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'''Crisis Management and Crisis Communication'''
 
'''Crisis Management and Crisis Communication'''
  
This list of threats is applicable to both crisis management and crisis communication.  It forms the first two set of the 7 sets of the crisis scenarios.  The rationale is that when it comes to a crisis, management will regards threats  
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This list of threats is applicable to both crisis management and crisis communication.  It forms the first two set of the 7 sets of the crisis scenarios.  The rationale is that when it comes to crisis management or crisis communication will regard threats that result in a disaster and crisis scenario that becomes crisis as one "bad event".
  
 
== Denial of Access ==
 
== Denial of Access ==
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Denial of Access includes all threats that will result in the denial of access/availability to people, processes, infrastructure, and partners/suppliers. This could range from a flood keeping you from entering the office premises to a power outage disrupting work. Below is the full list of possible Denial of Access threats:  
 
Denial of Access includes all threats that will result in the denial of access/availability to people, processes, infrastructure, and partners/suppliers. This could range from a flood keeping you from entering the office premises to a power outage disrupting work. Below is the full list of possible Denial of Access threats:  
  
*Blizzard
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* Blizzard
*Clouds
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* Clouds
*Cyclone
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* Cyclone
*Drought
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* Drought
*Duststorm
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* Duststorm
*Flood
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* Flood
*Flash Flood
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* Flash Flood
*Fog/ Haze
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* Fog/ Haze
*Heat Wave
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* Heat Wave
*Hurricane
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* Hurricane
*Lightning
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* Lightning
*Rain
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* Rain
*Snow
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* Snow
*Thunder
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* Thunder
*Tornado
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* Tornado
*Tropical storm
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* Tropical storm
*Typhoon
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* Typhoon
*Weather front
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* Weather front
*Water Spout
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* Water Spout
*Wind
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* Wind
*Wind Storm
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* Wind Storm
*Fire Storm
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* Fire Storm
*Fire - Wild, Rural or Urban
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* Fire - Wild, Rural or Urban
*Terrorism
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* Terrorism
*Bomb Threat/Explosion
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* Bomb Threat/Explosion
*Power Outage
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* Power Outage
*Earthquake Tremors
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* Earthquake Tremors
  
 
== Unavailability of People ==
 
== Unavailability of People ==
*Labour Dispute/ Strike
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* Labour Dispute/ Strike
*Infectious Disease/ Pandemic
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* Infectious Disease/ Pandemic
*Workplace Safety
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* Workplace Safety
*Workplace Violence
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* Workplace Violence
*Loss of Key Appointment Holders
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* Loss of Key Appointment Holders
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*Haze
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== Disruption of Supply Chain ==
 
== Disruption of Supply Chain ==

Revision as of 15:24, 13 January 2020

Analysing And Reviewing The Risks For Business Continuity Planning BUY!
Part 1: List of Threats

Business Continuity Management

This is a list of possible threats to an organization. From this list, the Organization BCM Coordinator together with the BC Team is required to identify and extract the likely and high-impact threats that will affect your organization. Sometimes, this list of threats may be re-organized into Four primary scenarios of internal and external threats: Denial of Access, Unavailability of People, Disruption of Supply Chain, and Equipment and IT-related Disruption.

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication

This list of threats is applicable to both crisis management and crisis communication. It forms the first two set of the 7 sets of the crisis scenarios. The rationale is that when it comes to crisis management or crisis communication will regard threats that result in a disaster and crisis scenario that becomes crisis as one "bad event".

Denial of Access

Denial of Access includes all threats that will result in the denial of access/availability to people, processes, infrastructure, and partners/suppliers. This could range from a flood keeping you from entering the office premises to a power outage disrupting work. Below is the full list of possible Denial of Access threats:

  • Blizzard
  • Clouds
  • Cyclone
  • Drought
  • Duststorm
  • Flood
  • Flash Flood
  • Fog/ Haze
  • Heat Wave
  • Hurricane
  • Lightning
  • Rain
  • Snow
  • Thunder
  • Tornado
  • Tropical storm
  • Typhoon
  • Weather front
  • Water Spout
  • Wind
  • Wind Storm
  • Fire Storm
  • Fire - Wild, Rural or Urban
  • Terrorism
  • Bomb Threat/Explosion
  • Power Outage
  • Earthquake Tremors

Unavailability of People

  • Labour Dispute/ Strike
  • Infectious Disease/ Pandemic
  • Workplace Safety
  • Workplace Violence
  • Loss of Key Appointment Holders
  • Mishandling of Hazardous Materials
  • Haze

Disruption of Supply Chain

  • Loss of Specialized Vendor/ Partner/ Supplier
  • Regulatory or Legal Violation
  • Default of Key Debtors
  • Accidents (i.e. Aviation, Rail, Maritime, Vehicular)

Equipment and IT-related Disruption

  • IT Failure (i.e. Hardware, Software)
  • Network Failure (i.e. Local and Wide Network)"
  • IT Sabotage
  • Telecommunications Failure (phone line)
  • Facilities and Equipment Failure (i.e. Air-con, Lift, Transformer, HVAC, UPS, Backup Generator)