Business Continuity & Resilience Awareness (BCAW+R) Week: 13-17 May 2024 Empowering Tomorrow: Building Resilience Today.
17th May:
How would your unit manage a 48-hour power outage? For more information about Business Continuity Planning, contact us at info.bcp [at] mcgill.ca.
16th May: Continuity planning creates resilience
A high-quality business continuity program ensures that an organization is well-prepared to respond quickly and efficiently to disruptions.
15th May: Continuity Planning Process
At McGill, Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is a 6-step strategic process that enhances organizational resilience. For more information please refer to the Business Continuity page.
14th May: Business Continuity Plan
A Business Continuity Plan is like an organization’s safety net. It helps prepare for and mitigate against disruptions, such as those caused by natural hazards, technological hazards, human-caused hazards, supply chain problems or loss of personnel.
13th May: Introduction to BCAW+R Week
Business Continuity and Resilience Week is an annual event to raise awareness of business continuity across the University. This is an opportunity for the BC team to promote a range of resources covering Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
This year’s theme is Empowering tomorrow: Building Resilience Today.
Emergency Preparedness (EP) Week: 5-11 May 2024 Be Prepared. Know Your Risks
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May 6: Introduction to EP Week
This week is Emergency Preparedness Week! Learn how you can prepare for emergencies and also how McGill’s OEM team prepares for emergencies!
Everyone has a role to play in an emergency. Emergency Preparedness Week is an opportunity for you to take action to ensure you are prepared to protect yourself and your community during an emergency.
This year, the theme is Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. The intent of the theme is to encourage Canadians to understand the risks in their area and learn what actions they can take to protect themselves and their families.
EP Week encourages Canadians to take three simple steps to become better prepared to face a range of emergencies:
Knowing the risks specific to your area can help you prepare for emergencies. In Montreal, there are risks of contamination/shortage of drinking water, earthquakes, flooding, hazardous materials, major winter storms, periods of intense cold, severe thunderstorms and more.
May 8: Sign up for Emergency Notification System (ENS)
McGill Alert! McGill has built up a wide range of communications tools to help keep you safe in an emergency. We encourage you to subscribe to multiple systems. You can choose from:
May 9: How to make a personal emergency plan & preparedness kit
You can also prepare for emergencies by making a plan and preparedness kit! When emergencies happen, having a plan in place is the best way to respond quickly and protect yourself! You can also prepare by gathering some basic supplies you may need during an emergency. Both are easy to do - to get started, visit the Government of Canada's Get Prepared Page!
May 10: Introduction to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for developing and implementing programs and standards for emergency management at McGill, including the University Emergency Management Plan. We maintain the university’s emergency notification system and Emergency Operations Centre and work with units across campus to ensure coordinated incident response.
If you have any questions or would like more details on emergency preparedness, please reach out to us at: emergency.mgmt [at] mcgill.ca! Stay tuned for BC Week next week from May 13-17.
