Prepare your business for an emergency

Would your business be able to continue running if there was an emergency such as:

• Loss of a building or site
• Loss of staff
• Unexpected loss of utilities
• Significant disruption to transport
• Disruption to the availability of fuel
• Loss of telecommunications or internet
• Loss or disruption to your computer systems
• Disruption which affects your key suppliers or partners

Business continuity is the processes, procedures and plans that you put in place to help your business cope with the impact of an emergency on your business.

Here are some resources to help your business plan for different eventualities:

• GOV.UK - Get prepared for emergencies
• GOV.UK - How prepared are you? business continuity management toolkit (PDF)
• GOV.UK - How resilient is your business to disaster? (PDF)
• The BCI - Building operational resilience: Integrating risk management and business continuity
• The BCI - Good practice guidelines
• The BCI - What is business continuity?

Business continuity plan template

This business continuity plan template is a simple plan outline to help you protect your business.

It is designed to help you capture important actions that you or your staff would need to undertake should there be a business disruption.

Get guidance for your business

We can provide practical guidance to your business or organisation on preparing for emergencies, email us at resilienceteam@herefordshire.gov.uk