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Business Continuity
Get ready for the unexpected
The 10 minute plan
Get ready for the unexpected
If your business faces disruption, communication
in the early stages is key. In this plan you have
identified the top 10 individuals or organisations
you would need to contact. The In Case of
Emergency (ICE) card below identifies other
organisations you may need to contact. It is also
important that staff know who in the business is
responsible for managing business continuity. This
responsible person and their contact number can
be written in the blank section of the ICE card.
www.kirklees.gov.uk/emergencyplanning
What would happen if
your business
was involved in an emer
gency?
Don’t wait for the unexpe
cted to happen! Comple
te this 10 minute plan
and make your busines
s more resilient.
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2) Would they still work if:
• Electricity went down for 3 days?
• 40% of your staff were absent at
once?
• Schools were closed for 2 weeks
unexpectedly?
• Your usual suppliers were severley
disrupted?
• You were denied access to your
building(s) for up to 2 weeks?
• You lost water for up to 2 weeks?
• There was widespread loss of
communications between 3 and 5 day
s?
• Key roads, bridges, footpaths, railw
ay
lines, airports or shipping were clos
ed?
• You were the victim of theft / van
dalism?
4) Who are the top 10 people or org
anisations
you would want to tell about a disrup
tion to the
business? Are their contact numbers
readily to
hand? Think about staff, customers
, suppliers etc.
Name
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at are the 10 things
3) Thinking about steps 1 and 2, wh
resilience of your
you now want to do to increase the
business?
Top 10 steps to take
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Top 10 people or organisations to tell
Contact details