The Disaster Team will perform a damage assessment in each area of the office, record the amount and type of damage on the Disaster Assessment Form (Appendix K:), and submit the completed forms to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator and Information Technology Manager will determine what computer equipment is essential to restoring critical operations, and if necessary will begin purchasing the replacement equipment. The Information Technology Manager will assess the condition of the backup media and will begin the process of data recovery, if necessary. The Plan Administrator, in consultation with building management, will determine if temporary relocation of the office is necessary, and will determine an estimated duration of the relocation. If relocation is necessary, the Disaster Team will search for temporary office space. The Disaster Team will notify the Post Office and key vendors. necessary, the Disaster Team may need to secure a new permanent office location if the existing office cannot be rebuilt in a reasonable amount of time. If so, the checklists used by the Trustee when the office moved to its present location may be helpful. Disaster Team will contact vendors and arrange for replacement equipment, furniture, and office supplies as necessary. necessary, the Disaster Team will purchase mobile telephones for office use and establish new mobile service. Where applicable, mobile broadband cards for laptop computers and mobile broadband service may be useful in resuming access to ECF and emails quickly. Re-establishing Operations The priorities will be set based on what is needed to get the office up and running as quickly as possible. It will be impossible to state what the priorities will be to get the office functioning, each scenario will be different based on the damages caused by the disaster. A typical set of priorities will focus on. Determine the best method of communication with employees, debtors, creditors, attorney, the UST office and the court. Restore hardware and software and recover and secure any physical and computer files. Establish a secure way to handle incoming receipts and posting receipts to existing cases.
The Disaster Team will perform a damage assessment in each area of the office, record the amount and type of damage on the Disaster Assessment Form (Appendix K:), and submit the completed forms to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator and Information Technology Manager will determine what computer equipment is essential to restoring critical operations, and if necessary will begin purchasing the replacement equipment. The Information Technology Manager will assess the condition of the backup media and will begin the process of data recovery, if necessary. The Plan Administrator, in consultation with building management, will determine if temporary relocation of the office is necessary, and will determine an estimated duration of the relocation. If relocation is necessary, the Disaster Team will search for temporary office space. The Disaster Team will notify the Post Office and key vendors. necessary, the Disaster Team may need to secure a new permanent office location if the existing office cannot be rebuilt in a reasonable amount of time. If so, the checklists used by the Trustee when the office moved to its present location may be helpful. Disaster Team will contact vendors and arrange for replacement equipment, furniture, and office supplies as necessary. necessary, the Disaster Team will purchase mobile telephones for office use and establish new mobile service. Where applicable, mobile broadband cards for laptop computers and mobile broadband service may be useful in resuming access to ECF and emails quickly. Re-establishing Operations The priorities will be set based on what is needed to get the office up and running as quickly as possible. It will be impossible to state what the priorities will be to get the office functioning, each scenario will be different based on the damages caused by the disaster. A typical set of priorities will focus on. Determine the best method of communication with employees, debtors, creditors, attorney, the UST office and the court. Restore hardware and software and recover and secure any physical and computer files. Establish a secure way to handle incoming receipts and posting receipts to existing cases.
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