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Guide to Disaster Recovery
Chapter 8 Solutions
Review Questions
2. Why are procedures necessary to deal with hazardous materials in a disaster? Answer: The danger
3. Why shouldn’t the disaster recovery planning team try to interpret scientific data or government
4. What types of items can be classified as art, antiques, and collectibles? Answer: Rare and expensive
5. If art, antiques, and collectibles are destroyed or damaged beyond repair, what information might
insurance companies require to settle a claim? Answer: Complete documentation as to the purchase,
6. When art, antiques, and collectibles have not been appraised, what steps may be necessary to
complete an insurance claim? Answer: There are several guidebooks available that provide basic
7. What should an organization do to support the value of historic documents? Answer: Have extensive
8. What are perishable foods and materials? Answer: Items that need to be stored at certain
9. When developing procedures to deal with perishable foods and materials during a disaster, what
issues should the disaster recovery planning team consider? Answer: Procedures must be developed
10. Why should the disaster recovery planning team seek expert help when developing procedures for
dealing with controlled substances? Answer: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration as well as
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11. Why is it important to have procedures to protect trade secrets and proprietary processes in a
12. Procedures for dealing with life forms often require what types of actions in a disaster? Answer: In
13. Why is it important to secure precision equipment, electronics, and optics? Answer: They are often
14. Why are procedures necessary for handling rare materials in a disaster? Answer: Such items can be
15. Which issues often dictate the need for special procedures during disaster recovery? Answer: The
16. List unusual circumstances that might require special procedures in a disaster. Answer:
17. Describe trade secrets and proprietary processes. Answer: Ideas, patents, plans, manufacturing
18. What issues should an organization address in procedures for dealing with hazardous materials
during a disaster? Answer: 1. Names and titles of people that are knowledgeable of and responsible
19. What issues should an organization cover in procedures to protect trade secrets in a disaster?
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20. Why shouldn’t the disaster recovery planning team stop developing procedures once a basic
recovery plan is in place? Answer: The more an organization plans for contingencies and the better
Hands-On Projects Tips
The hands-on projects in this text are designed for students to gain experience in developing a disaster recovery
plan. Students are expected to select an organization for which to develop a plan. This may be easier for
students that are in adult-oriented evening programs than it is for students in a traditional four-year program
or graduate program and who are not employed or do not have any work experience. Students can work solo
or in groups to develop the disaster recovery plan.
The projects in each chapter call for students to develop sections of a disaster recovery plan that are explained in
that chapter. As the course is completed the students should have their disaster recovery plan completed.
In grading the hands-on projects the instructor should consider the following:
Not all hands-on projects in this chapter will apply to all organizations. Students should complete the projects
that are appropriate for the organization for which they are developing a disaster recovery plan.
Project 8-1
This project is designed for the student to learn how to evaluate the need for specialized disaster recovery
procedures in the organization for which you are developing a recovery plan. The evaluation should
Project 8-3
This project is designed for the student to learn how develop procedures for special circumstances for the
organization for which you are developing a recovery plan. This project requires that students develop
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procedures for dealing with the organization’s art, antiques, and collectibles after a disaster. The procedures
should include the items listed in Table 8-3.
Project 8-4
This project is designed for the student to learn how develop procedures for special circumstances for the
organization for which you are developing a recovery plan. This project requires that students develop
procedures for dealing with the organization’s historic documents after a disaster. The procedures should
include the items listed in Table 8-4.
Project 8-5
This project is designed for the student to learn how develop procedures for special circumstances for the
organization for which you are developing a recovery plan. This project requires that students develop
Project 8-7
This project is designed for the student to learn how develop procedures for special circumstances for the
organization for which you are developing a recovery plan. This project requires that students develop
Project 8-9
This project is designed for the student to learn how develop procedures for special circumstances for the
organization for which you are developing a recovery plan. This project requires that students develop
procedures for dealing with the organization’s precision equipment after a disaster. The procedures should
include the items listed in Table 8-9.
Project 8-10
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Case Projects Discussion
The case projects in this book all cover the same company, Harris and Heartfield Manufacturing. As with the
hands-on projects, the case projects are designed to build skills and knowledge for disaster recovery
planning. In the case projects students are advising an organization about how to develop a disaster recovery
plan. The assignments in each chapter will challenge the students in communicating disaster recovery
planning concepts to a group of managers that have no previous knowledge or experience in disaster
recovery planning.
Case Project: Harris and Heartfield Manufacturing
This project is designed to help students understand how to establish inter organizational relationships that will
be helpful when responding to a disaster. In this assignment students have been asked to develop a
Team Case Assignment 1
This assignment requires student is to identify contractors in their area that could assist their organization in
handling hazardous materials during a disaster. Their assignment is to research these contractors and write a
Team Case Assignment 2
This assignment requires student is to identify contractors in their area that could assist their organization in
preserving perishable foods and materials during a disaster. Their assignment is to research these contractors