The Office of Safety and Risk Management (SRM) at California State University Bakersfield (CSUB) works with other departments to create a plan to facilitate the continuing operation of the University following a natural or man-made disaster or other business-interrupting event.
The CSU Chancellor’s Office, in Executive Order #1014, delegates each campus the responsibility for implementing and maintaining an ongoing
Business Continuity Program (BCP) to facilitate the continuity of essential functions or operations following or during
the recovery phase of a catastrophic event. The plan includes a framework for operational analysis, and the authority for decision-making.
BCP defines the groups who will be responsible for the post-disaster evaluation of
the status of critical University systems and the planning and design for post-disaster
University operations. The plan follows and coordinates with the University's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).
California State University, Bakersfield has a web-based Business Continuity Planning
(BCP) system, created solely for this purpose. The Business Continuity Planner is
a database which creates a centralized location for all campus departments to enter,
store, and update their business continuity plans.