Date: May 31st, 2012
Time: 1pm-3pm
Location: Art Galley of Nova Scotia – Windsor Fountain Lecture Theatre
Cost: $15 Members & Students $20 Non-Members
Please RSVP to info@armanovascotia.org

About Jerry

Jerry Kofsky is a graduate of Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology. Possessing various industry IICRC designations, WRT, ASD, CDS; BEM with George Brown College; Health & Safety Ontario certification, held a position as District Manager in 1998 with a global corporate emergency services provider for over ten years until joining FirstOnSite Restoration L.P. in September 2008. Actively participating in numerous disasters within Canada and the United States has enabled Jerry the opportunity to gain valuable experience, insight and hands on experience and valuable knowledge within the disaster recovery arena. Jerry provides educational sessions to various industry organizations; insurance professional’s participation qualifies attendees for continuing educational credits. A member and supporter of various industry associations such as: OIAA-Ontario Insurance Association, DRIE-Disaster Recovery Exchange, BOMA-Building Owners and Managers Association and ARMA-Association of Records Managers.

Jerry’s session will address the following questions and topics:

• Mitigating the loss, do you have an action plan in place in the event that disaster was to strike?
• What are the customer’s roles and responsibilities during adisaster?
• Time is NOT on your side and why?
• The 72-hour rule and what does this mean?
• Making the tough decisions, save or destroy, what are my options?
• Cost of recovery versus the cost of replacement.
• "Freezer stabilization" Why is this so important to do within 72 hours?
• Action steps, options to take when unsure whether to recover or destroy water, smoke or fire damaged critical records and information or textbooks.
• Recovered media, understanding what the Client’s expectations should be.
• Risks and exposures when handling water damaged materials (health and safety concerns).
• Insurance, do you have the correct or enough coverage?
• Privacy and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
• The importance of communication, “documentation beats conversation."
• Mould, found on your documents or files, what can we do to avoid an environmental health risk in the work place?
• Emergency preparedness; executing your emergency and business continuity plans; why many plans are set up for failure?
• Minimizing the cost of recovery, what action steps can we take towards emergency preparedness?
• Contractor Emergency Response Program, have you developed a relationship with a qualified contractor?
• Case studies, mistakes made, lessons learned.
• Media recovery; commonly used technologies and solution(s).
• Fire, smoke, water damaged media, what are some of your options?