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Business preparedness

Business continuity management

Business continuity is a proactive approach designed to help organisations protect themselves by:

  • identifying potential threats
  • assessing the impact on their operations
  • developing strategies to mitigate risks
  • minimising disruption
  • enablingĀ a prompt recovery

Business continuity risks

These are events that could hamper or stop your organisation from running. Potential risks include:

  • loss of a building or site
  • loss of staff
  • loss of utilities
  • disruption to transport
  • disruption to the availability of fuel
  • loss of communication
  • IT failure
  • supplier delivery issues

Business continuity process

  1. Understand your businesses key functions
  2. Risk assessments
  3. Create your business continuity plan
  4. Exercise your business continuity plan
  5. Embed and maintain your business continuity plan

Advice for your business

Contact our team for help with your business continuity arrangements:

Emergency Planning Team
(01639) 686 409 (01639) 686 409 voice +441639686409