Explain The Importance Of Contingency Planning
Contingency planning is planning for the future. It is a plan which prepares an organisation or agency for an emergency or out of the ordinary situation so that business activities can resume to normal as soon as possible. It allows an organisation the capacity to plan a response to events, which could disrupt its normal operations. Such disruptions may be minimal or may include instances where normal activities cannot be performed and may not be, for an extended period of time.
On a larger scale, contingency planning for serious disruptions is referred to as disaster planning. This refers to situations that could arise with little or no warning causing or threatening death, serious ...
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I will also briefly refer to the Knox City Council Fire that occurred in Victoria, Australia in 1994. My reference is by way of photographs and examples used by the Council, depicting the successful implementation of a contingency plan.
How contingency planning began.
Safety consciousness in business and industry was basically a product of the twentieth century. Before the industrial revolution, many businesses suffered economic losses as a direct result of accident or ...
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