• DocumentCode
    112198
  • Title

    Business Continuity and Disaster Management: Mitigating the Socioeconomic Impacts of Facility Downtime After a Disaster

  • Author

    Guidry, Paul E. ; Vaughn, David ; Anderson, Richard P. ; Flores, Janet

  • Author_Institution
    Electr., Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Sugar Land, TX, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Sept.-Oct. 2015
  • Firstpage
    68
  • Lastpage
    77
  • Abstract
    This article provides recommendations on how to perform risk assessments in general, how to perform a risk assessment of a petrochemical industry power system, how to develop an effective preventative program, and how to recover quickly from a disaster. The benefits of being well prepared are also addressed.
  • Keywords
    business continuity; industrial power systems; petroleum industry; risk management; business continuity; disaster management; disaster recovery; facility downtime; petrochemical industry power system; risk assessments; socioeconomic impacts; Business continuity; Government policies; Hazards; Risk management; Standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-2618
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIAS.2014.2345796
  • Filename
    7134711