Business Continuity
Emergency Planning
Why have a Business Continuity Plan?
Every year, nearly one in five businesses
suffers a major disruption, and planning to deal with potential
disruptions is widely regarded as good business sense. Consider,
for instance, what you would do if your business premises were not
available for a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks. That
is business continuity planning.
The Buncefield Oil Storage Depot explosion
totally destroyed twenty business premises employing 500 staff.
Sixty other premises employing a further 3,500 staff were unusable
for many months. The total Business losses have been assessed at
more than £100 million.
No matter how large or small, every business
operating in Dover District contributes to the economic wellbeing
of the community. Business continuity planning will help
secure your business future, maintain your customer base and
preserve employment for you and your staff.
Can I afford not to have a contingency plan?
In most cases Business Continuity Planning can
be done by you or your staff using information freely
available on the Internet. With this information you
can:
- Identify your essential resources
- Use a ten minute checklist to assess how prepared you are
- Download free templates, checklists and more
- Access business continuity advice
- Review case studies of companies who have been affected by
major business interuption
You and your staff know your business better
than anyone else so no-one is better placed to identify risks and
prepare it to recover from a crisis with the minimum amount of
downtime.
Where on the internet can I find all this free
information?
Useful websites are:
Please follow this link for a PDF version of this page and other
information on how to protect your family.
Business
Continuity
Keeping your business running in
an emergency
Contact
Email: healthandsafety@dover.gov.uk
Tel: 01304 872027
