DISASTER RECOVERY

In this section resources are presented that relate to the immediate recovery phase following an organisational disaster. For computer disaster recovery see the IT continuity section. Other related sections are recovery facilities and salvage & restoration.

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Cultural disaster recovery...protecting our treasures
The ingredients for successful disaster recovery for art galleries and museums (pdf).
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Designing a disaster recovery contract
The use of third party suppliers for disaster recovery services is widespread, but what should be included in such a contract to ensure that the DR service meets your needs and performs as expected during a crisis? Angus Stormonth Darling explains.
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Disaster contingency planning: the necessity for print-to-mail operations
Five major reasons for preparing a disaster contingency plan for print-to-mail operations.
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Disaster preparation: don’t forget cash management issues
Advises David Frady, executive vice president and manager of commercial services for Hibernia National Bank.
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Disaster recovery: business tips for survival
Useful guide from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (pdf). It makes the case for disaster recovery planning using statistics and then outlines the process.
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Holistic disaster recovery
This handbook describes ways in which a local community can incorporate various aspects of a sustainable society into all the decisions it must make during the recovery period following a disaster. Produced by the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.
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Hurricanes - basic business continuity advice
Strohl Systems has issued a list of top ten tips which organisations should consider when planning to protect businesses against hurricanes:
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Hurricane preparedness checklist
IBM has prepared a checklist to help threatened businesses ensure that they are fully prepared.
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Last minute actions to protect your business from storm damage
What to do if a hurricane is threatening the area where your business is located…
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Recovery planning for manufacturing operations
Developing recovery plans for manufacturing operations /sites.
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The natural hazards working paper series
The index page to a series of papers available online on natural hazard emergency planning and disaster recovery. Published by the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.
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Unexpected hurricane impacts - tips for businesses
Hurricanes have certain effects on equipment that your emergency plans may have not considered. Ray J. Vaughan explains.
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