Protecting Critical Records (466)

The Division of Records Management offers a two-hour course on identifying, managing, and protecting records that are critical for the continuing operation of a Metro department, office, agency, and/or Metro government overall. The very nature of emergency events is that they are unplanned, and emergency events can negatively impact records which are critical for Metro government to function. A records protection plan can make it possible to respond effectively to emergency events, and plan for recovery of affected records, should an emergency event occur.

Course Content:

Introduce concepts for protecting critical records

Discuss types and levels of emergency events that can negatively impact records

Understand how to identify critical records

Understand the basic components of a records protection plan

Review methods and techniques for response in an emergency event

Review methods and techniques for recovering records after an emergency event