Don’t let these BCP mistakes put your recovery at risk: 1. Managing the wrong risks. You may have heard of the term cognitive bias – the irrational errors that we humans make in our decision-making. One type of cognitive bias, the availability heuristic, causes us to heavily weigh our judgments toward more recent information. This […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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KingsBridge BCP’s Shield software makes the daunting task of writing and housing your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) easy. With this simple and straightforward software, you can build and maintain your plan without the worries of version control, access, and plan navigation that are inherent with hard copies. Some benefits of using Shield for your BCP, namely […]
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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 […]
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You’ve done everything right: You have a plan Your plan is tested and verified You’ve trained your team members Your plan is maintained Disaster strikes! Now what? You know you’re prepared, but still there is some nervousness and uncertainty. You can relax knowing that your business continuity plan is working for you, but it is still essential […]
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Just last week we posted on this blog about the World Health Organization’s announcement about the end of the H1N1 pandemic…. And now less than a week later, we’re reading about a new possible threat to our health and safety. That’s right, the NDM-1 enzyme which creates an antibiotic bacteria. This superbug can live within bacteria. […]
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July 9, 2020
Social Media in Business Continuity
Social media is everywhere. It’s in coffee shops, at tourist attractions, even walking down the...
July 6, 2020
BCP Consultants vs BCP Software: Is the field changing?
I always find it interesting to see how the field of Business Continuity (BCP), Disaster...
June 29, 2020
Communicating When Disaster Strikes – Tips for Preparedness
One of the first things people do when disaster strikes is start communicating. Someone calls...
June 26, 2020
When to de-activate your BCP
“When should you de-activate your BCP” is asked time and time again during the development...
June 25, 2020
BCP Mistakes You Really Want to Avoid Part 2 of 2
Hopefully you didn’t miss Part 1 of 10 BCP Mistakes You Really Want to Avoid...
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