NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs

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NFPA 1600 Standard onDisaster/Emergency
Management and Business Continuity Programs

• Lee Newsome, CEM
• Technical Committee Member
• on
• Emergency Management and Business Continuity

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Disclaimer

• My sole presentation is not a formal
  interpretation of NFPA 1600.
• Membership on the committee shall not in and of
  itself constitute an endorsement of the
  Association or any document developed by the
  committee on which I serve.
• Anyone using the standard should exercise
  reasonable care in any given circumstances.

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The Voice That Got Attention

• Where is the Calvary on this one.
• Kate Hale
• August 1992

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Hurricane Andrew Forced the Question

• No Emergency Management Standard
• What defines Emergency Management?
• Congress asked a simple question
• What is Emergency Management?

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Why the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)

• Founded in 1896
• Quincy, Massachusetts
• 81,000 Members
• www.nfpa.org
• An International Codes and Standards Organization

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NFPA The standards Making Process

• More than just fire Life Safety
• Voluntary Consensus Standards
• Overseen by ANSI
• No NFPA 1600 Cops
• No power to police or enforce compliance
• Two types of documents
• Recommended Practice should
• Standard shall

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American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• Standards are developed through a consensus
  standards development process approved by the
  ANSI.
• Through ANSI, NFPA 1600 was vetted with over
  2,000 organizations.
• Resource for voluntary application.

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The NFPA Disaster Management Committee

• Established by the NFPA Standards Council in
  January 1991
• Given the responsibility for developing documents
  relating to preparedness for, response to, and
  recovery from disaster resulting from natural,
  human, or technological events.

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Technical Committee

• Technical Committee on Disaster Management
• New Technical Committee on Emergency Management
  and Business Continuity, committee expanded from
  30 members to 36 members to include critical
  infrastructure.
• 35 TC Members (Only 2 are Fire Service)
• 10 Alternate TC Members
• 6 Non-voting TC Members

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Committee Membership Classifications

• UUser
• SESpecial Expert
• EEnforcing Authority
• IInsurance
• Note UK, Canada and Australia

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Note for Special Experts (SE)

• Section III.C.5 of the Ethics Policy in the NFPA
  Directory.
• Directs Committee members to declare their
  interest representation if it is other than their
  official designation as shown on the Committee
  roster (a SE is representing another interest
  category on a particular subject).
• If such a situation exists on a specific issue,
  the Committee member shall declare those
  interests to the Committee, and refrain from
  voting on any proposal or other matter relating
  to those issues.

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NFPA 1600 ENDORSED BY

• Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
• National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
• International Association of Emergency Managers
  (IAEM)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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Committee MembershipOrganizational
Representatives

• Disaster Recovery Institute International - US
• Business Continuity Institute UK
• National Association of SARA Title III Program
  Officials (NASTPO) US
• National Emergency Management Association
• International Association of Emergency Managers
• American Petroleum Institute
• NFPA Health Care Section
• NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section
• Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs

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NFPA 1600 - Process

• Step 1 Call for Proposals
• Document is entered into revision cycle
• Call for Proposals is published.
• Step 2 Report on Proposal (ROP)
• Committee meets act on proposals, own proposal,
  prepare report.
• Committee votes by written ballot Proposals.
• Report on Proposals (ROP) is published for public
  review and comment.
• Step 3 Report on Comments (ROC)
• Committee meets to act on each public comment
• Committee votes on comments by written ballot
• Report on Comments (ROC) is published for public
  review.

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NFPA 1600 - Process

• Step 4 Technical Report Session (TRS)
• Notices of intent to make a motion
• Consent Documents (No Certified Motions bypass
  (TRS)
• NFPA Membership Meets Certified Amending
  Motions.
• Committee votes on any amendments to report
  approved at NFPA membership meeting.
• Step 5 Standards Council Issuance
• Appeals to NFPA Standards Council on Association
  action must be filed within 20 days of the Annual
  Meeting
• Standards Council hearing of appeals.
• Standards Council issue or other action (early
  2011)

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NFPA 1600What is its Purpose?

• Stakeholders
• Disaster Management
• Emergency Management
• Business Continuity
• Provides Criteria
• Assess Current Programs
• Develop Programs
• Implement Programs
• Maintain Programs

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NFPA 1600 Standard

• The Foundation of sound Emergency Management and
  Business Continuity Programs.
• Designed as a high level programmatic approach
  emphasizing 15 functional elements and
  performance outcomes.

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History of The Standard

• 1991 NFPA established the Disaster Management
  Committee
• 1995 Recommended Practice Published
• 2000 Approved as an American National Standard
• 2004 2nd Edition of the Standard Approved
• 2004 Recommended to the 9-11 Commission as the
  National Preparedness Standard for the Private
  Sector
• 2004 Endorsed by the Department of Homeland
  Security for all Businesses as a Voluntary
  Standard
• 2007 3rd Edition of the Standard Approved

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JULY 22ND 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT

• We endorse the American National Standards
  Institute recommended standard (NFPA) 1600 for
  private preparedness.
• We were encouraged by Secretary Tom Ridges
  praise of the standard, and urge the Department
  of Homeland Security to promote its adoption.

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NFPA 1600 What lies ahead?

• 2004 Edition
• Updated Terminology
• Reformatted to follow the 2003 NFPA Manual of
  Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents
• 2007 Edition
• Expanded the conceptual framework
• Identified prevention as a distinct aspect
• 2011 Edition
• Task Group created to look at current issues

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Chapter 1 Administration

• 1.1 Scope. This standard establishes a common
  set of criteria for disaster/emergency management
  and business continuity programs hereinafter
  referred to as the program.
• 1.2 Purpose. This standard shall provide
  disaster and emergency management and business
  continuity programs, the criteria to assess
  current programs or to develop, implement and
  maintain aspects for prevention, mitigation,
  preparation, response to and recovery from
  emergencies.
• 1.3 Application. This document shall apply to
  both public and private programs.

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Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

• 2.1 General
• 2.2 NFPA Publications
• 2.3 Other Publications

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Chapter 3 Definitions

• 3.1 General Merriam-Websters
  Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition
• 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
• 3.3.9 Mitigation. Activities taken to reduce
  the severity or consequences of an emergency.
• 3.3.12 Prevention. Activities to avoid an
  incident or to stop an emergency from occurring.

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The Word Prevention

• The 2007 edition identifies prevention as a
  distinct aspect of the program, in addition to
  the other four phases.
• Doing so brings the standard into alignment with
  related international disciplines and practices
  of risk management, security, and loss prevention.

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Chapter 4 Program Management

• 4.1 Program Administration
• 4.2 Program Coordinator
• 4.3 Advisory Committee
• 4.4 Program Evaluation

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Chapter 5 15 Program Elements

• 5.2 Laws and Authorities
• 5.3 Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment
  and Impact Analysis
• 5.4 Hazard Mitigation
• 5.5 Resource Management
• 5.6 Mutual Aid
• 5.7 Planning
• 5.8 Direction, Control and Coordination

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Chapter 5 15 Program Elements

• 5.9 Communications and Warning
• 5.10 Operations and Procedures
• 5.11 Logistics and Facilities
• 5.12 Training
• 5.13 Exercises, Evaluations and Corrective
  Actions
• 5.14 Crisis Communications and Public
  Information
• 5.15 Finance and Administration

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Annex

• Annex A Explanatory Material
• Annex B D/EM/BC Related Organizations
• Annex C Additional Resources
• Annex D Emergency Management
  Accreditation and Certification Programs
• Annex E Incident Management System (IMS)
• Annex F Informational References

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Free PDF Download

• http//www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/CodesStandar
  ds/1600-2007.pdf

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To Get More Information

• Dave Trebisacci
• Sr. Fire Protection Specialist
• NFPA 1600 Staff Liaison
• 1 Batterymarch Park
• Post Office Box 9101
• Quincy, MA 02269-9101
• Office Phone [phone] dtrebisacci_at_NFPA.org
  

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