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ISO Standards for Emergency Management

As emergency management as a discipline continues to mature, there are going to be more

As emergency management as a discipline continues to mature, there are going to be more and more requirements to meet various performance standards. Check out the upcoming www.emforum.org session that will be held next week:

International Standards for Incident Preparedness and Operational Continuity - ISO Technical Committee 223, Societal Security

EMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion December 10, 2008, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time). Our topic will be the International Standards Organization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 223, Societal Security. ISO/TC 223 has adopted an inclusive perspective bringing together the disciplines of security, risk management, preparedness, crisis management, emergency management, business continuity management, and disaster management. In November 2007, ISO/TC 223 published its first deliverable, ISO Publicly Available Specification ISO/PAS 22399:2007, Societal security - Guidelines for incident preparedness and operational continuity.
Our guest will be Dean R. Larson, PhD, CEM®, Chair of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group and Head of Delegation to ISO/TC 223. Dean serves as a Commissioner on the Indiana Emergency Response Commission and on the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) Commission, and holds certifications as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®), and Certified Professional Technologist (CPT), with additional qualifications in hazardous materials and explosive safety.

Please make plans to join us, and as always, feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues. Please got to the EMForum.org www.emforum.org and view the background page http://www.emforum.org/vforum/081210.htm for related materials and instructions.
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