business continuity:
buildings and facilities

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EVACUATION INFORMATION

Auditing contingency plans
What you do with the contingency plan is as important as the plan itself. By Ken Koch.
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Accounting for employees following evacuation
David Shimberg explains how ‘Find Your Flag’ helps BCMs account for staff in an emergency.
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Accounting for staff following an evacuation
A risk assessment of methodologies, by Alan Lloyd.
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A general guide for preparing a shelter in place plan
Provides a sample plan for businesses to follow to develop a 'shelter in place' procedure for protecting employees during a chemical-release incident.
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Developing an emergency evacuation strategy
Jim Burtles suggests a structured approach to this essential area of crisis management.
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Emergency evacuation preparedness
A guide for people with disabilities and other activity limitations by June Isaacson Kailes Disability Policy Consultant, The Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions.
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Evacuation and shelter planning
A system approach to evacuation and shelter planning is needed to ensure that staff safety and corporate reputation are protected in the face of today’s threats. By Paul Moor.
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Evacuate or shelter-in-place?
When to go, when to stay… John Glenn provides some pointers.
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Fire alarm and building evacuation procedures
Useful template document.
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Guide to the special needs of people with disabilities for emergency managers, planners and responders
Evacuation requirements and other advice. Published by the National Organisation on Disability, Emergency Preparedness Initiative.
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High profile evacuation
Evacuation lessons learned from the 1993 World Trade Center attack which helped to save lives on September 11th.
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People aspects of business continuity: consider the built environment
Changes to the environment in your facilities can have a big impact on staff availability.
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Pocket emergency evacuation guide published
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an emergency evacuation reference tool. The guide takes a checklist approach.
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GENERAL INFORMATION

A facility blueprint for survival: plan for the unexpected!
Discusses some of the issues involved in protecting business facilities.
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BCP Downtown Redevelopment and Future Requirements Subcommittee Presentation to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
Securities Industry Association report into ways of building business continuity into a redevelopment project. Useful case study.
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Business continuity and ‘Network of Space’
John H. Vivadelli, president & CEO, AgilQuest explains why companies should treat physical buildings as a ‘network’ for business continuity purposes.
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Guidance for filtration and air-cleaning systems to protect building environments from airborne chemical, biological, or radiological attacks
New guidance provided by NIOSH. (78 page PDF)
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Guidance issued on building safety
Help with facilities risk management strategy.
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NIST guide helps with facilities risk assessment
Web-enabled toolkit linked to NIST ‘Guide to Printed and Electronic Resources for Developing a Cost-Effective Risk Mitigation Plan for New and Existing Constructed Facilities’.
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New white paper explores the link between business continuity and facilities management
Smarter buildings required to enhance business continuity.
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Primary site selection strategies…
One of the keys to successful business continuity is choosing the right business location. Ed Reagan explains what main factors should be considered.
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SITE / BUILDING PROTECTION

Advice for safeguarding buildings against chemical or biological attack
Offers advice for dealing with a biological or chemical release in a building.
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Building Vulnerability Assessment & Mitigation Program (BVAMP)
Provides facility managers with an easy-to-use software tool for identifying basic steps to secure buildings and develop building specific mitigation plans.
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Guidance for protecting building environments from airborne chemical, biological, or radiological attacks
National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety guidance that a building owner or manager can implement to enhance occupant protection from an airborne chemical, biological, or radiological attack.
Includes information about:
* What you can do
* Specific recommendations
* Things not to do
* Physical security
* Ventilation and filtration
* Maintenance, administration, and training.
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Performance of metal buildings in high winds
Gives an insight into the performance of metal buildings in high winds.
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