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We choose location-specific contingency plans based on risk assessment so that they are relevant and targeted. Contingency plans help our organization think through Reliant and partners plan for crisis events and respond before we enter the event. We know from experience that forethought and planning can ensure better results than having to produce instructions quickly. The act of creating the plan has also been shown to help prevent the events incidences from occurring becoming crises by revealing additional mitigation options. We choose to focus on preparing for foreseeable events now so that we can focus on caring for our staff during a crisis event.Contingency plans can be numerous and irrelevant. Therefore, we choose our location-specific contingency plans based on our risk assessment. |
Reliant will provide standardized organizational contingency template plans (See list below) for all risks above a medium risk level as well as others with an impact rating of severe or critical. These risk levels. These contingency template plans can use used for creating specific contingency plans for based on risks associated with a specific team location.Reliant will collect a specific The local field contingency plan for team members living in a location that is considered moderate risk level or higher. The local team leaders as well as the CMT will evaluate which contingency plans from the list should be created according to the risks for your specific team's location. leaders will identify top risks for the team's location and then evaluate which contingency plans from the list should be created/customized according to those risks.
Risks and Contingencies based on threat level:
- BASIC: At a minimum, an international location determined by Reliant to have a BASIC International Risk Level should submit the top 3 (or more if needed) contingency plans determined to be the greatest risks for their location from the list below.
- MODERATE: At a minimum, an international location determined by Reliant to be MODERATE International Risk Level should submit the top 5 (or more if needed depending on the location) contingency plans determined to be the greatest risks for their location from the list below.
- HIGH: At a minimum, an international location determined by Reliant to be HIGH International Risk Level should submit the top 5 (or more if needed depending on the location) contingency plans determined to be the greatest risks for their location from the list below.
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If a crisis occurs with a type of contingency plan that was not customized and submitted to Reliant for your specific location, then follow the Reliant template listed below rather than a customized template for that specific crisis. |
It will be the responsibility and expectation of each field leader to create and submit their own team's contingency plan(s) and submit them annually to Reliant. Every individual is encouraged to also have personal contingency plans. Only individuals in locations determined to be HIGH risk are required to also submit personal contingency plans to Reliant.
In order to customize a specific contingency plan template with your location information, you will be provided with an Excel workbook containing all of the Contingency Plan templates below. You will then customize the top 3-5 relevant templates with location-specific instructions. That Excel workbook is stored by Reliant in a shared Google Drive folder that houses your location's entire Crisis Management Plan that will be available to Reliant, the church/network partner, and the field team members for that location. Reliant will review those plans with each field leader and confirm that all team members have access to the entire Crisis Management Plan with updated relevant information as changes are made.
These plans will be reviewed and updated between Reliant and the field leaders at a minimum of every year.
The list of contingency plans two years. They will also be reviewed and updated immediately after a level 5 crisis event occurs (defined by a specific crisis). If after a risk assessment there are changes to risks or impact levels are reaching above thresholds, then a contingency plan must be created or updated for that specific type of threat.
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It is also recommended that households with children make family-level contingency plans with their children. For example, talk through what kids will do if they get lost, fire safety plan, etc. Reliant does not require documentation of these. |
The following is a list of contingency plan templates. The templates include: Contingency plans should include:
- Crisis readiness levels specific to the named threat (see below for more information)
- References to relevant organizational policiespolicies
- Preparation to mitigate the threat
- Preliminary steps-by-step instructions for the field team
- Response protocol for the crisis management teamCrisis Management Team
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