Summary
In short
- A site resilience and continuity plan is a plan used in KnowEnviro that sets out how the site keeps operating or recovers after loss of power, refrigeration, water, IT, key equipment or people. It is built against ISO 14001 cl.8.2 and forms part of the Emergency Preparedness programme.
- Written once and tested yearly. Owned by the site manager.
- The template holds 43 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is plan tested, where high is good.
- ISO 14001 is environmental management systems. The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Emergency plans, Generator test.
What it is
What it is
What is a site resilience and continuity plan?
A site resilience and continuity plan is a plan used in KnowEnviro that sets out how the site keeps operating or recovers after loss of power, refrigeration, water, IT, key equipment or people. It is built against ISO 14001 cl.8.2 and forms part of the Emergency Preparedness programme.
When is a site resilience and continuity plan completed?
A site resilience and continuity plan is completed when the thing being planned is created, and again at the stated review interval. Written once and tested yearly.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This plan is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this plan covers has occurred, or is about to
- Authorisation is needed before the work can begin
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form BCP-2026-000
- You are running the Emergency Preparedness programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links emergency plans, generator test
Not for
- Climate Risk Assessment, which assesses the site against flooding, heat, drought, storm and supply chain disruption from a changing climate.
- Flood Risk and Response Plan, which sets out flood risk to the site and what happens before, during and after an event.
- Business Continuity Exercise Record, which records a test of the continuity plan, what worked and what did not.
- Anything outside KnowEnviro, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 14001Environmental management systems
The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the site resilience and continuity plan template based on?+
It is built against ISO 14001 cl.8.2. ISO 14001 is environmental management systems. The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the site resilience and continuity plan contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, scenarios covered, people and supply, preparedness, outcome. Together they hold 43 fields, 37 of which are required.
How often is a site resilience and continuity plan raised?+
A new record is raised when the thing being planned is created, and again at the stated review interval. Each one is given an ID in the form BCP-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the site resilience and continuity plan belong to?+
It is part of Emergency Preparedness, Energy and Decarbonisation. Tested arrangements for evacuation, fire, spill, medical and ammonia release, with contractors counted.
How is a site resilience and continuity plan scored?+
Scoring is plan tested. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the site resilience and continuity plan template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the site resilience and continuity plan library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowEnviro — environment and energy. Aspects, permits, waste, emissions, spills and sustainability reporting.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 14001 — Environmental management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization