NEW NFPA 1600 HANDBOOK
Protect your organization using
Implementing NFPA 1600, National Preparedness Standard—plus
ready-to-use forms on CD!
In today's world, having a comprehensive
disaster/emergency and business continuity program is critical, but
where is the best place to start? This authoritative new manual from
NFPA® explains how to develop a program in compliance with NFPA
1600, the Standard endorsed by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
Along with the full 2007 Standard text,
Implementing NFPA 1600 contains the practical, hands-on
guidance business owners, managers, and consultants need for both
private and public sector organizations. It provides expert
assistance in every area involved with disaster/emergency management
including:
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Mitigation
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Preparedness
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Response
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Recovery
Detailed visuals illustrate key
concepts. A wealth of useful forms, worksheets, checklists, and
surveys are provided in the text--such as a Risk Assessment
Checklist, Cost-Benefit Analysis Worksheet, Hazard Mitigation
Checklist, Utilities and Emergency Power Supplies Checklist,
Pre-Incident Planning Form, Example Incident Action Plan, and many
more. A CD is included with 27 forms in an interactive/printable
format.
The Handbook is available from the NFPA
Catalog at:
http://www.nfpa.org/catalog
The
President, in August of 2007, signed into law the
Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law
110-53)
It states in Title IX of the Act:
(d) DEFINITION
.—Section
2 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(18) The term ‘voluntary preparedness standards’
means
a common set of criteria for preparedness, disaster
management,
emergency management, and business continuity
programs,
such as the American National Standards Institute’s
National Fire Protection Association Standard on
Disaster/
Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Programs
(ANSI/NFPA 1600).’’
For a copy
of the "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007" please go to the following federal GPO web site:
Public Law 110-53
Related History of Public Law
110-53:
U.S. Congress Introduced a Bill to Implement 9/11 Commission
Recommendations, Including the Voluntary Adoption of NFPA 1600 for
Private Sector Preparedness
House Resolution 1 (HR 1)
passed by the House and the Senate states:
TITLE XI--PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS
SEC. 1101.
PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.
(a) Establishment
of Preparedness Program- Section 519 of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 318) is amended--
SEC. 519.
PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.;
(2) by inserting
`(a) Use of Private Sector Networks in Emergency Response- '
before `To the maximum'; and
(b) Private Sector
Emergency Preparedness Program-
(1) PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and
implement a program to enhance private sector preparedness
for acts of terrorism and other emergencies and disasters
through the promotion of the use of voluntary consensus
standards.
(A) IN GENERAL-
The Secretary shall support the development of,
promulgate, and regularly update as necessary national
voluntary consensus standards for private sector emergency
preparedness that will enable private sector organizations
to achieve optimal levels of emergency preparedness as
soon as practicable. Such standards shall include the
National Fire Protection Association 1600 Standard on
Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Programs.
Proposed
Senate Bill 4 (S4) states:
SEC. 701.
DEFINITIONS.
(a) In
General- In this title, the term `voluntary national
preparedness standards' has the meaning given that term
in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 101), as amended by this Act.
(b)
Homeland Security Act of 2002- Section 2 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
(17)
The term `voluntary national preparedness standards'
means a common set of criteria for preparedness,
disaster management, emergency management, and
business continuity programs, such as the American
National Standards Institute's National Fire
Protection Association Standard on Disaster/Emergency
Management and Business Continuity Programs (ANSI/NFPA
1600).
For more information on these bills go to the Library of
Congress Thomas web site and search on bill number HR1 and S4.
The Thomas web site is at:
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
January 4, 2007
NIMS
Alert
NIMS RECOMMENDED STANDARDS
This NIMS Alert
provides information for all NIMS Stakeholders on the
NIMS Integration Center (NIC)’s recommended standards for the
implementation of NIMS. The NIMS Integration Center (NIC) conducted
a review of incident and emergency management related standards
through a multi-disciplinary Practitioner Working Group (PWG) to
determine which standards provide the essential guidance for
successful NIMS implementation. As a result, the NIC recommends that
State and local governments voluntary adopt the following standards:
The National Fire Protection Association standards
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•
NFPA 1600: Standard on
Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.
• NFPA 1561: Standard on Emergency
Services Incident Management System.
To view the NIMS Alert go to:
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/na_standards_1_4_07.pdf
For all
NIMS Alerts go to:
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/nims_alert.shtm
2007 U.S. - China Conference on Disaster
Management
The conference highlighted NFPA 1600 and was
designed to share experiences and knowledge with China's disaster
management professionals. For more
information on the agenda and the attendees, please follow the link to
www.globalinteractions.org and go to the link for the Conference
on Disaster Management.
ISO Technical Committee (TC 223) on Societal Security
TC 223 Committee Scope:
(Provisional) International standardization in the area of societal
security, aimed at increasing crisis management and business
continuity capabilities, i.e. through improved technical, human,
organizational, and functional interoperability as well as shared
situational awareness, amongst all interested parties.
The committee will use an all-hazards approach covering all
necessary activities in the key phases of crisis management and
business continuity.
NOTE:
The U.S. members of the NFPA 1600
Technical Committee represent the U.S. on the ISO TC 223 committee
as the official ANSI Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to TC 223. For
more information on TC 223, please follow the link to the
ISO TC 223 Web Site.
NFPA and Canadian
Standards Association form alliance to enhance public safety
December 12, 2005
– The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Canadian
Standards Association (CSA) have entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) designed to strengthen community and workplace
safety.
The MOU was signed
today by NFPA President James M. Shannon and CSA President,
Standards, Pat Keindel at CSA headquarters in Toronto. Under the
agreement, the organizations will work together to improve public
safety and quality of life by promoting awareness, knowledge, and
the application of standards and industry best practices in the
community and workplace.
“We are pleased to
have established a more formal relationship with CSA,” said Shannon.
“NFPA and CSA share a common interest in serving the public and
providing a safe environment where we work and live. We look forward
to expanding our activities with CSA in the areas of electrical and
fire safety and the important area of emergency preparedness and
homeland security.”
“This newly
established and historic alliance between NFPA and CSA is a
statement of our shared common vision and interest in the betterment
of public safety and the quality of life,” said Keindel. “It is
within the interest and the greater good of our two nations that we
work together to build an effective model of international
cooperation on public safety issues.”
As a first step, the
organizations have announced that NFPA has licensed CSA to use NFPA
1600, Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business
Continuity Programs as a base document for the development of a
new voluntary Canadian National Standard for Emergency Management
and Business Continuity Programs.
As part of the
alliance, NFPA and CSA resolve to
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Establish a relationship to enable coordinated
action to explore and pursue opportunities to undertake specific
joint emergency preparedness, planning and emergency management,
public health and safety, and public security initiatives.
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Create value for their stakeholders, constituents,
members, and the general public in support of their common
mandates.
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Build an effective model of regional cooperation
for the common good.
Canadian Standards
Association (CSA) is a membership association serving industry,
government, consumers and other interested parties in Canada and the
global marketplace. A leading developer of standards and codes, CSA
aims to enhance public safety, improve quality of life, preserve the
environment and facilitate trade.
NFPA has been a
worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, building, and life
safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international
nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and
other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating
consensus codes and standards, research, training and education.
Contact: Lisa
Braxton, NFPA Public Affairs Office: +1-617-984-7275
International Workshop on Emergency Preparedness Standards was held
in
April 2006 in Florence Italy
Recent worldwide events ranging
from earthquakes and hurricanes to the ongoing threat of terrorism
have demonstrated the critical need for international coordination
and standards development in the area of emergency preparedness. In
response to an urgent request by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) Strategic Advisory Group on Security, the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has partnered with the
New York University International Center for Enterprise Preparedness
(NYU InterCEP) to address this need.
For more information , please visit
the news story on the
ANSI Web Site.
Contact ANSI-HSSP secretary Matt Deane
(mdeane@ansi.org,
212.642.4992). The NYU InterCEP contact is Bill Raisch, executive
director (william.raisch@nyu.edu,
212.998.2000)
An example in the utilization of NFPA 1600:
AHLA
Launches Public Information Series with Release of Emergency
Preparedness Checklist
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2004
(Washington, DC) The American Health
Lawyers Association (AHLA) today released Emergency Preparedness,
Response & Recovery Checklist: Beyond the Emergency Management Plan,
the first publication in its new Public Information Series. The
forty-page document is available as a free download from AHLA's Web
site. Visit
Health Lawyers Association Publications Page
to download or read the Checklist online. The link will open
a .PDF file.
"Emergency preparedness is a timely and
appropriate topic for the first publication in the Public
Information Series," said Elisabeth Belmont, chair of AHLA's Public
Interest Committee and leader of the task force that wrote the Checklist. "The four hurricanes that hit Florida and other
states in 2004 drove home the importance of maintaining healthcare
services when a community-wide emergency occurs—whether that
emergency is triggered by a major storm, environmental disaster,
public health crisis, or a terrorist event. Healthcare providers
routinely document an emergency management plan, but some may not
consider the connection between emergency planning and a facility's
daily planning, contracting, and operational functions. AHLA's Checklist will help legal counsel carry out detailed planning so
their healthcare organizations can effectively respond to an
emergency and continue to serve their communities. We believe that
healthcare executives, governing bodies, medical staff and other
health professionals, and community leaders also will benefit by
familiarizing themselves with the legal and operational issues that
arise during emergency situations," Belmont concluded.
NFPA
1600 Included in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004
Senate Bill : S.2845
Passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law
by the President on December 17, 2004 (Public Law 108-458)
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2004 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)
SEC. 7305. PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS.
(a) FINDINGS- Consistent with the
report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the
United States, Congress makes the following findings:
(1)
Private sector organizations own 85 percent of the Nation's
critical infrastructure and employ the vast majority of the
Nation's workers.
(2)
Preparedness in the private sector and public sector for rescue,
restart and recovery of operations should include, as
appropriate--
(3) The American National Standards
Institute recommends a voluntary national preparedness standard
for the private sector based on the existing American National
Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business
Continuity Programs (NFPA 1600), with appropriate modifications.
This standard establishes a common set of criteria and
terminology for preparedness, disaster management, emergency
management, and business continuity programs.
(4) The mandate of the Department of
Homeland Security extends to working with the private sector, as
well as government entities.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRIVATE
SECTOR PREPAREDNESS- It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Homeland Security should promote, where appropriate,
the adoption of voluntary national preparedness standards such as
the private sector preparedness standard developed by the American
National Standards Institute and based on the National Fire
Protection Association 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency
Management and Business Continuity Programs.
Canadian Members of the NFPA 1600
Committee Report:
Emergency Management Act for the Province of
Ontario (Ontario Regulation 380/04)
Attached is a the link to the
recently promulgated Regulations, setting standards (pursuant to the
Ontario
Emergency Management Act) which came into force on December 31,
2004. Ontario is taking a graduated approach to implementing
emergency management program standards. The goal is for all
communities in Ontario to reach the Comprehensive program level (
harmonized with NFPA 1600) by the end of 2006. Regulations have
Ministry and Municipal Standards. The final regulation, which will
come into force in 2006, will build on the current one and will
encompass all components of comprehensive emergency management.
Part I (abridged)
Ministry Standards
Emergency
management program co-ordinator
1. (1) Every minister shall designate an
employee of the ministry as the ministry’s emergency management
program co-ordinator and another employee as an alternate.
O. Reg. 380/04, s. 1 (1).
(2) The emergency management program co-ordinator and the
alternate emergency management program co-ordinator shall complete
the training that is required by the Chief, Emergency Management
Ontario. O. Reg. 380/04, s. 1 (2).
(3) The emergency management program co-ordinator shall
co-ordinate the development and implementation of the ministry’s
emergency management program within the ministry and shall
co-ordinate the ministry’s emergency management program in so far
as possible with the emergency management programs of other
ministries, of municipalities and of organizations outside
government that are involved in emergency management. O. Reg.
380/04, s. 1 (3).
(4) The emergency management program co-ordinator shall
report to the ministry’s emergency management program committee on
his or her work under subsection (3). O. Reg. 380/04, s. 1 (4).
Emergency
management program committee
2. (1) Every ministry shall have an
emergency management program committee. O. Reg. 380/04, s. 2 (1).
(2) The committee shall be composed of,
(a) the ministry’s emergency management program co-ordinator;
(b) a senior ministry official appointed by the
minister; and
(c) such ministry employees who are responsible for
emergency management functions as may be appointed by the
minister. O. Reg. 380/04, s. 2 (2).
(3) The senior ministry official appointed under clause (2)
(b) shall be the chair of the committee. O. Reg. 380/04, s. 2
(3).
(4) The committee shall advise the minister on the
development and implementation of the ministry’s emergency
management program. O. Reg. 380/04, s. 2 (4).
(5) The committee shall conduct an annual review of the
ministry’s emergency management program and shall make
recommendations to the minister for its revision if necessary.
O. Reg. 380/04, s. 2 (5).
For more information on the Province
of Ontario's new law and to see the full version, please follow this
link:
Ontario Emergency Management Act
House Bill : H.R. 4830
Proposal: To amend the U.S. Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the
Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement a program to
enhance private sector preparedness for emergencies and disasters
based on NFPA 1600. For more information on the status of this
bill please follow this link:
H.R. 4830
Ready Business outlines
commonsense measures business owners and managers can take to start
getting ready. It provides practical steps and easy-to-use
templates to help you plan for your company’s future. These
recommendations reflect the Emergency Preparedness and Business
Continuity Standard (NFPA 1600) developed by the National
Fire Protection Association and endorsed by the American National
Standards Institute and the Department of Homeland Security. It also
provides useful links to resources providing more detailed business
continuity and disaster preparedness information.
Visit DHS's Ready Business web site
at:
http://www.ready.gov/business
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The Working Group's efforts are concentrated on
advancing three key elements critical to promoting private
sector preparedness:
1. Standards for private
sector preparedness (with a primary focus on the National
Preparedness Standard, NFPA 1600)
2. Incentives to motivate the private sector
to address the standards
3. Education to effectively communicate the
incentives and the standards as well as related information
such as best practices
The Working Group on Private Sector Preparedness
is hosted by The Greater New York Safety Council and their
Emergency Corps Program. For more information, please visit
their web site at:
The
Working Group Web Site
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Final 9-11 Commission Report Includes Endorsement of ANSI Standard
on Emergency Preparedness (NFPA 1600)
New York
July 22, 2004
The
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(also known as the 9-11 Commission), has completed and released its
final report on the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks. Among the scores of recommendations in the
567-page report, the Commission endorses an American National
Standard for private sector emergency preparedness, which
establishes a common set of criteria and terminology for
preparedness, disaster management, emergency management, and
business continuity programs (pages 397-398).
From the text of the Commission’s
report (page 398):
Recommendation: We endorse the
American National Standards Institute’s recommended standard for
private preparedness. We were encouraged by Secretary Tom Ridge’s
praise of the standard, and urge the Department of Homeland
Security to promote its adoption. We also encourage the insurance
and credit-rating industries to look closely at a company’s
compliance with the ANSI standard in assessing its insurability
and credit-worthiness. We believe that compliance with the
standard should define the standard of care owed by a company to
its employees and the public for legal purposes. Private-sector
preparedness is not a luxury; it is a cost of doing business in
the post-9/11 world. It is ignored at a tremendous potential cost
in lives, money, and national security
View the complete article at the
American National Standards Institute Web site:
ANSI
The
final report is available from
www.9-11Commission.gov in PDF format. The report is also
available in bookstores nationwide and from the Government Printing
Office.
On May 19, 2004, the Department
of Homeland Security's Secretary Tom Ridge provided the
following testimony before the 9/11 Commission, which met in New
York City:
"We are also building a
foundation on which the private sector can take important
steps to improve
their readiness. The ANSI/NFPA 1600 – a set of voluntary
standards developed by the American
National Standards Institute and the National Fire
Protection Association – empower the private
sector to examine their own readiness and take part in the
shared responsibility of homeland security.
These standards encourage mutual respect, cooperation, and
open communication – essential
elements of our national approach to readiness. Voluntary
standards like these – and the process
used to develop them – help make us smarter about how to
perform our duties better, and give us
direction and guidance in the areas we need them most. They
are just one tool – but an important
one – in our effort to make our country more secure."
The above quote can be found in
Secretary Ridge's written testimony on page 12. If you are
interested in reading the complete written testimony of
Secretary Ridge, you can download the Acrobat Reader PDF file by
following this link:
Secretary Ridge's Testimony
2004
Edition of NFPA 1600
For a FREE electronic copy (.pdf file
for Acrobat Reader) of the 2004 Edition of NFPA 1600,
please visit the
NFPA Homeland Security Resources Page.
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