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Business Continuity Guidance for Businesses

Loss of mains water and sewerage

Underpinning risks:

Scenario a) This scenario is driven by potential failure of the water/sewerage infrastructure or its support services.

Scenario b) This scenario could arise if a local water system became contaminated accidentally by a non toxic chemical. The recovery time is determined by the nature and extent of contamination and mitigation measures that might be introduced.

BCM Implications:

• Health and safety of staff needs to be considered, e.g. requirement for drinking water and sanitation. There will be insufficient supplies for toilet flushing and drinking water will only be available from bowsers/static tanks or from bottled water.
• Consider call-off contracts for temporary toilets in the event of loss of sewerage services.

Consider alternative methods of working including rostering of the workforce to match cuts, closure of non-essential premises and movement of critical services to unaffected locales (including offshore) where possible and where health and safety implications allow.

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