Protecting your Business

Health and Safety Executive

The Health and Safety Executive is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. They act as an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/business/index.htm

Business Continuity

Business Continuity Management (BCM) is a process of planning to ensure that your business or organisation has a quick return to normal operations after the event of a major disruption. Even though it is impossible to predict every kind of incident that may threaten a business, it is possible to prepare for such events by developing business continuity plans.

Here you will find information for businesses and voluntary organisations about business continuity management (BCM). Business continuity management can ensure your organisation can handle an emergency, continue to function, and can recover effectively afterwards.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Dealingwithemergencies/Preparingforemergencies/DG_175927

Self Assessment

The Civil Contingencies Secretariat has developed, in partnership with stakeholders, a Business Continuity Management Toolkit [External PDF] to help the commercial and voluntary sector implement BCM”

Visit the UK Resilience Website for more information

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI)

The BCI was established in 1994 to enable individual members to obtain guidance and support from fellow business continuity practitioners. The BCI currently has over 5000 members in 90 different countries.

Visit the TheBCI.org website for more information.

The Business Link

Unplanned events can have a devastating effect on small businesses. Crises such as fire, damage to stock, illness of key staff or IT system failure could all make it difficult or impossible to carry out your normal day to day activities.