Australia has seen many bushfires already this summer and while tragically homes have been lost, it has highlighted the importance for people to be prepared for those unwanted and unexpected disasters such as flood, fire, cyclone or even truck through the front window.
Questions that need to be asked are: If you needed to leave your home in a hurry and could not go back again what would you take with you? Do you have a plan? Where are your precious items and papers kept - are they protected from disaster, kept together or scattered throughout the home? Can you put your hands on your birth certificate, passport, house title, insurance papers and family photos in under 30 seconds?
The RMAA Personal Continuity Plan pdf can help you plan for that day. A simple disaster preparation guide which includes low cost suggestions for storing your most important personal papers (records) so that they can be quickly accessed assisting in proving your identity, ownership of property and helping to maintain precious family memories.
The RMAA Personal Continuity Plan is available for downloaded from here.
About the RMAA
The Records Management Association of Australasia (known as the RMAA) was established in 1969. With Branches across Australia and in New Zealand the RMAA currently services over 3,000 members and offers a wide range of activities supporting the profession of records and information management. Records management is the field of management responsible for the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, including processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and transactions in the form of records.
The RMAA CEO Kate Walker is available for comment on Mobile: 0409250795.
