All WSU units are required to develop and maintain an Emergency Response/Action Plan and Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) under BPPM 50.39. A key goal for WSU when an emergency happens is to resume operations to normal levels as quickly as possible. Having a plan in place allows your department to better meet the challenges of responding to an emergency and resuming operations after a major event. WSU should be “event ready” so that we can continue our teaching, research, outreach and service missions with minimal interruption.
The WSU Ready System is easy to use and should require no advance training. This online, system-wide program will enable all WSU campuses, colleges, departments, units research and extension centers, and other WSU facilities to better prepare to meet the challenges of responding to emergencies and resuming operations after a major event.
To get started on your departmental plan, download the WSU Ready How-to Guide at https://oem.wsu.edu/documents/2017/08/wsu-ready-how-to-guide.pdf/ for step by step instructions. Departments with paper plans are asked to upload their plans and fill in the appropriate information into the WSU Ready System.
Plans for new colleges, departments or units are required to be completed by October 1 of the first year that it is established. Units with complete plans in the WSU Ready System are required to review and update plans every three years, although it is recommended to do so every 12 months.
More information can be found at https://oem.wsu.edu/continuity-planning-wsu-ready/.
