Building Business Resilience

What is a disaster?

Each year in Queensland, businesses suffer loss from disasters.  Disasters take many forms and the results can be catastrophic to business and the community. As a result of Cyclone Larry in March 2006, significant damage or disruption occurred to houses, businesses and industry, utilities, infrastructure (including road, rail and air transport systems, schools, hospitals and communications) and crops.

1. Where can I find general information on disasters?

You need to make your business more resilient by planning and preparing to minimise the possibility of damage, interruption and loss of business if and when a disaster strikes.  We recommend that you develop a Business Continuity Plan to deal with this threat.

2. Where can I find general information and resources on building business resilience?
3. Where can I find a Business Continuity Plan template?

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How can I identify and manage risks to my business associated with a disaster?

1. Where can I find information on managing risks to my business associated with a disaster?
2. Where can I find a calculator to assess what a disaster may cost my business?
3. Where can I find information and updates about disasters affecting Queensland when they occur?
4. Where can I find general information on natural disasters that could affect my business?
5. Download a guide for tourist operators on developing a tourism risk management strategy?
6. Where can I find general information on Risk Management?
7. How do I develop a Risk Management Plan for my business?

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How will my business continue to operate in the event of a disaster?

1. How can I prepare my business so that it can continue to operate in the event of a disaster?
2. Read John Salter's article on Hazard Identification and Business Impact Analysis.
3. Where can I find an Emergency Planning and Preparedness Checklist which includes identifying your key business activities?
4. Where can I find general resources to help me prepare for a disaster?
5. Where can I find a kit to assist businesses in preparing for a disaster?
6. To customise your processes so that your business can prepare for specific disaster situations, complete the checklists that are applicable to your location:
   • Bushfire
   • Cyclone
   • Severe storm
   • Drought
   • Water restrictions caused by drought
   • Flooding
7. Complete the Business Continuity Disaster Preparedness Checklist for general disaster preparedness
8. Where can I find general information on Business Impact Analysis?
9. How do I develop a Business Impact Analysis for my business?

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How can my business respond immediately to a disaster?

1. Where can I find information on how my business should respond to a disaster?
2. Where can I find information on disaster management for the Tourism industry sector?
3. Download Emergency Management Australia?s Preparing for the Unexpected to learn how to respond to a range of emergencies including fires, tsunamis, bomb explosions and natural hazard events.
4. Download FEMA's Emergency Response Action Steps to develop strategies for your business when responding to a disaster.
5. Where can I find general information on Incident Response Planning?
6. How do I develop an Incident Response Plan for my business?

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How can my business recover from a disaster?

1. Where can I find information on how my business can recover from a disaster?
2. Where can I find information on considerations for diaster recovery planning?
3. Where can I find information on support offered to drought affected farmers and agriculture-dependent small businesses?
4. Where can I find information on financial assistance and animal welfare services for primary producers affected by natural disasters?
5. Where can I find information on disaster relief assistance if my business is affected by a natural disaster?
6. Read the article Business continuity and disaster recovery checklist for small business owners.
7. Read the article One year on from hurricane Ivan: What lessons have been learnt?.
8. Where can I find general information on Recovery Planning?
9. How do I develop a Recovery Plan for my business?

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Last updated 17 September 2009