In the world of disaster recovery, accidents caused by chemicals are a story we have come across many times before. A massive explosion at a manufacturing facility – in this case, a chemical plant at Yancheng – claimed the lives of 64 people while more than 640 people suffered severe injuries. The damage to the […]
Global warming and climatic change are forcing weather experts to concoct new terms. The latest addition in this list is what is known as a ‘bomb cyclone’ that unleashed 97 mph wind gusts in Colorado Springs, bringing in its wake blizzards and even a flood threat – an unlikely occurrence, given the city’s climate. So […]
Recently, a friend of mine, Jim (not his real name) lost his job. The business that employed over a 100 people had a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) that was based on the attitude – “that will never happen to us”. What tripped them up was not a disaster that struck them but one that struck […]
Many people in business are under the mistaken impression that the default setting of a disaster is a naturally occurring one. Some companies go under because they are unprepared to face downtime due to technical reasons in their organizations. Let us look at a few of the technical reasons that affect production. Personnel However automated […]
Disasters are not only unpredictable, they could be of such a magnitude that the entire infrastructure of the business may be decimated along with loss of life and injuries. Without having a sound Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan, a business may not survive the catastrophe. Unfortunately, many a business, takes the “it cannot happen […]
