Summary of Disaster Recovery Plan
This document contains the summary of the Disaster Recovery Plan for Penson Financial Services, Inc. It is intended to serve as the centralized repository for the tasks that would be necessary to facilitate the Penson decision-making process and its timely response to any disruptive or extended interruption of the department’s normal business operations. This is especially important if the cause of the interruption is such that a prompt resumption of operations cannot be accomplished by employing normal daily operating procedures.
Immediate Reaction:
 Evacuation of the Facility during Business Hours:
 Pack critical data at the sound of the alarm
 Gather all work in process and all unprocessed work and place it in the Evacuation Bag
 Penson Fire Marshals will assist in evacuation using the stairwells
 The department should have a list of those employees who are disabled, experience medical problems or who are pregnant.
 Gather at a Pre-Determined location
 Department head counts must be taken to ensure all employees have been accounted for
 If there is staff missing, notify the Penson Fire Marshals and they will notify emergency services
 Everyone must remain in this location until called upon for disaster relief or released to return home.
 The Business Unit Managers must insist that everyone released return directly to their home in the event their services will be needed later.
Fundamentals of a Disaster Recovery Planning Process
The fundamental basis of Disaster Recovery Planning is to develop a methodology beginning with project planning and loss avoidance and following through to ongoing testing and maintenance. Below are graphics that describe some rudimentary steps to develop Penson’s fundamental Disaster Recovery Plans:
Fundamental 1 - Preparing for the Planning Process
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