Assessment of potential risks
When you start to prepare your plan it is useful to try and understand the potential risks you will be planning to mitigate.
The list will be different for each business but as a guide you should consider the following areas:
External Risks
- Extreme Weather
- Flood
- Snow
- Theft
- Terrorism Incident
- Transport issues
Loss of Utilities
- Electrical power failure
- Loss of gas
- Loss of water
- Telecoms failure
Equipment Failure
- Internal electrical failure
- Air conditioning failure
- IT system failure
