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Suffolk Resilience Business Continuity Forum

The Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit has set up a network of businesses and voluntary organisations across the county to promote business continuity. The objectives of this forum are:

· To provide businesses with information on how to develop their business continuity arrangements

· To create opportunities for businesses to learn from each other

· To ensure that businesses can provide each other with practical support and resources in the actual event of an incident

· Promote economic strength through resilience

You can join the forum by contacting the Business Continuity Team of the Joint Emergency Planning Unit. There is no charge or paperwork.

The Business Continuity Team is:-

Rick Thornton (Business Continuity Manager) 01473 260439 Lesley Fayers (Business Continuity Officer) 01473 264099
rick.thornton@suffolk.gov.uk lesley.fayers@suffolk.gov.uk

To book your FREE place, e-mail

lesley.fayers@suffolk.gov.uk

For more details on this or any of our other free forum events call Lesley on 01473 264099

Services requested over and above those planned (such as bespoke training courses) may be subject to charge.

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Next Forum Event

29^th Oct 2010 – Project Argus. Suffolk New College, Ipswich. IP4 1LT

09:45 – 12:45 followed by lunch. Registration from 09:15

Project ARGUS is a National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) initiative, exploring ways to aid you in preventing, handling and recovering from a terrorist attack. It achieves this by taking businesses through a simulated terrorist attack. The simulation identifies the measures to take for preventing, handling and recovering from such an attack. Argus is a completely free event, which takes delegates through a realistic terrorist attack using a multi-media simulation. A series of questions and challenges are asked, both individually and as a group for delegates to resolve. The event lasts three hours. For more information on Project Argus, click on the following web site. http://www.nactso.gov.uk/OurServices/Argus.aspx

Who should attend? SME business leaders, managers, anyone with emergency planning or business Continuity responsibilities. Planners, IT, H&S, building, facilities, security and operational managers.

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Last Forum Event

Resilience or Recovery Services and Products. Wednesday 21st July 2010 UCS, Ipswich Waterfront.

Presentations: (click on title to download)

Community Resilience (1.5mg PPS)– Neal Evans, Principal Emergency Planning Officer - Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit www.getpreparednow.co.uk

Businesses form part of the local community but should they be expected to react to a community emergency?

Business Continuity Consultant (791kb PPS) - money well spent? – Alison Wagstaff Head of BC KPMG LLP http://rd.kpmg.co.uk/WhoWeAre/17468.htm

A consultant can provide the expertise that makes all the difference to your company’s emergency preparedness. Is it an expense you should embrace?

Work Area Recovery Sites (230fb PPS)– Ian Robson, IT Manager – Forest Heath District Council

A ready to go hot stand-by site that provides the IT and workspace for your critical employees in an emergency may be a luxury you can afford if you share the cost with others.

Understanding Flood Risk (1.4mg PPS) – Leigh Parratt, Civil Engineer, Director – Amazi www.amazi.co.uk

Gaining expert advice on preparing Flood Management Plans for new build or strategies for existing areas could save your company from going under – literally!

Information Boxes ( 2.6mb PPS)– Zoe Bond Gerda Technologies. www.gerdasecurity.co.uk

Having information on your premise layout that is easily accessible to the fire service in an emergency could help reduce the damage to your building.

Exhibitors:

Ansaback – Telephony recovery www.answerback.co.uk

Gerda – Information boxes

Suffolk Fire and Rescue – Fire safety advice

Suffolk Counter Terrorism - Project Argus Douglas.Paine@suffolk.pnn.police.uk

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Forthcoming Forum Events

Participation has been withdrawn. 24^th Nov 2010 – Exercise Atropos. Businesses needed for a multi agency table top exercise to test Loss of Fuel Plan. Call Lesley to find out how to take part.

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Previous Business Continuity Forum Meeting - Documents and Presentations

April 8^th 2010, Willis, Friars St, Ipswich, Producing the Business Impact Assessment

BIA presentation (pps 2.7mg)

Workbook (pdf 568kb)

January 12th 2010 – BT, Adastral Park. Planning a Business Continuity Exercise

Planning An Exercise (pdf 348kb)

Willis Presentation (pdf 240kb)

Workbook (pdf 218kb) Note: The workbook contains links to other sites that provide more useful exercise information and templates

Oct 27^th – 5^th Nov 2009 - Residential Care Sector Event – Preparing for Emergencies

Presentation

Downloads available from our front page under Residential Care Homes section

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Past slides available on request

Oct 22nd 2009 - Flood Fair

11th June 2009 - Supply Chain Resilience

4th December 2008 - Communicating in a Crisis

8th October 2008 - Planning for Pandemic (Pandemic Flu)

16th June 2008 - Utilities & Emergency Services Workshop

20th November 2007. Inaugural Meeting

Forum Bulletins

2010/2011

§ May 2010 (pdf 110kb) Latest!

2009/2010

§ May 09 (pdf 66k)

§ Aug 09 (pdf 164k)

§ Dec 09 (pdf 228kb)

§ Feb 10 (pdf 68kb)

2007/ 2008

· Winter (pdf 44k)

· Spring (pdf 59k)

· Summer (pdf 39k)

· Autumn (pdf 39k)

Training

Provided through NORMiT by the emergency planning unit of Norfolk County Council: http://www.normit.org/training/training.htm