Laboratories & Research Facilities
Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Policy
Continuity management is ensuring the continuity or uninterrupted provision of critical operations and services. It is an ongoing process with several complementary elements, including disaster recovery.
UT Dallas’ mission is to continue research, teaching, and public service despite potentially disruptive events. In order to achieve this capability, Emergency Management directs a comprehensive disaster management and continuity of operations program that incorporates elements of safety, disaster preparedness and recovery for all University units.
Plan for the Unexpected
Our work is vulnerable to unplanned events. Although UT Dallas hopes a disaster plan is never needed, we want to be prepared for unexpected events. A continuity plan describes:
- How we might carry on our teaching, research, and service functions under conditions of diminished resources: loss of space, equipment, IT infrastructure, and/or people.
- How we might resume these functions if they have been interrupted by an unplanned event.
- How we can prepare: A good continuity plan will include a list of action items to limit our vulnerability, lessen damage and ease our recovery.
The purpose of having a continuity plan is to ensure:
- Continuation of department/division
- Succession of key personnel
- Disruptions to operations are reduced
- Services are resumed, e.g., teaching, research, and public service
- A timely recovery is achieved
- Financial losses are minimized
Continuity Planning for Laboratories and Research Facilities
To help mitigate the damage or recovery time after a disaster or disruptive event occurs, the Office of Research Integrity and Outreach and Emergency Management encourages laboratories and research facilities to develop their own Continuity Plan.
For more information or assistance in developing a plan, please contact Emergency Management at oemcp@utdallas.edu.