Transcript Strategic Foresight Initiative

ALA Capital Chapter Spring Forum
Disaster Preparedness: Are YOU Ready?
June 6, 2012
Greg Shaw, D.Sc., CBCP
Associate Professor
Co-Director GWU Institute for Crisis, Disaster and
Risk Management
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Background
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ICDRM – http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm
Research
Education programs
Greg Shaw
USCG
GWU
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Personal and Family Preparedness
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Personal and family plans –
http://www.ready.gov
Communication plans
Situational awareness
Evacuation, shelter in place, protect in place
Walking shoes
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Which way in North?
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Business Crisis and Continuity Management Program
A Program not just a Plan
The business management practices that
provide the focus and guidance for the
decisions and actions necessary for a
business to prevent, prepare for, respond to,
resume, recover, restore and transition from
a disruptive (crisis) event in a manner
consistent with its strategic objectives.
(Shaw)
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A Framework for BCCM
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Risk Management
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Resources – Community, State and Federal
Internet Sites
Risk Assessment
Business Area Analysis
Business Impact Analysis
Risk Communication
Risk Informed Decision Making
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Planning Resources
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Washington , DC - http://hsema.dc.gov/page/getinformed-business-planning
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Arlington, VA – 9 page template
http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EmergencyManage
ment/documents/8139Arlington%20Business%20COOP%2
0instructions%2010-06.pdf
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Montgomery County, MD
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/oemtmpl.asp?url=/
content/homelandsecurity/plan/busprep.asp
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Some components of a program
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Active liaison your building manager and local
Emergency Management personnel
Communicating with and accounting for your
people
Crisis management and communication
Vital records
Backing up data, information, documents – This
is not an end to itself
Employment policies for pandemic type events
Training and exercising plans
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Telework policies and procedures
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Accommodating Disabilities
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Company-owned Property
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Confidentiality & Trade Secrets
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Discrimination
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Expenses
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Injuries in the Home Office
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Liability
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Privacy
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Records Management
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Software Licensing
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Tax Issues
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Unions
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Wage & Hour Compliance
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Zoning
http://www.teleworktoolkit.com/workplace_legal_issues.html
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Telework resources
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OPM Guide to Telework in the Federal
Government
http://www.telework.gov/guidance_and_legislation/telewor
k_guide/telework_guide.pdf
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UMBC Telework Policy and Agreement
http://www.umbc.edu/hr/PDFs/telework_policy_agreement.
pdf
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Denver Regional Council of Governments Sample
Telework Policy
http://www.drcog.org/documents/Sample%20Telework%2
0Policy.pdf
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PS-PREP Program
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August 2007, Public Law 110-53, Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
http://www.fema.gov/privatesector/preparedness/
Voluntary certification IAW with anyone of 3
standards
ASIS International
British Standards Institution (BSI)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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So – Now what?
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Thinking about it and talking
about it doesn’t cost a lot (unless
they are billable hours) and can
be a great start.
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Thank You
Greg Shaw
202-994-6736
[email protected]