Disaster Planning for the Research Enterprise

This module serves as an overview of disaster preparedness and business continuity planning for individuals who oversee research at their organization. It discusses potential disasters that may affect the research enterprise and effective strategies to mitigate their impact on organizational activities.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 16693 (English)
Author(s): Roxanne R. Johnson, MSPH - Tulane University

This module helps principal investigators and research teams anticipate and identify issues that need to be considered in order to protect and sustain the research program after a disaster. It includes a discussion of the key problems encountered during a disaster, regulatory requirements surrounding disaster-related events, and informational resources to mitigate and plan for disasters.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 16795 (English)
Author(s): Brian J. Weimer, JD - Tulane University; Susan M. Miller, MD, MPH - Houston Methodist Research Institute

This module examines disaster preparedness and business continuity planning for animal care and use programs. It discusses the regulatory requirements, guidelines, and other considerations for developing, implementing, and maintaining a disaster plan that meets the needs of an animal care and use program.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 16750 (English)
Author(s): Susan Brust Silk, MS - Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH; Kathy Wadsworth, CPIA, CIP - CITI Program

This module provides guidance for human research protection program (HRPP) staff and operations, in the event of an emergency or disaster that impacts or potentially closes their organization. It discusses disaster preparedness and business continuity planning issues that should be considered to protect research participants and the integrity of the research enterprise.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 16694 (English)
Author(s): Roxanne R. Johnson, MSPH - Tulane University

This module discusses issues that must be considered to protect the integrity of and access to data in the event of a disaster, whether that comes in the form of a natural disaster or intentional breaches in data security by humans.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 16797 (English)
Author(s): Hunter Ely, CISSP, CFCE, GCIA, CRISC - Tulane University; Brian Weimer, JD - Tulane University

This module discusses the regulations pertinent to high-risk biohazardous agents and the requirement for an incident response plan when working with them. It examines the threats, risks, and vulnerabilities to an organization’s assets and biohazards. The module further describes the various aspects of disaster planning, including the range of stakeholders involved, the incident command system, and core elements of a written incident response plan.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 16796 (English)
Author(s): Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP - Yale University