A business continuity plan details how a department will provide services or conduct business after an emergency.
In addition to identifying essential services, equipment and contact information, the plan also prepares staff for possible emergency situations and instructs employees on how to respond.
UGA’s Office of Emergency Preparedness offers an online planning tool at www.prepare.uga.edu/EE/BCP that can help departments develop a business continuity plan.
OEP staff also teach the one-hour course “Taking Care of Business: How Your Department Can Continue Operations after an Emergency” each quarter at Training and Development. The next class will be held March 11 at 10 a.m. in Room C of the Training and Development building. For more information, visit www.hr.uga.edu/training.
