Record Retention and Destruction: How to Develop Best Practices
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker: David Sanders
Webinar Description
The process of organizing, storing and archiving your organization's records is critical for business success. You need to know what information to store, where to store it, how long to store it and software requirements to access the stored data to ensure the organization is in compliance with government regulations. Just one misstep could lead to legal issues, fines, investigation and possible litigation. If your organization has ever been through a wage and hour audit, unemployment claim, worker compensation hearing or litigation, you know the value of good record keeping.
Don't spend one more day struggling with crammed file cabinets, multiple thumb drives, and CD's looking for the information you need. Better information and record storage compliance will provide you with faster reaction and data integrity that will lead to improved productivity, increased efficiency and provide a competitive advantage!
This webinar will give you best practice techniques, strategies for developing a record retention and destruction process that will save you time and effort in retrieving, archiving and destroying documents.
Agenda
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What does the law require for record retention
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What are the best practices for record retention and destruction
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How can you identify and safely destroy old records - "Do's and Don'ts"
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What are the best practices for making images of paper records
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How to organize your electronic and paper documentation for swifter access
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How to determine record importance and sensitivity
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Determine when keeping too much can be just as harmful as not enough
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How to determine the lifecycle of records
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How procedures differ for paper files and for e-files.
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Understanding DIN Security Level and Compliance DIN 32757-1 standard
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Understand record schedule defensibility and steps toward improvements
Logistics
- 90 minutes (Travel Free) delivered over the Internet.
Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
Q&A session with the expert.
Special Feature: If you register for this webinar and cannot attend, you will be able to access a one-time instant replay without charge for up to 90 days after the date of the webinar.
This event will be presented live with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. You may listen to the audio of the webinar by telephone or through your computer. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.
What is a webinar?
A webinar is a live Internet based seminar. Webinars are a way for participants in many different locations to see and hear a presentation and view PowerPoint slides. You can also have your colleagues attend the webinar using one connection.
What kind of equipment do I need?
You will need a computer with an Internet connection (high speed service such as DSL or cable works best) and a telephone. You may listen to the webinar through your computer speakers, in which case you will not need to use a telephone connection. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants, but you will not be able to see the speaker’s slides.
How can I share the webinar with my colleagues who may not be able to attend the event?
CDs of each program will be available for sale and can be shared with your business associates.
Can I get a copy of the PowerPoint slides used in the webinar?
The PowerPoint slides will be available on the materials page link in the confirmation email that will be sent to you no later than the morning of the day a webinar is presented.
How do I ask a question during the webinar? Will my question be answered during the presentation?
A question and answer session will be scheduled at the end of each webinar. You can then ask a question by typing it into the question box that will be provided to you duringthe webinar. You may also ask a question through the telephone connection. As many questions as possible will be answered during the Question and Answer period.