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Call Tree (Definition)A telephone procedure which can be used to notify staff of an emergency. A call tree is typically used to notify staff out of hours. A common arrangement is that one person will call a small group of staff members with a message, then those persons will phone other staff and pass on the message, until finally all relevant members of staff have received the message. To ensure that a call tree is effective it should be regularly tested: missing or changed phone numbers can severely degrade the performance of a call tree. Risky Thinking Newsletter Are you responsible for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, or Risk Management in your organization? Then you may wish to receive a free subscription to the the monthly Risky Thinking Newsletter. It contains news, opinions and articles of interest to people working in these areas. View a sample issue, or click here to subscribe. Recent articles have included: Your data’s safe, isn’t it? If a disaster happened, you
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