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The tool box allows you to prepare yourself for the kind of disasters and emergencies that would put any Small or Medium Sized Enterprise at risk.

These documents are grouped together in ten basic sets available for purchase from this site. It is also possible to purchase complete access to all the documents

Below is the list of the 12 documents that form the sixth of these groups of documents - Planning and Documentation. Documents and utilities that you can purchase & download and then use to develop your own contingency plans.

Document

Description

Format

Size

How to Use the Planning Document Set

Describes the documents comprising the set and how they can be used as part of the development of your Business Continuity Plan

WORD

64 KB and 2 pages

IT Recovery Plan

This document details the instructions and procedures that are required to be followed to recover or continue the operation of each mission critical system and to maintain service continuity to the level defined or agreed with the business.

WORD

67 KB and 11 pages

Departmental Recovery Plan

An action plan for each department enabling you to determine the priorities, roles/responsibilities and recovery requirements.

WORD

58 KB and 10 pages

BCP Plan Structure/Contents

A sample table of contents for a business continuity plan, also useful as a personal checklist on progress.

WORD

34 KB and 3 pages

Smaller Company/ Branch Template Plan

A full pro-forma contingency plan for a small subsidiary -company, branch or site (such as a distribution centre). This document can be used to see a typical business continuity plan for a site or branch or subsidiary company. Some of the terminology used and some of the actions do not correspond precisely with those laid out in our templates, however it provides a useful and interesting template.

WORD

89 KB and 19 pages

Recovery or Emergency Team Structure and Roles

Once the emergency or disaster has occurred the plan dictates how you will work your way through it. The plan determines up to three levels of responsibility for action during this period, and this document defines the structure of those teams designed to help you work your way efficiently and effectively out of the disaster.

WORD

41 KB and 3 pages

External Contacts List

A spreadsheet that allows you to record external contacts and expands the information provided in the the Supplier List.

EXCEL

16 KB and 1 page

HR Action Plan

Within your overall Business Continuity Plan the HR/Personnel department is responsible for 2 main activities detailed in this plan and the HR Response Team Plan. The HR Response Team Plan handles the actions specific to management of staff issues following a major incident. However the HR Department Action Plan, the key elements of which are outlined here, is aimed at managing and recovering normal HR department operations

WORD

32 KB and 2 pages

Supplier BCP Assessment Questionnaire

This is a questionnaire that helps determine preparedness of your key suppliers. The questionnaire should be completed in conjunction with your normal Account Manager as part of the regular Account Management process

WORD

36 KB and 2 pages

Media/PR department Plan

Following an incident there is likely to be intense media speculation and comment. It is essential that the Company has a predefined plan to handle media enquiries and provide pro-active information to media/stakeholders to maintain the Company’s reputation. This document describes actions to be taken before and after an incident has occurred

WORD

32 KB and 2 pages

Staff Relocation Plan

Document to help identify staff for relocation in the event of a crisis - added in 2008

WORD

32 KB and 2 pages

Insurance Claim Procedures

Following a major incident it is likely that your company will wish to make an insurance claim to recover some proportion of the losses incurred or the costs of recovering the business. This checklist provides details of a) what to do before an incident occurs to ensure that a suitable claim can be made and b) what to do following an incident to make the claim.

WORD

23 KB and 2 pages

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