ASIS Standards and Guidelines

Business Continuity Guideline: A Practical Approach for Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Management, and Disaster Recovery

A guideline outlining a series of interrelated processes and activities, including readiness, prevention, response, recovery/resumption, testing and training, and evaluation and maintenance, that will assist in creating, assessing, and sustaining a comprehensive plan for use in the event of a crisis that threatens the viability and continuity of an organization.

Chief Security Officer Standard

Standard is designed as a tool to allow an organization to decide upon and provide a security architecture characterized by appropriate awareness, prevention, preparedness, and response to changes in threat conditions. Standard is structured at a high level. Specific considerations and responses are also addressed for consideration by individual organizations based on specific risk assessment and requirements.

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In ANSI PINS process and Standards Committee formation. Designated ASIS.CSO.1-200X. Proposed American National Standard will replace Guideline.

Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline

A guideline to assist in the selection of appropriate physical security measures including defining risk levels, implementing an integrated set of physical security measures, and devising policies and procedures related to security incidents, access control, monitoring systems, lighting, security personnel, audits and inspection, etc.

Draft Guideline in Committee review.

Facilities Physical Security Management Standard

Standard uses a PDCA approach to identify, apply and manage physical security measures to safeguard an organization's assets - people, property, information and intangible that are based in facilities (not in transit). It describes a process for providing physical/perimeter security at a facility to set goals; identify, assess and manage risks; and select appropriate physical security measures. Standard describes basic functions of physical security measures and tools to protect facilities through the important steps of deterrence, detection, delay and response (makes normative reference to the Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline).

In ANSI PINS process and Standards Committee formation. Designated ASIS.FPSM.1-200X. Draft Standard under development

General Security Risk Assessment Guideline

A seven-step process that creates a methodology by which security risks at a specific location can be identified and communicated, along with appropriate solutions.

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First Revision is in Committee. Final draft of revised guideline expected in 2008. Current Guideline available now.

Information Asset Protection Guideline

A guideline to offer general protection advice (collection, storage, dissemination, and destruction) for an entity's information assets, including proprietary, classified, and marketing materials, etc.

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Organizational Resilience: Security, Preparedness and Continuity Management Systems - Requirements with Guidance for Use Standard (formerly All Hazards Risk Management Systems Draft Best Practices Standard: Requirements with Guidance for Use)

Based on the ISO PDCA model it provides steps necessary to prevent, prepare for and respond to a disruptive incident to manage and survive the event and take actions to ensure the organization's resilience. Provides generic auditable criteria to establish, check, maintain, and improve a management system to enhance prevention, preparedness (readiness), mitigation, response and recovery from disruptive incidents. Annex provides informative guidance on system planning, implementation, testing, maintenance and improvement.

In ANSI PINS process and Standards Committee formation. Draft Standard under development. Designated ASIS.SPC.1-200X.

Auditing Management Systems for Security, Preparedness and Continuity Management with Guidance for Application Standard

Management systems standards emphasize the importance of audits as a management tool for monitoring and verifying the effective implementation of an organization's policy. ASIS.SPC.2-200X will refer to the systematic, objective activities performed to evaluate management system performance for security, preparedness and continuity management. Audits are an essential part of conformity assessment activities such as external certification/registration and of supply chain evaluation and surveillance.

Preemployment Background Screening Guideline

A guideline to aid employers in understanding and implementing the fundamental concepts, methodologies, and related legal issues associated with the preemployment background screening of job applicants.

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Comments for revision of the current guideline under Committee review. Comment period closed.

Private Security Officer Selection and Training Guideline

A guideline that sets forth minimum criteria for the selection and training of private security officers, which also may be used to provide regulating bodies with consistent minimum qualifications.

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Comments for revision of the current guideline under Committee review. Comment period closed.

Threat Advisory System Response Guideline

A guideline to provide private business and industry with possible actions that could be implemented based on the Alert Levels of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Comments for revision of the current guideline under Committee review. Comment period closed.

Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Guideline

A guideline to offer useful ways to maintain a safe and secure work environment through such means as identifying, evaluating, and controlling potential hazards and conducting employee informational training.

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