Continuity of Operations Plan

The ability to identify threats to our personal safety and local economy is the first step to protecting these highly valued aspects of life. Minimizing the potential impact from these threats whether they be naturally occurring such as disease, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods, droughts and blizzards or man-made such as war, terrorism, civil unrest, sabotage, theft, contamination, computer intrusion, financial market collapse, significant mechanical failures and human errors is key to protecting and preserving the things we value most. The best way to minimize the potential impact from these hazards is to develop and implement a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). This contingency plan will enable a public or private sector organization to continue to perform essential functions which the community depends on for sustaining their personal safety, source of income and high quality of life.

O'Gara specializes in assisting the public and private sector with developing, reviewing and evaluating an organization's Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). Training courses which highlight core concepts that must be included in a viable COOP can be provided by our professional instructors to staff members in order to facilitate plan development. A subsequent review and evaluation of the COOP can be accomplished through plan analysis and training to include table- top exercises, functional drills and full-scale exercises conducted by our professional facilitators. The viability of an organization's COOP will be sustained through continued review and improvement as the organization, personnel, technology and surrounding conditions all continue to change.

Our team provides COOP training that addresses vital areas of contingency planning which includes communications, evacuation procedures, personnel accountability, water and food supply, transportation, fuel supply, electrical power generation, information technology and data recovery, housing and childcare, security control and hazard mitigation, emergency police/fire/medical services, banking and financial services, and government resources. The vulnerability survey and impact analysis, which our company provides, will highlight vital areas of concern for an organization to focus on during COOP development and improvement. A prioritized list of recommendations based on the degree of severity and magnitude of the potential impact from naturally occurring and man-made hazards can be developed specifically for the client upon completion of a thorough COOP training and analysis program.