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 ASIS International has announced that its American National Standard for Organizational Resilience has been adopted as a national standard in the Netherlands.
The ANSI/ASIS SPC.1-2009 American National Standard, ‘Organizational Resilience: Security, Preparedness and Continuity Management Systems–Requirements with Guidance for Use,’ was published as a Dutch National Standard (NEN 7131) by the Netherlands Standardization Institute in January 2010. This follows the publication as a Danish National Standard (DS 3001) in September 2009 by Danish Standards.
The ASIS Organizational Resilience Standard is being translated into several languages for publication by other national standards bodies. The internationalization of the ASIS Organizational Resilience Standard provides a common basis for addressing the risks associated with disruptive events.
“Resilience recognizes that managing the risks of disruptions is a business concern and must be addressed in a comprehensive fashion consistent with the organization’s overall risk management strategy,” says ASIS President Joseph R. (Bob) Granger, CPP. “Businesses cannot afford to stovepipe risks. In today’s economic environment, organizations need to optimize their strategies to cost effectively minimize both the likelihood and consequences of a disruption.”
“ASIS is pleased at the record pace the Organizational Resilience Standard is being adopted by various countries,” says Mark Geraci, CPP, chairman of the ASIS Commission on Standards and Guidelines. “Our intention in spearheading this effort was to provide organizations worldwide with a business-friendly tool to improve their preparedness performance.”
Click here to download the ASIS Organizational Resilience standard (free of charge PDF).
•Date: 22nd Feb 2010 • Region: W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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