NFPA 1600 Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs

NFPA 1600

Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs

What is NFPA 1600? A standard that

establishes a common set of criteria to: assess current disaster

and emergency management and business continuity programs or;

to develop, implement, and maintain new programs

Program Management Program Coordinator-appointed by the organization

and administers the plan and keeps it up to date Advisory Committee-made up of the program

coordinator and others who have expertise and knowledge of the business

Advisory Committee Identify resources from key areas within the

organization Solicit appropriate external representation

What Should Be Included In the Program?

Laws and Authorities The program should be compliant with applicable

regulations, legislation, directives, policies, and industry codes of practice

The plan should include a strategy for making revisions as legislation changes


Hazard identification, risk assessment, and impact analysis Hazards should be identified along

with their likelihood of occurrence and the vulnerability of the people, property, environment and business to those hazards

Natural and human caused events should be considered

Impact analysis should be conducted to determine the potential negative impact of all hazards


Hazard Mitigation Action should be taken to eliminate

hazards or to reduce the damaging effects of hazards that cannot be eliminated


Resource Management Resources for the program

administration and as well as disaster and emergency operations should be specifically identified


Mutual Aid The need for mutual aid should be

referenced in the appropriate part of the program.


Planning Strategic Plan-contains the vision, mission,

goals, and objectives of the program Emergency Operations Response Plan-assigns

responsibilities to organizations and individuals to carry out specific tasks at a specific time during a disaster

Mitigation Plan-contains actions to eliminate hazards or reduce the impact of hazards that cannot be eliminated


Recovery Plan-the recovery plan is developed using strategies developed based on priorities, processes, vital resources, and time frames for restoration of services and facilities

Continuity Plan-Identifies critical and time-sensitive applications, vital records, processes, and functions that need to be maintained as well as personnel and procedures necessary to do so during recovery.


Common Plan Elements Functional roles of internal/external

agencies, organizations, departments, and individuals should be identified

Lines of authority for agencies, organizations, departments, and individuals should be established and identified


Direction, Control, and Coordination The capability to direct, control, and

coordinate response and recovery operations should be developed

This includes the incident management system and the specific organizational roles, titles, and responsibilities for each incident management function specified in the emergency operations and response plan

What Should Be Included In the Program? Communications and Warning

There should be reliable means to notify officials and alert emergency response personnel

Communications needed to execute the response and recovery plan and the inter-operability of multiple responding organizations and personnel should be addressed

Communications procedures should be established and tested regularly


Operations and Procedures Operational procedures should be developed and

implemented to support the program Procedures should be established and

implemented for response and recovery for hazards that were identified during hazard identification

A situation analysis that includes a damage assessment and the identification of resources should be conducted to support response and recovery operations


Logistics and Facilities Primary and alternate facilities capable

of supporting continuity, response, and recovery operations should be established, equipped, and periodically tested and maintained

Logistical procedures to acquire, store, maintain, test and account for services, personnel, resources, materials, and facilities should be established


Training Training needs should be assessed

and training that complies with all applicable regulatory requirements should be implemented

Training should create awareness and enhance the skills required to develop, maintain, and execute the program

The frequency of training should be identified in the program, and training records need to be maintained


Exercises, Evaluations, and Corrective Actions All parts of the program should be

evaluated periodically Corrective action should be taken on any

deficiency identified in the evaluation process


Crisis Communication and Public Information Procedures to distribute and respond to

requests for pre-disaster and post disaster information need to be developed

Includes procedures to provide information to internal/external audiences and the media

What Should Be Included in the Program?

Finance and Administration Financial and administrative procedures need to

be established to support the program before, during, and after a disaster.

Changes I Made to Our Current Emergency Action Plan

Table of Contents Purpose Plan Management Lines of Authority Hazard Analysis Communications

Mitigation Program Evaluation How to Use the

Program Resource

Management

Questions?

Documents

NFPA 1600 Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs