 Business
Continuity Planning, that is, planning for recovery
from a disaster, aims to:
-
manage
the risks which could result in disastrous events
and thus minimise the likelihood of a disaster occurring;
-
reduce
the time taken to recover when an incident occurs;
and
-
minimise
the risks involved in the recovery process by making
the critical decisions in advance in stress-free
conditions.
Critical decisions
made during the stress of a crisis have a high risk
of being wrong, ineffective, and costly.
Although the likelihood of a disaster occurring at
a specific property is low, it could, and does, happen
at any time. The problem facing Departments is what
to do when their premises are left unusable for an
unacceptable
length of time. The intention will be to restart essential
operations with a minimum of delay within an acceptable
length
of time, probably with a reduced capacity in temporary
premises.
Departments, and their Premises Managers in particular,
need to know what is expected from them during and immediately
after a disaster, before full restoration of existing
facilities. Business units need to determine their minimum
requirements and agree the recovery Plan before Departments
can make their own Plans to support the recovery.
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