Managing Physical Resilience under the German KRITIS Framework
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In the course case, a water service’s pumps need an external backup supply during a power outage. Work out when continued operation remains manageable and when an orderly shutdown is needed. Use the case to develop a resilience plan for a site or service area.
Use the case's specified technical limits to assess the loss of external support. Assign assessment and decision roles and establish how affected customers are informed. Develop a resilience plan for a site or service area covering protective measures, backup supply and shutdown. You may instead use your own approved case.
The course addresses the German KRITIS context. Applicability, possible registration duties and the relevant legal position require separate review for the operator concerned.
What you will work on
Define a service area and its physical and organisational dependencies
Connect hazards with protective and response measures
Define conditions for an orderly shutdown and notification of affected users
Assess pump operation without backup supply in the case
Who it is for
Managers at German operators
Corporate resilience functions
Site and security leaders
Topics
German KRITIS context, scope and open legal questions
Critical services and dependencies
Physical hazard scenarios
Protection, response and fallback capacity
Resilience planning and action management
Your result
Your resilience plan covers protection, backup supply, shutdown and notification of affected customers. You can develop it further for your service area.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of an operator’s process and experience with basic security or continuity responsibilities. Information cleared for course use or a case study is sufficient.
Format and approach
Planned: 8–10 hours of self-study, with guided planning tasks and self-checks with explanations.
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