Business Continuity Checklist
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- Building Facilities
- There are evacuation procedures for your buildings.
- Fire exits are clearly marked.
- Fire procedures are in place.
- Fire drills are regularly practiced.
- There are primary and secondary evacuation points at a suitable distance away from the building(s).
- There is a site plan of your building(s).
- Generator backup systems is in place.
- There is an alternative building to use in an emergency.
- Check of the heating and air conditioning is performed regularly.
- You and your staff are familiar with the location of the mains switches and valves (electricity, gas, water).
- Day inspections are carried out.
- There are procedures in place to make sure that all appliances are switched off and doors and windows are locked at the end of the working day.
- Check for the integrity of external fences and doors is regularly performed.
- IT
- Are your IT systems critical to the running of your business?
- There are manual processes that could maintain critical documentary/administrative functions in case IT systems went down.
- Do you know how long it would take to recover IT functions if your system went down?
- Who would restore your system if it went down and do you have their contact details?
- There is a tested IT disaster recovery plan in place.
- Your computer anti-virus software is up to date.
- Documented IT security policies and procedures are in place.
- All computer users are fully aware of email and internet usage policies.
- Vital computer information is stored on back up disks held off premises.
- Company Equipment
- There is someone accountable for the assets of your company.
- There is an inventory and is it regularly checked.
- You have controls over the movements of your company equipment.
- Insurance
- There is sufficient insurance to pay for disruption to business, cost of repairs, etc.
- You have your insurance company's details in order to contact them immediately at the time of an incident.
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Who it's for
This Business Continuity Checklist is for teams that want consistent execution, less rework, and clear ownership.
- Standardize quality - run the same Business Continuity steps every time, regardless of who executes
- Save time - reuse a proven Business Continuity workflow instead of rebuilding processes from scratch
- Improve accountability - assign owners and see what's done vs. what's pending
- Onboard faster - use the Business Continuity checklist as the SOP and training guide
- Coordinate across roles - handoffs are clear and everyone works from the same source of truth
How to use it
How to use this Business Continuity Checklist:
- Start by saving it - save as a Template if you'll reuse it, or as a Checklist if it's a one-off project.
- Customize it once for your workflow - remove what doesn't apply and add your team-specific steps.
- Assign ownership and execute - set owners/due dates where needed and track completion as work happens.
- Reuse without rebuilding - when Business Continuity comes up again, start from your saved version and run it with clear ownership.
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