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Steps of Disaster Recovery

Planning

1. IDENTIFY TYPES OF RECORDS 4. IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE

STORAGE FACILITIES
conduct s survey of records

management and maintain a Review existing storage

complete file list. facilities and identify if they are

secure and will reduce loss or
2. ESTABLISH VITAL RECORDS damage.

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Identify an alternative location
identify records needed to for storage of vital records

conduct business under computer backups.

emergency operating

conditions. 5. PLANNING, COMMUNICATION

AND PERSONNEL

identify records management

needed to perform or Determine who will be responsible

reconstruct the organization's for reviewing the disaster plan to
functions, protecting legal and ensure it is up to date with

financial rights of the contact details, etc.
organization, employees and Determine who will be responsible

people. to inform all staff when disaster
occurs.
3. IDENTIFY POSSIBLE RISK

6. REGULARLY TEST YOU PLAN
Building

infrastructure problems. Develop a short plan that contains

System problems, e.g: cyber many of details of the above and

attack, file corruption or develop step-by-step list of an

deletion. action for staff to follow in case
of disaster and circulate plan to
Monitoring effectiveness of risk every staff

management approach control.