1. Aleksandar Pašagić General Security d.o.o., Zagreb, CROATIA, aleksandar@generalsecurity.hr Aleksandar Pašagić General Security d.o.o., Zagreb, CROATIA, aleksandar@generalsecurity.hr Zaštita na radu i zaštita zdravlja Zadar 2010 Zaštita na radu i zaštita zdravlja Zadar 2010

2.  identification and protection of critical business processes and resources  preparation of procedures to ensure the survival of the organization in times of business disruption  business continuity plan

3.  motivation for doing business in HR areas

4.  opportunity-rich environment due to changing nature of warfare  initiation of rebuilding operations before completion of stability operations

5.  HR (high risk)  HE (hostile environment)  areas of operation (AO) where a business is exposed to significant risk of direct or indirect hostile actions by local population or by some other group carrying out aggressive activities in that area

6.  HE vs other elevated risk considerations

7.  key to HE business operations success – proper planning  asking proper questions

8.  supply chain between home country and AO  supply chain within the AO

9.  relations home country – AO  stability/permissiveness in AO  laws currently in effect  specific/temporary laws  consequences of political shift

10.  attitude towards the type of business and employee nationalities  availability of real-time relevant intelligence  ratio of local population vs imported labor  local vs foreign client structure

11.  level of control of the AO by friendly military forces  proximity of nearest area controlled by hostile elements  probability of open conflicts extending to the AO  sustainability level of business in case of significant shift in strategic situation

12.  frequency of occurrence for civil unrests  impact of civil unrests  level of crime in AO  exposure to crime - employees as individuals and operations as a whole

13.  level of available additional security  rules of engagement for private security contractors  availability of support from friendly military elements

14.  how does the nature of business operations affect the level of risk exposure  percentage of mobile operations and what is the security level of the terrain traversed  can critical infrastructure and manpower be relocated  evacuation options and acceptable losses

15.  short and long-term planning  objective: securing a place in the economy after stabilization  regular testing and updating  coordination with security element

16.  security planning - prevention of hostile actions towards the infrastructure and the workforce up to the level which can be dealt with by private security elements  upper limit of hardening determined by current laws

17.  security planning – prevention  business continuity planning – containment and recovery  BC provides options for situations where primary security measures have failed, or situations where private security elements cannot be reasonably expected to resolve the problem

18.  direct action threats - all acts of violence directly and intentionally targeting the business or any of its segments

19.  IED/VBIED threats

20.  kidnap/ransom threats and hostage situations

21.  sabotage

22.  riots and civil unrests

23.  loss of control over territory

24.  negative-impact change in legislation

25.  media considerations

26.  significant business opportunities to be found in unstable countries  requirement: accepting the reality of the situation  creation of environment-specific scenarios  attention to detail

27. Aleksandar Pašagić aleksandar@generalsecurity.hr www.generalsecurity.hr Aleksandar Pašagić aleksandar@generalsecurity.hr www.generalsecurity.hr