October, 2016

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Introducing the CRJ Search + Rescue blog 

Crisis Response Journal

This new Search and Rescue blog series will take a critical look at some of the innovative developments and new technology in the SAR sphere, explore trends and case studies, review events, and report on burning issues, says the blog’s Editor, Martin Boyl By Martin Boyle

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Is the PPRS list fit for purpose?

Plan B Consulting

This week I should be writing about the horrific bombing of the civilians in Aleppo or the unfolding tragedy in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew, but I thought we might bury our heads in the sand and talk about PPRS (People, Premises, Resources and Suppliers)! In teaching the Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) “Good Practice Guidelines” (GPG), one of the points we stress is that in business continuity we do not look at scenarios such as flood, fire, pandemics, but we look at the impact on

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Hurricane Mathew – Mitigating the Human Cost of a Disaster with a Data Protection Plan

Titan Data Services

As many have learned from this storm, it’s essential to plan for business continuity well before a disaster or you could needlessly put personnel in harm’s way. For organizations with 24/7 operations such as government or utilities, losing access to mission-critical systems for even a brief period of time could add to the human cost of a disaster. Click on the link below to learn how to plan for and avoid these types of natural disasters.

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The Worst Advice We’ve Ever Heard About Incident Communications

Alert Media

The post The Worst Advice We’ve Ever Heard About Incident Communications appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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BCPcast Episode 4 - Plans are useless, planning is everything

The Business Continuity Podcast

In the fourth episode of the BCPcast, we’re going to look at the point at which business continuity and disaster recovery stop existing as ideas and start to take shape as actions, as we examine the very practical process of planning for the worst, and the testing that ensures those plans work. How should you structure planning sessions? Who should you invite?

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Photo essay: Training Nepalese monks and nuns in community emergency response 

Crisis Response Journal

Dr Behrouz Moghadasi, who has been training volunteers in disaster management across Nepal, presents some images of the Khoryug Nepal Project, which involved training 40 individuals from eight monasteries in Nepal in CERT.

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Is the PPRS list fit for purpose?

Plan B Consulting

This week I should be writing about the horrific bombing of the civilians in Aleppo or the unfolding tragedy in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew, but I thought we might bury our heads in the sand and talk about PPRS (People, Premises, Resources and Suppliers)! In teaching the Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) “Good Practice Guidelines” (GPG), one of the points we stress is that in business continuity we do not look at scenarios such as flood, fire, pandemics, but we look at the impact on

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Hurricane Mathew – Mitigating the Human Cost of a Disaster with a Data Protection Plan

Titan Data Services

As many have learned from this storm, it’s essential to plan for business continuity well before a disaster or you could needlessly put personnel in harm’s way. For organizations with 24/7 operations such as government or utilities, losing access to mission-critical systems for even a brief period of time could add to the human cost of a disaster. Click on the link below to learn how to plan for and avoid these types of natural disasters.

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Manage Events With A Mass Communication System

Alert Media

The post Manage Events With A Mass Communication System appeared first on AlertMedia.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Communicating to staff and customers during a major incident 

Crisis Response Journal

Chris Phillips says that although the business community can do little about the threat of terrorism, it has a duty of care to look after its staff and customers should a major event occur.

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Oil spill response exercise: Co-operation between authorities and volunteers 

Crisis Response Journal

Reita Waara describes how the inclusion of large numbers of volunteers in a large oil spill exercise in the Finnish city of Kemi is so important to future emergency responses of this type.

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Rising fears of terrorist diaspora 

Crisis Response Journal

On Monday, September 26, the EU Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator Gilles de Kerchove told the members of the EU Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee that: "The terrorist threat has never been so high in the last 20 years.

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Who could be the next Secretary of the DHS? 

Crisis Response Journal

Writing for Security Debrief – a blog dedicated to homeland security, terrorism and counter-terrorism, intelligence and law enforcement that provides context to the debates, policies and politics that are playing out in Washington, DC, USA – Rich Cooper e By Rich Cooper

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Defining 'extremism' within the context of human rights 

Crisis Response Journal

The Joint Committee on Human Rights appointed by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to consider matters relating to human rights in the United Kingdom has reported that there is no workable definition of ‘extremism’ and that for this reason the g

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How your voice is transforming virtual medicine 

Crisis Response Journal

The human voice is an undervalued data source, but not for long: New technologies can identify moods and medical conditions from your voice through virtual communication.

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Work like an Egyptian…

Plan B Consulting

This week I talk about my experience of working in any other country, providing lessons learned when dealing with different cultures and ways of working. These past two weeks, I have been in Egypt working for a building materials manufacturer, so I thought I would share some thoughts on my time here and the lessons I have learned. The work we are doing here is part of a two phased project to deliver business continuity to their plant and their head office in Cairo.

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Work like an Egyptian…

Plan B Consulting

This week I talk about my experience of working in any other country, providing lessons learned when dealing with different cultures and ways of working. These past two weeks, I have been in Egypt working for a building materials manufacturer, so I thought I would share some thoughts on my time here and the lessons I have learned. The work we are doing here is part of a two phased project to deliver business continuity to their plant and their head office in Cairo.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.