{"308241":{"#nid":"308241","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Emergency Preparedness Encourages Continuity of Operations Planning","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has an Institute Emergency Action Plan that provides guidance on responding to emergencies on campus, and every building has a custom Redbook that meets its specific emergency response needs \u2014 but what happens in the aftermath of an emergency?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Emergency Preparedness is working with campus departments to create Continuity of Operations Plans (COOPs), which are designed to ensure basic operations continue in the aftermath of an emergency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA COOP is simply a department\u2019s Plan B for essential functions,\u201d said Andy Altizer, director of Emergency Preparedness. \u201cGoing through the process is valuable in that it helps identify those important essential functions and come up with a plan if such functions go away. Georgia Tech must have the capability to conduct critical operations during an emergency and to resume others rapidly and efficiently once the immediate crisis has passed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECOOPs could be implemented for any number of reasons, including large-scale disasters or more localized issues. They\u2019re designed for both short-term and long-term operations, up to 30 days.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEmergency Preparedness is holding two classes this week, on July 15 and 17, to help departments get started with planning. Participants will learn how to conduct a hazard analysis and identify and prioritize departmental essential functions. Participants will also learn how to use GT Ready, a business continuity planning tool that is specific to higher education institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo register for a COOP class, visit trains.gatech.edu\/courses\/programs, or contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.mattingly@ep.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Mattingly\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDepartmental plans will outline operations in the aftermath of an emergency.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Departmental plans will outline operations in the aftermath of an emergency."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-07-14 08:50:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:45","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"60136","name":"Office of Emergency Preparedness"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"67811","name":"continuity of operations planning"},{"id":"8743","name":"emergency preparedness"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.mattingly@ep.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Mattingly\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmergency Preparedness\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}