every one including all contract staff had to undergo a background check. Everyone. If they touched any company property...
I believe Experian can carry out these checks on your behalf (for a fee of course). Chris Hurst UK Business Continuity Manager Facilities UK Anglo Irish Bank ...
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In the states Experian and the other 2 credit reporting agencies tend to stay more on the financial side. There are other agencies that provide criminal...
Management is fond of throwing around terms that they have read about in airline magazines without full comprehension of the meaning or what is involved. Â ...
Background checks come in various "flavors" depending on what type of position an applicant is being considered for and could include any combination of the...
Although it is not a popular stance with certifying organizations, I think most professional certifications should be licensed. While some licenses are little...
I'm always amazed at the organizations that don't do ANY checks . . . schools, for example, which don't bother to confirm a teacher candidate's credentials...
Trouble is, beyond the points Jim made, there are many highly qualified professionals who are NOT certified - Norm Harris for one, even though his (former)...
Dear Nalin Please see attached - a sample/ simple way of calculating MTPOD. This is not the only way, but one of the ways - with certain assumptions (shown in...
Many thanks to all of you who sent me emails with advice and lists of websites to go to. For those who are interested I did find someting at Bird Flu Manual...
