Documents and Guidelines for Emergency Preparedness





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Following is a list of the standards, guidelines and best practices for management of incident prevention, preparedness, response, continuity and recovery in the Sloan Foundation’s Report “Framework for Voluntary Preparedness.”

  • National Fire Protection Association: “NFPA 1600:2007 — Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs"
  • International Organization for Standardization Publicly Available Specification: “ISO/PAS 22399:2007 — Societal Security: Guidelines for Incident Preparedness and Operational Continuity Management”
  • ASIS International: “Organizational Resilience: Preparedness and Continuity Management Best Practices Standard”
  • British Standards Institution: “BS 25999:2007 — Business Continuity Management — Part 2: Specification”
  • Canadian Standards Association: “CSA Z1600 — Standard on Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs”
  • SPRING (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board), Singapore, Technical Reference: “TR 19:2005 — Technical Reference for Business Continuity Management”
  • Disaster Recover Institute International/Business Continuity Institute — “Professional Practices for Business Continuity Planners”

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