Causes of Disruption

1 Buildings and Contents 

  • Fire
  • Building collapse
  • Flood
  • Utility failure (electricity, water, gas, steam)
  • Heating breakdown
  • Release of hazardous substance
  • Security alert
  • Civil disorder
  • Terrorist threat
  • Vandalism to buildings

2 IT and Communications 

  • IT failure – hardware, software and malicious attack
  • Telephone failure
  • Successful virus or malware attack
  • Malicious internal staff attack
  • Loss of personalised / sensitive data 

3 People 

  • Absence/resignations of key people
  • Disruption to local transport
  • Extreme weather
  • Natural disasters
  • Infectious disease – Pandemic
  • Criminal actions of key staff or students

4 Suppliers 

  • Failure of key supplier – supply of product and / or political need to cease usage quickly.
  • Failure of key supply chain
  • Failure of IT outsource organisation