NFPA makes agreement with Canadian Standards Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding designed to strengthen community and workplace safety.

The MOU was signed 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.

As a first step, the organizations have announced that NFPA has licensed CSA to use NFPA 1600, (the 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 will:

* 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.

* Create value for their stakeholders, constituents, members, and the general public in support of their common mandates.

* Build an effective model of regional cooperation for the common good.

•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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