Thank you all for such great ideas. I really apprecaite the time and trouble you've taken. My concern on floor sweepers is that they are great in drills but...
I think the effectiveness of your assembly point strategy depends very much on the maturity and level of BC awareness of your staff. If current level of...
We are about to start testing a technology based solution based on a handheld device with a built in card reader. The device sits in a cradle and syncs with...
I worked in a building with 5500+ folks. 2 - 4 stories with 7 interconnected segments. Often I would have to go from building 6 to building 2. We seldom...
I have joined this thread late but it may be of interest to UK correspondents that national Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) - a police unit working...
John thanks for the info about the BA exercise. I pass your HQ every day to and from work, and saw no signs of panic ! I had a quick ferret around the MI5...
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Several people have contacted me re Project Argus and have not found the MI5 website very helpful. For more detailed information try the following link -...
Sarah, It is worth considering an SMS notification system which operates as an instant call tree with the added benefit that with some systems you recieve...
Hi, You can also use a fee phone number to keep staff informed but be carefull about the information you give out as it could give a poor communications...
We are a smallish company (circa 140 people) based in central London I have responsibility for IT and for BCP - not ideal but we're not really large enough...
This is a very interesting topic. I was discussing this with my colleagues and one of them said they encountered a situation where the Legal Dept. actually...
Hi Chris, [MODERATOR NOTE: COULD FUTURE RESPONSES IN THIS THREAD PLEASE BE SENT DIRECTLY TO CHRIS?] There are a few places and independent consultants that do...
I've never heard of the legal dept balking at personnel accountability as a liability. I would think it would be a greater liability to have someone unable...
Chris, Over the past five years we have been running Board Room Scenario Exercises/Crisis Command Training days with the guidance and expertise supplied by...
As with most things "business continuity," multiple options often are best. Â Hall monitors/wardens always are appropriate IF they are carefully selected...
I know of no organization that would not want to assure that everyone in their facility at the time of crisis was accounted for. In this case, you implement ...
Any thoughts on the liability of the company for those who "stay behind" to complete the sweep and place themselves at risk? What is a reasonable expectation...
The sweepers are typically volunteers and sweep in a manner that has them making progress towards their own exit while they sweep. They are instructed not to...
We need to take this very seriously. Whenever evacuation/fire drills are done, each department has a responsible person assigned to take the roll-call. These...
I have always been taught that if you "think" there is any reason "you are in danger", get out. As a side story, here in the states, one police department is...
Hi all I'm the operations manager of a transportation company based in UK. Does anyone know where I can get advice on preparing a business of about 500 staff...
Hi Nigel, There is a listing of available resources relating to the UK here: http://www.continuitycentral.com/pandemicplanningUK.htm And more from around the...
Go to http://www.drj.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=167&board=7.0  Under DRJ - Main Board    Under the User Info box       In the Search...
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...
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