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by Robert Clark
In Hindsight: A Compendium of Business Continuity Case Studies
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
About The Editor
Contributors
Foreword – Martin Caddick, LLB MBA MBCI MIOR
Preface – Phillip Wood, MBE MSC FSYI CPP PSP AMBCI
List of Figures
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction – Robert Clark
Chapter 2: The MV ‘Full City’ Incident – Norway’s Worst Ever Oil Spill – Jon Sigurd Jacobsen
The incident
The local response
The environmental damage
Supply chain issues
Insurance claims
Lessons learned
Was the incident preventable?
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Other observations
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Barings Bank Collapse – Owen Gregory
Big Bang Day
Lessons learned
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Northgate Information Solutions, a Victim of the Buncefield Oil Depot Disaster – Robert Clark
Northgate’s reaction
Communications
Recovery of the Year
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Other observations
Conclusion
Chapter 5: The Love Parade: Dusseldorf 2010 – Tony Duncan
Duisburg 2010
Pre-event issues – contingency, safety and security planning
Risk management
Government and non-governmental agency/stakeholder engagement
Legal aspects
Communications
The finger of blame
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Herald of Free Enterprise – Carl Dakin
Dealing with the media
Irreparable reputational damage
Absence of contingency arrangements
A disaster in waiting
Shutting the stable door
The birth of corporate manslaughter
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 7: The Aztec Chemical Explosion, the Biggest Blaze in Cheshire for 35 Years – Robert Clark
Your competitors can turn out to be your best friends in a crisis
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Other observations
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Piper Alpha and Alexander L. Kielland: A Comparison of Two North Sea Tragedies – Carl Dakin and Jon Sigurd Jacobsen
Piper Alpha
The Alexander L. Kielland
The common factors
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion – could tragedies of the PA and ALK magnitude reoccur?
Chapter 9: Bhopal: The World’s Worst Industrial Disaster – Owen Gregory
Background
Circumstances contributing to the enormity of the tragedy
A disaster in waiting
The tragic human legacy
Effects on the local economy
Litigation
Lessons learned
Conclusion
Chapter 10: The Devastating Effect of the SARS Pandemic on the Tourist Industry – Catherine Feeney
The tourist industry – fragility versus resilience
The economic importance of tourism in the emerging millennium
Typical health issues threatening the tourism industry
Background to managing crises in tourism
The SARS pandemic – a catalyst for change
The aftermath
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Other observations
Subsequent improvements in tourism health crisis management
Conclusion
Chapter 11: Toyota Vehicle Recall – Tony Duncan
Corporation background
The unfolding crisis
Crisis management
Communications
Regulator penalises Toyota
Supply chain management
Risk management failure
Strategic risk management
Reputational risk
External stakeholder engagement
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 12: The Gloucestershire Flooding, 2007 – Carl Dakin
Background
Flood impact
Acute shortage of potable water
Civil Contingencies Act
Flawed business continuity approach
The value of testing and exercising business continuity plans
Communications
Economic costs
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 13: Closing the European Airspace: Eyjafjallajökull and the Volcanic Ash Cloud – Robert Clark
Impact on the Icelandic community
Impact on airlines
Impact on business
Impact on tourism
Impact on independent travellers
Impact on climate change
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 14: The Åsta Train Accident, Norway, January 2000 – Jon Sigurd Jacobsen
Development of the Norwegian Railway Network
Norwegian rail travel safety record
Head-on collision
The unfolding disaster
Subsequent investigation
Trauma management
Corporate manslaughter
Insurance claims
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 15: A Tale of Three Cities: the Bombing of Madrid (2004), London (2005) and Glasgow (2007) – Neil Swinyard-Jordan, Tony Duncan and Robert Clark
Terrorism overview
Enter the suicide bomber
Terrorism and building design
Terrorist goals
Terrorist threat to transport
Madrid Train Bombings, 2004
London Underground and bus bombings, 2005
Glasgow Airport bombing, 2007
The day of the attack
Glasgow airport’s response
Media
Impact on travellers
The immediate aftermath
The economic cost of terrorism
Lessons learned
It could have been worse
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 16: Hurricane Katrina – Owen Gregory and Neil Swinyard-Jordan
Birth of Katrina
Crossing the Gulf of Mexico
The impact
The response
Human impact
Mass exodus
Economic impact
Utilities
Emergency management
Media
Insurance
Operational factors
Technical factors
Lessons learned
What went well
What could have been done better
What did not go well
Conclusion
Chapter 17: Arriva Malta: Business Continuity within a Change Management Programme – Robert Clark
The dawning of the Arriva era
One third of drivers never turned up
Choice changeover dates
Arriva website crashes
Passengers and drivers totally confused by new routes
Why can’t the buses stay on schedule?
It’s just not good enough!
Did the Arriva fiasco cause the government’s downfall?
Racism on the buses
The saga of the ‘Bendy-Bus’
It all ended in tears
The bankruptcy option
Reflection by Transport Malta
What does the future hold for Maltese public transport?
Lessons learned
What went well
Would could have been done better
What did not go well
Other observations
Conclusion
Chapter 18: The Devil is in the Detail – Robert Clark
Have you considered the workforce?
Flooding
Information security
Employee fraud
Succession planning
Fire
Keeping your contact details up to date
Trauma management
The cyber threat
What did the press really say?
Your fiercest competitor could also be your best friend
Safety in numbers
Malicious damage
Chapter 19: Concluding Thoughts – Robert Clark
Glossary
Works Cited
ITG Resources
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