Business Continuity NewsBriefs - February 22, 2017
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Facility Management and Business Continuity
February 22, 2017 - As a facility manager, you have a lot on your plate every day. You have to be a combination juggler, enforcer, and clairvoyant among other things. When it comes to business continuity, your list of roles increases yet again. Facility management and business continuity have a lot of synergy, and you have a part in both. We hope this week's articles can help make your job(s) a bit easier and provide some ideas on how you can work to improve the business continuity of your organization.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it."
-- Margaret Thatcher --
1. A Winning Partnership: Facility Management and Business Continuity
Potentially, there are many roles for facilities management to support the business continuity program. By involving facility management in the BC planning process, BC professionals can strengthen their programs. Here are some ways to incorporate facility managers into that process.
http://www.disaster-resource.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=274:a-winning-partnership-facility-management-and-business-continuity
2. Business Continuity Planning for Facilities Managers
Many Facilities Management (FM) departments are often excluded from the BC planning process, either because BIA surveys skew a focus toward IT dependencies and financial impacts, or because Recovery strategies lean toward alternate site configurations (under the assumption that a damaged facility will be a total loss). Both of these perspectives ignore the fact that 'total loss' of a facility almost never occurs.
https://www.ebrp.net/business-continuity-planning-for-facilities-managers/
3. Study: Ten things that any emergency preparedness/business continuity plan should include
The report, "High Stakes Business: People, Property and Services," which draws on data gathered at multiple IFMA Emergency Planning and Business Continuity research forums and the IFMA 2014 Business Continuity Survey, makes a strong business case for the importance of practicing emergency preparedness/business continuity planning and provides a step-by-step guide to do so effectively.
https://www.ifma.org/news/what's-new-at-ifma/what's-new-at-ifma-details/2014/08/14/study-ten-things-that-any-emergency-preparedness-business-continuity-plan-should-include
4. Planning for an Emergency
Headlines over the past several years have put emergency preparedness and response at the top of priority lists in institutional and commercial facilities. Obviously, emergencies and disasters are unpredictable. So adequate anticipation, proper preparation and effective response can be daunting challenges for maintenance and engineering managers.
http://www.facilitiesnet.com/emergencypreparedness/article/Planning-for-Trouble-Facility-Management-Emergency-Preparedness-Feature--6867
5. Seven ways to boost the resilience of your facility
Weather-related events, as well as more gradual results of climate change, are wreaking havoc on facilities across the country. While these extreme weather events are expected to increase, the good news is that there are things you can do now to mitigate their impact on your facility and ensure business continuity.
http://blog.haleyaldrich.com/7-ways-to-boost-the-resilience-of-your-facility
6. Eight Ways to Protect Your Building During a Demonstration
Whether it's Occupy Wall Street, union strikers, animal rights activists, an agitated student body, or complications during elections, public demonstrations are bringing emotional hordes to city streets across the nation. Whether unexpected or anticipated, these protesters are a unique security challenge for commercial properties. Learn how to plan for demonstrations before your building is overwhelmed by a crowd.
http://www.buildings.com/article-details/articleid/13382/title/8-ways-to-protect-your-building-during-a-demonstration
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