Fire drills were our first BCP exercises

By KingsBridge BCP/on August 16, 2018/in Lessons Learned/ tags exercise, fire drill / No Comments

I had a revelation a few weeks back. I was chatting with a client about scenario exercises they could perform to test their recently created Business Continuity plan. This client contacted me to proudly inform me that they finally finished their BCP. During our call I reminded them that the ongoing process with a plan is […]

In an incident, put your best face forward!

By KingsBridge BCP/on July 19, 2018/in Lessons Learned/ tags communication, disaster / No Comments

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill is a horrible natural disaster that the area might never recover from. This much is known. Many people have asked why we haven’t written anything on our blog about it. So why we aren’t using it when it comes to business interruptions? The answer is simple; it is such […]

Big or Small? They are all disasters

By KingsBridge BCP/on June 28, 2018/in Lessons Learned/ tags eruption, Eyjafjallajokull / No Comments

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Big Disasters When you think of disasters what do you think of? Flood, massive power outage, fire, and pandemic are probably at the top of your list. That’s ok, big disasters always grab the headlines. In addition, there are all events that we can’t really control; the hurricanes are going to happen, the power does […]

We have no power in our office… Oh well!

By KingsBridge BCP/on May 3, 2018/in Lessons Learned/ tags power failure / No Comments

Earlier this morning as I was having my morning coffee with some colleagues from work I received a phone call. I noticed that it was my wife that was calling me. As I picked up the phone I noticed right away the tone of her voice, she seemed lazy, almost sleepy. After asking her about it […]

Never, say never…

By Tamara Williams/on September 21, 2017/in Lessons Learned/ tags Business Continuity Plan, Business Continuity Program, lessons learned / No Comments

Previously we wrote about the fall-out from the Lac Megantic rail disaster – the deadliest Canadian rail disaster since 1867. Many lessons were learned from the two-year investigation that followed. While less catastrophic, the recent post-Hurricane Harvey Arkema plant explosion near Houston, Texas, will also reveal its own take-aways. However, even without results from investigations […]

4 years later… what we can learn from the Lac Mégantic rail disaster

By Tamara Williams/on June 27, 2017/in Lessons Learned/ tags Business Continuity Plan, disaster, disruptions, lessons learned / No Comments

What can we learn from Lac Mégantic In July of 2013, the deadliest Canadian rail accident since 1867 occurred in Lac Megantic, Quebec. A series of errors resulted in a train carrying crude oil to roll downhill before derailing in the town of Lac Megantic. The accident resulted in: 63 derailed rail cars 47 deaths […]

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Matthew

By KingsBridge BCP/on November 3, 2016/in Lessons Learned/ tags hurricane matthew / No Comments

Hurricane Matthew (as with all disasters) taught some excellent lessons Hurricane Matthew, a category 5 hurricane that hit the Western Atlantic for nearly two weeks last month, is an unwelcome reminder of the importance of business continuity planning and preparedness. In any disaster, there are many lessons to learn for all persons and organizations involved. Here […]

How Third Party Decisions Can Ruin Your Business – Flooding

By KingsBridge BCP/on May 14, 2011/in Lessons Learned/ tags 3rd party decisions, decisions, decisions out of your hands, threaten your business / No Comments

In 2011, both the U.S. and Canada experienced a very specific risk scenario. There was groundbreaking flooding from heavy winter snows and rains. In both countries, flood gates were opened to flood some areas in order to protect others. Third parties – Government officials – made hard choices in order to protect the greater good. In the United States… Army […]

Being Prepared

By KingsBridge BCP/on January 13, 2011/in Lessons Learned/ tags Always be prepared, earthquake, floods, landslide, lessons learned / No Comments

Think back over the years… Let’s take a quick look at the state of affairs in 2011: It is one year after the epic 7-magnitude earthquake that ravaged Haiti As a result of summer rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, record mudslides and landslides killed 384 people in 24 hours Australia struggles to keep going after record […]

But This Never Happens…

By KingsBridge BCP/on December 20, 2010/in Lessons Learned/ tags europe, preparation, snow, this never happens / No Comments

It is winter. As happens in winter, Europe and the United Kingdom get their fair share of snow, ice and generally wintery weather. This happens every year. But for some reason, government officials, city officials and even the residents of these snow-covered communities insist that this “never happens”. Unfortunately, things have changed and winter is now […]

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