Distribution of Disaster Recovery Plan Guidance

To plan for various situations that could occur, copies of the Disaster Recovery Plan should be safeguarded both at the office and at the employees’ residences. Additional copies should be located at the following locations:

	Disaster Planning Coordinator’s home
	Other team captains’ and alternates’ homes
	Computer room
	Tape library
	Offsite storage
	Backup recovery site

Disaster Recovery Plan Emplacement Recommendations

The crucial importance of each Contingency Plan dictates that each receive a high-level date and signature, and official promulgation.

Contingency Plan Exercises, Where Feasible

It is very important to train operational personnel in the execution and test of the Plan; i.e., the "nuts and bolts" as much as possible. Otherwise, the likelihood of failures increases greatly in case of actual, but unprepared, execution of the Plan.