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2014 COOP. SW FL Healthcare Preparedness Coalition. What is COOP?. C ontinuity O f O perations Continuity of essential functions across a wide range of emergencies & events. Enables agencies to continue the functions customers depend upon.
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2014 COOP SW FL Healthcare Preparedness Coalition
What is COOP? • Continuity Of Operations • Continuity of essential functions across a wide range of emergencies & events. • Enables agencies to continue the functions customers depend upon. • How you will conduct business until normal operations can resume. • Plan to protect essential facilities, equipment, and vital records.
Why is COOP important? • Continuity Of Operations Plan • Ensure continued performance, and resume full service. • Reduce loss of life, minimize damage, and loss to critical processes/information. • Ensure that facilities are available, achieve a timely and orderly recovery.
Why is COOP important? • Continuity Of Operations Plan • Emergencies and events that are specific to your facility. • Primary response required is by your own personnel. • Operations must continue in spite of the emergency or event. • Some examples: • Loss of Staff – individual or group • Loss of Technology – software, equipment, files, etc. • Loss of Supplies – shortage, supply chain interruption, etc.
COOP Components • Essential Functions • Critical activities you perform that must continue • Orders of Succession • Who’s in charge if leaders are unavailable? • Delegations of Authority • Who can make decisions? • Alternate Facilities • Includes “teleworking”
COOP Components (continued) • Communications • When an event occurs can you communicate with staff? • Vital Records Management • Identification, protection and availability of all records needed to perform job functions • Reconstitution • Resuming normal operations at original facility
How to Start your COOP • Identify a person that can help, or take charge of developing your COOP. • On line courses at: http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.aspx • IS-546.a Continuity of Operations Awareness • IS-547.a Introduction to Continuity of Operations • IS-548 Continuity of Operations Program Manager • IS-524 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planner’s Workshop • IS-526 Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) Workshop • IS-551 Devolution Planning
How to Start your COOP • Meet with your staff and identify a few basics: • Orders of Succession • Who can you give the authority to do your job, or someone else's? • Training • Knowledge/Skills • Delegation of Authority • Essential personnel/positions • Knowledge/Skills • Training • Depth
How to Start your COOP • Meet with your staff and identify a few basics: • Another facility you can operate from if needed • Basic needs for functionality • How long can you operate from there • Essential functions and services • Regulations, statutes, best management practices • Quality of life • Medical need
CONCLUSIONS • You and your agency are part of a resilient community • Your preparedness and COOP plans will make the difference • You are a trusted messenger • You may be the outside contact that makes the difference for a survivor.
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