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Course BCCM-040

Power and Utility Outage Preparedness

Electricity, water, gas, cooling and telecommunications are taken for granted until they fail. The outline covers Utility Outages and Their Impacts, Dependency Mapping and Risk Assessment, Backup Power Systems, and Other...

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Power and Utility Outage Preparedness
Next online class Live virtual classroom 7 - 11 December 2026 · €1,625 + VAT Next classroom session London 7 - 11 December 2026 · €2,915 + VAT

Your week at a glance

  1. Day 1 Utility Outages and Their Impacts
  2. Day 2 Dependency Mapping and Risk Assessment
  3. Day 3 Backup Power Systems
  4. Day 4 Other Utilities and Outage Operations
  5. Day 5 Restoration and Continuous Improvement

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  • 5 days
  • 09:00–14:00
  • Certificate of attendance

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  1. 7–11 Dec 2026

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  4. 4–8 Jan 2027

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  41. 25–29 Oct 2027

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Introduction

Course overview

Electricity, water, gas, cooling and telecommunications are taken for granted until they fail. Outages caused by storms, heatwaves, grid failures, cyber attacks or local faults can stop operations, endanger people, damage equipment and spoil products within minutes, and widespread outages can last for days.

This Power and Utility Outage Preparedness training course helps organisations understand their utility dependencies and plan for outages of different durations. Participants learn how to assess utility risks, specify and maintain backup power, plan fuel supplies, manage water and cooling continuity, protect telecommunications, run safe operations during outages and restore services safely.

The course combines technical awareness with practical planning, making it suitable for facilities, operations, IT and continuity professionals alike.

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What you will achieve

Learning objectives

  • Explain the causes and impacts of power and utility outages
  • Map utility dependencies across sites, systems and processes
  • Assess outage risks and set resilience requirements
  • Understand backup power options including generators and UPS systems
  • Plan fuel supply, testing and maintenance for backup systems
  • Plan continuity for water, cooling, gas and telecommunications
  • Operate safely and communicate during prolonged outages
  • Restore utilities and operations safely after outages

Who should attend

Target audience

  • Facilities and engineering managers
  • Business continuity and resilience professionals
  • Data centre and IT infrastructure managers
  • Operations and site managers
  • Health, safety and security managers
  • Healthcare and critical service planners

Methodology

Learning approach

  • The course uses site dependency mapping, equipment case studies and outage scenarios. Participants map utility dependencies for a case study site, assess backup power capacity, plan fuel logistics and work through a prolonged regional outage scenario. Technical concepts are explained in practical, non-specialist terms.

Complete course outline

Five focused days of learning and application

The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.

Day 1

Utility Outages and Their Impacts

  1. Causes of power, water and telecommunications outages
  2. Short, extended and regional outage scenarios
  3. Impacts on people, equipment, data and products
  4. Lessons from major grid and utility failures
  5. Coffee break
  6. Lessons from major grid and utility failures (continued)
  7. Regulatory and safety duties during outages
  8. Interdependencies between different utility services
  9. Exercise: identifying outage impacts for your site

Day 2

Dependency Mapping and Risk Assessment

  1. Mapping electrical loads and critical circuits
  2. Water, cooling, gas and compressed air dependencies
  3. Telecommunications and network connectivity dependencies
  4. Assessing outage likelihood and site vulnerability
  5. Coffee break
  6. Assessing outage likelihood and site vulnerability (continued)
  7. Setting resilience requirements for critical loads
  8. Working with utility providers and landlords
  9. Workshop: utility dependency map for a case study site

Day 3

Backup Power Systems

  1. Uninterruptible power supplies and their limitations
  2. Standby generators: sizing, location and transfer switches
  3. Load shedding and prioritisation of critical loads
  4. Battery storage and renewable backup options
  5. Coffee break
  6. Battery storage and renewable backup options (continued)
  7. Testing and maintenance regimes for backup power
  8. Fuel storage, quality, contracts and resupply
  9. Exercise: assessing backup power capacity

Day 4

Other Utilities and Outage Operations

  1. Water supply continuity and storage options
  2. Cooling continuity for data centres and processes
  3. Telecommunications resilience and diverse routing
  4. Safe working practices during power outages
  5. Coffee break
  6. Safe working practices during power outages (continued)
  7. Lighting, security and access control during outages
  8. Communicating with staff and customers during outages
  9. Simulation: a prolonged regional power outage

Day 5

Restoration and Continuous Improvement

  1. Safe restoration and avoiding equipment damage
  2. Checking systems and data after power returns
  3. Post-outage reviews and lessons learned
  4. Investment planning for utility resilience
  5. Coffee break
  6. Investment planning for utility resilience (continued)
  7. Exercising outage plans regularly
  8. Reporting utility resilience to management
  9. Personal action plan for outage preparedness

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Power and Utility Outage Preparedness

Next session: 7 - 11 December 2026, London

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What does Power and Utility Outage Preparedness (BCCM-040) cover?

This course covers Business Continuity and Crisis Management through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.

When is the next available session?

The next scheduled session starts on 7 - 11 December 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.

Who should attend this course?

Facilities and engineering managers, Business continuity and resilience professionals, Data centre and IT infrastructure managers

Is bilingual course delivery available?

Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.

How can I register for a session?

Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.

Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?

Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.

Where are classroom sessions delivered?

Current classroom venues include London, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, Kuala lumpur, Madrid, Munich, Rome, Vienna, Cape Town, Dubai.

How long is the training programme?

The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).