Business Continuity Planning : Responding to an Influenza Pandemic, Advice to Businesses on Preparing for a Pandemic

Cronin, Martin; Shanagher, Martin; Barry, Richard; O'Toole, Breda; Burbridge, Martin; Hedigan, David; Hughes, Declan; Dagg, Maurice; Gregg, Con; Faulkner, Randal

Publication

Business Continuity Planning : Responding to an Influenza Pandemic, Advice to Businesses on Preparing for a Pandemic

Cronin, Martin
;
Shanagher, Martin
;
Barry, Richard
;
O'Toole, Breda
;
Burbridge, Martin
;
Hedigan, David
;
Hughes, Declan
;
Dagg, Maurice
;
Gregg, Con
;
Faulkner, Randal

Citation

Martin Cronin, Martin Shanagher, Richard Barry, Breda O'Toole, Martin Burbridge, David Hedigan, Declan Hughes, Maurice Dagg, Con Gregg, Randal Faulkner, 'Business Continuity Planning : Responding to an Influenza Pandemic, Advice to Businesses on Preparing for a Pandemic', [report], Forfás, 2009-06

Description

Business Continuity Planning is increasingly part of normal business practice. Recent acts of terrorism, outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the Avian Flu, and various widespread natural disasters have served to highlight the importance of business continuity planning by underlining the substantial risk of major operational disruptions for businesses. Best practice is for companies to prepare for a range of eventualities and risks which threaten business continuity. This is particularly important in the context of the risk of an influenza pandemic in the medium term.