...Business Continuity Plan Under Development (May 2006) California State University, Stanislaus CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN May 2006 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION I. II. III. IV. V. Incident Command System Business Impact Analysis Risk Assessment Business Plan for Localized Business Disruption Business Plan for Pandemics Page 3 Pages 4-7 Pages 8-11 Pages 12-13 Pages 14-15 Pages 16-17 Pages 18-19 Pages 20-36 Appendix IV-A: Power Outage Business Continuity Plan Appendix V-A: Pandemic Flu Business Continuity Plan 2 Final CP 5-30-06 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN May 2006 INTRODUCTION A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is developed by an institution to plan for and describe how it will respond to and recover from disruptions. These disruptions can be localized threats (e.g., earthquakes, fires, floods, bombs, etc.) or global threats (e.g., Flu Pandemic). As part of the overall Emergency Operations Plan, California State University, Stanislaus has developed, and continues to refine and enhance, a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the University. This plan is about maintaining, resuming, and recovering the University’s activities as an educational institution. It considers human factors along with operational issues. The BCP was developed by a team of the University’s senior administrators and department managers representing all University divisions: Business & Finance, Academic Affairs...
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...Pandemic Influenza: Prevention and Preparedness Now that, the flu season has already started, knowing your risk factors, prevention, and preparedness is really important to review. Influenza, commonly know as “the flu”, is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by influenza A or B viruses. The illness appears most frequently from late fall to early spring and attacks the body by spreading through the respiratory tract. According to Flu.gov (2012), pandemic occurs when we have global disease outbreak and is determined by how many deaths it causes and how it spreads. Possible outbreak causes nurses and health care professional to prepare possible plan of action that balances between overreacting and just the right way to go. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to outline prevention strategies and possible outbreak control. Summary of an Article The article chosen for this assignment was published in May/June 2012, in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (Potter et.al, 2012). The authors point out that the difference in emergency preparedness amongst states can significantly delay distribution of vaccines in case of pandemic. The study “explored the effect of variations in states’ levels of preparedness by linking the SNS (Strategic National Stockpile) to calibrated delays in emergency vaccine distribution and by comparing how the delays would affect influenza infection rated within and among states” (Potter et.al, 2012). The research also shows that...
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...PURPOSE AND CONTENTS General This section outlines the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Policy formalized by the Board of Directors of BANK on DATE. Topics covered in this policy are: Policy Statement Topic 2 Plan Overview Topic 3 Board of Directors and Senior Management Responsibilities Topic 4 Incident Response Team Responsibilities Topic 5 Business Impact Analysis Topic 6 Risk Assessment and Management Topic 7 Travel Impact and Alternatives Topic 8 Staff Training Topic 9 Employee Compensation and Leave of Absence Topic 10 Contact With Public Health Agencies Topic 11 Plan Testing Topic 12 Effective Date All employees of BANK, herein referenced to as the “Bank”, must comply with the terms of this policy immediately. Managers, employees and technical personnel must modify system configurations and procedures, if necessary, to comply with the terms of this policy within TIME PERIOD. 2. POLICY STATEMENT General It is the policy of the Bank to develop, implement and maintain a preparedness strategy with respect to the threat and potential impact of a pandemic influenza event. Pandemics are defined as epidemics or outbreaks of infectious diseases in humans that have the ability to spread rapidly over large areas, possibly worldwide. The United States Government has issued a National Strategy that discusses the threat and potential impact of a pandemic influenza event. The Implementation Plan for the National Strategy identifies roles and responsibilities...
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...Discussion: Business continuity plan Discussion: Business continuity plan A business continuity plan (BCP) is a practice adopted by the university to ensure continuity in their services and business unit processes in cases of disruptions preventing normal procedures from taking place (Latha, 2003). These disruptions may be in the form of threats such as earthquakes, fires or pandemics like the Ebola crisis. The main objectives of the BCP are to maintain, resume and recover all of the activities of the university as a whole unit implementing both the human operational factors (Ken, 2000). All the university departments are involved in the development of the BCP and as a team conduct a risk assessment and business continuity plan (Latha, 2003). In case the university cannot handle an emergency situation using routine measures, the president implements an emergency plan. The university’s incident command section comprises of the safety officer and emergency operations executive who oversee the emergency operations. The planning section coordinates responsibilities of planning and intelligence while the finance section keeps a record of all purchases and report making. The university business impact analysis (BIA) analyzes the critical functions that affect the health and safety of university staff and students. It also analyzes the critical functions that influence the continuity of the university. The functions of the BIA are prioritized and respective downtime estimated...
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...Crystal Behr Chapter 12 Emergency Preparedness part x Medical Reserve Corps In the event of a public health emergency, Medical Reserve Corps volunteers provide surge capacity for existing emergency services in Broome, Chenango and Tioga Counties. The unit is an essential aspect of Broome County's planned response to Public Health Emergencies and new volunteers are always welcomed! Be BC Ready Be BC Ready is a program developed and presented by local government and human services organizations and is designed to provide the residents of Broome County with information on how to prepare for emergencies from natural disasters to an influenza pandemic. 2008 is the program's inaugural year and representatives from the Southern Tier Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Broome County Office of Emergency Services, the Broome County Health Department, and the Broome County Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) will be providing presentations about our community's emergency response plans and resources and how you can become prepared Be Red Cross Ready Checklist I know what emergencies or disasters are most likely to occur in my community. I have a family disaster plan and have practiced it. I have an emergency preparedness kit. At least one member of my household is trained in first aid and CPR/AED. I have taken action to help my community prepare. The Town of Union CERT course It is a 24 hour course, delivered one evening per week over a 7 week period...
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...SWINE FLU Jennifer Lee Gary HCS/457 March 7, 2012 Reginald Bernard “SWINE FLU” Influenza, or “flu”, as it is more commonly known, is a ubiquitous in the disease profile of any developed or developing country. Many thousands of people fall victim to seasonal flu each year, recovering just as quickly. Only the very debilitated or immunosuppressed have life-threatening squealed. Flu also shows a “cyclic” trend where “epidemics” of flu occur every 6-7 years. In these years greater than an average expected number of people fall ill due to flu but these epidemics last only about a year or two Recently, (or as research shows not so recently), a new strain of influenza has come to light called “swine” flu. Also called pig or hog flu, this strain of influenza causes respiratory disease in pigs, hogs and other swine. The symptoms manifested are barking cough, poor appetite, lethargy and malaise. Alarmingly, this strain of influenza is readily transmissible to humans and causes much the same symptoms in humans as it does in pigs. Origin of the H1N1 Strain The origins of swine flu are unclear. Many researchers say that the outbreak was first localized in March of 2009 in a village in Mexico, when...
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...[pic] Preparing for the Next Pandemic By Michael T. Osterholm From Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005 [pic] Summary: If an influenza pandemic struck today, borders would close, the global economy would shut down, international vaccine supplies and health-care systems would be overwhelmed, and panic would reign. To limit the fallout, the industrialized world must create a detailed response strategy involving the public and private sectors. Michael T. Osterholm is Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Associate Director of the Department of Homeland Security's National Center for Food Protection and Defense, and Professor at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health. FEAR ITSELF Dating back to antiquity, influenza pandemics have posed the greatest threat of a worldwide calamity caused by infectious disease. Over the past 300 years, ten influenza pandemics have occurred among humans. The most recent came in 1957-58 and 1968-69, and although several tens of thousands of Americans died in each one, these were considered mild compared to others. The 1918-19 pandemic was not. According to recent analysis, it killed 50 to 100 million people globally. Today, with a population of 6.5 billion, more than three times that of 1918, even a "mild" pandemic could kill many millions of people. A number of recent events and factors have significantly heightened concern that a specific near-term pandemic may be imminent. It could be caused by H5N1...
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...of Contents Introduction Page 2 What is Spanish Flu and what happened during the pandemic? Page 2 How the situation was handled in 1918 Page 2-3 Impacts from the Spanish Flu Page 3-4 Impacts of mass gathering Page 4-5 Crisis Management Page 5 Additional information that may have arose from research Page 5-6 Recommendations Page 6-7 How the Hospitality sector should act Page 7 Hotel Response Plan Page 8-9 Sample Guest Letter Page 9 Conclusion Page 9 References Page 10-11 Appendices Page 12 Introduction Spanish flu in the year 1918 was a pandemic crisis that greatly affected everyone worldwide. To this day researchers are still studying the influenza pandemic and are working to counter future pandemics. When the Spanish flu came it created many negative impacts to the daily lives of the citizens and industries. Learning from the past, there are many recommendations that industries should implement in order to counter the spreading of a future oncoming pandemic. Crisis management is important during such a deadly situation and every business should create a plan. This document talks about what is Spanish flu and how should it affected the hospitality industry. This document also talks about what steps hotels should take during a pandemic. What is Spanish Flu and what happened during the pandemic? Spanish flu is an avian flu that occurred in 1918, it was more deadly than the World War...
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...The Crisis Communication Plan of Massachusetts General Hospital Introduction to the Plan All organizations have possibility of encountering a crisis. When a crisis strikes, an organization could protect he organization’s reputation and unite its employee to realize its mission by effective and timely communication. The key to effective communication in a crisis is proactive preparation. With a specific instruction in hand, employees are able to effectively respond to the related issues. To the public, we are always proud of our excellent services. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report named our Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) the top hospital in the nation based on our quality of care, patient safety and reputation in 16 clinical specialties. For a hospital, there is nothing more important than trust. Therefore, we need a crisis communication plan to prepare all members for the crises to maintain the public and stakeholder trust. This guide is designed for our MGH members to develop and adopt a practical tool for planning appropriate measures. The guide helps them to be better prepared to face the wide range of emergencies that may occur in an organization. Given the complexity of Massachusetts General Hospital’s business, I make the scale of crises that would take place in Boston. Crisis Inventory for Massachusetts General Hospital External crises Type | Description | Happened Before | Probability | Impact | Natural Disaster | Hurricane,Snow...
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...The report on Emergency support function # 13 The Emergency support functions 13 is one of the government essential tools for them to use in time of crisis their mission is to secure and protect the public, from any harm that comes to the United States. The team for the emergency support function 13 team is made up of various agencies of law enforcement personnel they are trained to deal with many situations like containment, isolation, quarantine also movement restrictions in certain areas. So that they can help make sure, they can stop a pandemic, from spreading through the United States making them event uncontrollable. In this paper, there will be a report on the emergency support functions that deal with the origin of ESF-13, the scope of ESF-13, Participants of ESF-13, Operational response to a critical incident of federal interest, Role of state and local agencies, also the conclusion. This report will explain why ESF needed and how it helps them keep the United States safe from dealing with any pandemic trying to reach U.S. soils. The origin For that reason, the ESF 13 and the other ESF methods have become valuable sources to the United States. For the reason, the emergency support functions also support annexes created at least somewhat fix this dilemma. “The annexes are broken down within 15 various ESF locations search and rescue, communications, public works. Also engineering, firefighting, emergency management...
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...operation standards and norms, as well as assessing health trends among others (Johnson, 2011). The extensive responsibility for WHO requires adequate financing and budgeting plans to ensure equitable provision of health evidence-based tasks. World Health Organization uses a resources planning, and budgetary framework to plan for the financial resources and expenditures. Budgetary plans for WHO follow medium, short, or long-term strategic financial plans and budgets covering the year plan activities. The Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly (2013) outlines the budget making step-by-step process of World Health Organization, which begins with approval of the period’s work, approval of the budget plan for work, and allocation of the approved budget to the key categories in its plan. The fourth step of the budgetary process involves resolving the budget through a comparison of the expected income and contributions with the organization’s task plan. The step that follows ensures the writing of the correct gross amount in the budget after the tax, after which the budget is approved assessing the amount available for the organization. This is then authorized through making budget a percentage transfer to the planned task. The last authorization assesses the validity of the budget by evaluating the expenditures for emergencies, after which the budget reports are submitted for implementation. Budgeting is an indispensable framework for improved result-based management as well as accountability...
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...which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. The Red Cross and Red Crescent societies define disaster management as the organisation and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters. Types of disasters There is no country that is immune from disaster, though vulnerability to disaster varies. There are four main types of disaster. * Natural disasters: including floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcano eruptions that have immediate impacts on human health and secondary impacts causing further death and suffering from (for example) floods, landslides, fires, tsunamis. * Environmental emergencies: including technological or industrial accidents, usually involving the production, use or transportation of hazardous material, and occur where these materials are produced, used or transported, and forest fires caused by humans. * Complex emergencies: involving a break-down of authority, looting and attacks on strategic installations, including conflict situations and war. * Pandemic emergencies: involving a sudden onset of contagious disease that affects health, disrupts services and businesses, brings economic and social costs. Any disaster can interrupt essential services, such as health care, electricity, water, sewage/garbage removal, transportation and communications...
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...Communications of the IIMA 25 2006 Volume 6 Issue 2 Disaster Planning and Management Holmes E. Miller Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 18104 Kurt J. Engemann Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Ronald R. Yager Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801 ABSTRACT Recent events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, power outages, and the threat of pandemics have highlighted our vulnerability to natural disasters. This vulnerability is exacerbated by many organizations’ increasing dependence on computer, telecommunications, and other technologies, and trends toward integrating suppliers and business partners into everyday business operations. In response many organizations are implementing disaster recovery planning processes. In this paper we discuss how to identify threats and scenarios; how to articulate the disaster recovery strategies; and four elements of the generic disaster recovery plan: Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. We then provide examples of software that can help disaster recovery professionals in the planning and implementation process. Finally we present some trends that will reinforce the criticality of the issue. Keywords: Disaster Recovery Planning; Business Continuity Planning; Risk Assessment INTRODUCTION Several major natural disasters that have occurred in the past few years have placed disaster management on the front pages: The Tsunami of late 2004, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 affected both...
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...those that are low- or middle-income. The Infectious Disease Threat and Implications for the United States, health threats and issues have continued to have significant impacts on the world stage. Highly publicized virulent infectious diseases---- including HIV/AIDS, a potential influenza pandemic, and “mystery” illnesses such as the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) –remain the most direct health-related threats to the United States, but are not the only health indicators with strategic significance. Chronic, non-communicable diseases; neglected tropical diseases; maternal and child mortality; malnutrition; sanitation and access to clean water; and availability of basic healthcare also affect the US national interest through their impacts on the economies, governments, and militaries of key countries and regions. The greatest infectious disease challenge for the US since the beginning of the decade has been the potential emergence of a severe influenza pandemic. Although the H5N1 avian influenza virus remains primarily a threat to poultry, it and other such viruses continue to evolve and expand their geographic range. The timing and magnitude of the next influenza pandemic is difficult to predict. Given the increase in worldwide travel and commerce over the last several decades, however, one similar in magnitude to that of 1918 would disrupt the global economy, impair military readiness, and undermine global security and diplomacy. Instability in other parts...
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...The swine flu virus is a new virus strain that caused a worldwide pandemic in humans from June 2009 to August 2010. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now call the virus 2009 H1N1. Earlier forms of the H1N1 virus were found in pigs. Over time, the virus changed and can now infect humans. Because H1N1 is a new virus in humans, a persons immune system cannot fight the virus very well. As a result, it has spread quickly around the world. (http://www.righthealth.com) The largest number of H1N1 flu cases have occurred in people ages 5 - 24. Few cases have been reported in people older than age 64. The H1N1 flu virus can spread from person to person when: Someone with the flu coughs or sneezes into air that others breathe in. (http://www.righthealth.com) The symptoms of swine flu are a lot like the regular seasonal flu. They can include: • Fever or shaking chills. • Cough. • Sore throat. • Body aches. • Headache. • Extreme tiredness (fatigue). (http://www.stedwardmercy.com) You cannot get H1N1 swine flu virus from eating pork or any other food, drinking water, swimming in pools, or using a hot tubs or saunas. (http://www.righthealth.com) It is called Swine Flu because it originates from a transfer of an influenza virus from a pig to a human being. There are different strains that can jump from pig to human. In 1918 a version of the Swine Flu became pandemic. In 1976 there was another outbreak. In 2009 it reared its head...
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