Tag Archives: Business Interruption

Business Interruption – Water pipe burst evacuates 3500 from Sydney’s AMP Tower

Business Interruption NewsBy opscentre February 25, 2011

A real life example of a business interruption incident today. A burst water pipe in the AMP Building in Sydney caused 3500 staff to be evacuated. For the businesses without water damage, hopefully access can be restored and everyone is back to work on Monday morning. If any businesses sustained significant damage to their floor,…

The business continuity plan is not just for major catastrophes

Business Interruption, Risk EvaluationBy opscentre December 1, 2009

Many organisations have business continuity plans designed to cater for major catastrophes but often don’t consider some of the less dramatic but more common causes of business interruption such as extended power or IT failures. Consider whether your BCP has the flexibility to respond to the wide variety of incidents that may occur.