Are you prepared if so WHY, if not WHY not? What have you prepare for?

Marlborough's Risk Analysis Earthquake Human Disease Biological Pest Flooding Wild Fire / Rural Fire Dam Failure Drought Electrical

FLOOD EVENTS

Who’s personally Prepared?

Who’s business is prepared?

Do you have a plan? Is it fit for purpose? Has it been tested? Is it user friendly?

Marlborough's Risk Analysis Earthquake Human Disease Biological Pest Flooding Wild Fire / Rural Fire Dam Failure Drought Electrical

Whatever the nature or scale of a disruption, Planning minimises the impact to your organisation Not all disruptions can be prevented! Increased awareness of your vulnerabilities, key dependencies, and strengthening your understanding of your operations and business environment is needed for effective planning.

The Plan is an action document – that sets out the action pre any disruption – procedures to be followed during a business disruption Plans should consider – all relevant short and long term activities – closely align with existing emergency management, risk management, IT and operational measures to ensure an integrated outcome.

 Flooding  Earthquake  Fire  Even drought Down Side  The effects of these events will last for months or years, could your business survive?

Business Risk Understanding the risk of failure to your business. (inability to provide goods/services) May be due to someone's else's inability to supply! Do you have the ability to maintain your business even at a reduced capacity? Inability to provide continued employment Community expectations on your business – Social expectations through sponsorship – Flow on effect

Understanding the Risk Preparing for what? Hazard / cause of disruption Likelihood Consequence Risk Rating

Protecting your most important asset Understanding their needs

Plan B: Trust in someone else to come to your aid! Lets hope they didn’t chose Plan B as well! FAILURE TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL PLAN A: HAVE A PLAN!