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Pandemics are by their nature widespread, indiscriminate, and impossible to prevent. How would your business fare if most of your workforce were incapacitated by an unexpected incident?
Business Continuity and the Pandemic Threat considers the corporate impact of pandemics and shows how best to prepare for and mitigate their effects.
The increase in commercial aviation and international travel means that pandemics now spread faster than ever before. Seasonal flu pandemics, zoonotic contagions such as Ebola, swine flu, and avian flu (e.g. H5N1 and H7N9), and respiratory syndromes such as SARS and MERS have affected millions worldwide. Add the ever-present threat of terrorism and biological warfare and the possibility of large proportions of your workforce being incapacitated is a lot stronger than you might think.
You may well have prepared for limited business interruptions, but how would your business fare if 50% or more of your employees, including those you rely on to execute your business continuity plan, were afflicted by illness—or worse?
Although nothing can be done to prevent pandemics, their impact can be significantly mitigated. Business Continuity and the Pandemic Threat explains how.
The book is divided into two parts, which examine the pandemic threat and explain how businesses can address it:
Part I: Understanding the Threat
The first, shorter part provides the reader with a detailed overview of the challenge that pandemic threats can present. It uses historical examples (such as the 1918–19 Spanish Flu outbreak, which killed 50 million people) to illustrate how pandemics can have devastating effects on not only the global population but also on critical infrastructure, the global economy, and society.
Part II: Preparing for the Inevitable
The second part of the book considers the actions that can be taken at a global, national, corporate, and individual level to mitigate the risk and limit the damage of pandemic incidents. It provides guidance on creating and validating a pandemic plan and explains how it integrates with a business continuity plan. Comprehensive case studies are provided throughout.
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Take your business continuity plan to the next level: ensure your organization survives a pandemic with a substantially depleted workforce. Buy Business Continuity and the Pandemic Threat today.
