BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN

Yes

No

N/A

1. Have you prepared a business continuity (disaster recovery) plan?

2. Are copies of the plan kept off site by key personnel?

3. Is the plan exercised periodically?

4. Do you review the plan regularly?

PREMISES

Yes

No

N/A

5. Do you operate from:

      a. A single site?

      b. More than one site?

6. Are there any interdependency issues between your sites?

7. Are functions duplicated between sites?

8. Could you practicably relocate your operations to temporary alternative
     premises?

MACHINERY

Yes

No

N/A

9. Are there any bottlenecks in your operation?

10. Are extended lead times likely for the replacement of critical machinery,       plant and equipment?

11. Is critical machinery, etc duplicated between sites?

12. Are there any similar issues associated with machine spares, tools, patterns,
       moulds, etc?

13. Do you hold critical spares and are these suitably stored?

14. Are copy drawings and specifications for custom machinery and tools, etc kept off site?

COMPUTERS

Yes

No

N/A

15. Are computers used for any business critical applications?

16. Are extended lead times likely for the reinstatement of critical computer
      systems or software?

17. Are critical servers or mainframes duplicated off site?

18. Do you use up to date firewall and antivirus software?

19. Is your computer system adequately protected against:

      a. Theft?

      b. Interference?

      c. Fire?

      d. Overvoltage?

20. Is critical computer data backed up and verified regularly and are copies
       securely stored, preferably off site?

21. Do you have reliable, efficient IT support?

SERVICES

Yes

No

N/A

22. Are your operations heavily dependent upon any of the following services:

      a. Water?

      b. Electricity?

      c. Gas?

      d. Oil?

      e. Telecommunications?

23. Are critical services duplicated or do you have alternative supplies (e.g.
       uninterruptible power supply, standby generators, private water supplies,       etc)?

WORKFORCE

Yes

No

N/A

24. Are there any continuity issues associated with your workforce (e.g. key
       personnel, scarcity of suitable skills, etc)?

CUSTOMERS

Yes

No

N/A

25. Is your business dependent upon any single or small number of larger       customers?

26. Are there any issues with market competition or customer loyalty?

SUPPLIERS

Yes

No

N/A

27. Are you dependent upon any particular suppliers?

28. Do you have alternative suppliers if needed?

29. Can you normally replace stock without any major delay?

PRODUCTION

Yes

No

N/A

30. Do your operations have any significant seasonal variations?

31. Do you have any spare production capacity?

32. Can you make up lost production by:

      a. Shift or overtime working?

      b. Sub-contracting?

FURTHER ADVICE

Yes

No

N/A

33. Have you sought advice from your insurance company or broker on business
      continuity planning?

Name:

Organisation:

Phone:

E-mail: