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Standards & Guidelines

ASIS International, in its role as a Standards Developing Organization (SDO), develops standards and guidelines to serve the needs of security practitioners in today’s global environment.

  • Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • Serves a key liaison role on two International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committees

Through these roles and the expertise and knowledge of its members and the industry at large, ASIS plays a pivotal role to influence and impact security standards worldwide.

Interested in participating?

Reach out to our standards department at standards@asisonline.org today.

Standards & Guidelines Case Study:

Building Organizational Resilience at Murdoch University

Murdoch University needed a comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand approach to developing, implementing, and monitoring emergency, continuity, and recovery actions in response to disruptive incidents.

With guidance, including the ASIS Business Continuity Management Systems Standard (BCM), the university was able to define its risks, develop incident and business continuity plans, and implement an ongoing review process to evaluate the programs. The university is prepared.

Published Standards

Auditing Management Systems: Risk, Resilience, Security, and Continuity - Guidance for Application (SPC.2)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($149.00 value)

Chief Security Officer - An Organizational Model (CSO)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($74.00 value)

Conformity Assessment and Auditing Management Systems for Quality of Private Security Company Operations (PSC.2)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($81.00 value)

Investigations
Purchase: Softcover 
*ASIS Member: Free download (En Español) ($193.00 value)

Manag​ement System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations-Requirements with Guidance (PSC.1) ​​Revised​
​Purchase: S​oftcover​​​
*ASIS Member: Free download (En Español) ($165.00 value​)

Maturity Model for the Phased Implementation of a Quality Assurance Management System for Private Security Service Providers (PSC.3)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($92.00 value)

Quality Assurance and Security Management for Private Security Companies Operating at Sea—Guidance (PSC.4)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($149.00 value)

Risk Assessment (RA)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download (En Español) ($107.00 value)

Security and Resilience in Organizations and thei​r Supply Chains - Requirements with Guidance (ORM.1)
​Purchase: Softcover​​
*ASIS Member: Free download ($135.00 value)

*This Standard replaces Organizational Resilience: Security, Preparedness and Continuity Management Systems--Requirements with Guidance for Use (SPC.1) and Business Continuity Management Standard (BCM)

Security Management Standard: Physical Asset Protection (PAP)
Purchase: Softcover​ 
*ASIS Member: Free download (En Español) ($142.00 value)

Supply Chain Risk Management: A Compilation of Best Practices (SCRM)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($193.00 value)

Workplace Violence Pre​vention and Intervention Standard (WVPI.1)
Purchase: Softc​over​​ 
*ASIS Member: Free download (En Español) ($117.00 value)

International Standards Activities

ASIS International participates in two International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committees (TC) namely, ISO/TC 262, Risk management and ISO/TC 292, Security and resilience. As the global security association, ASIS seeks the views of its members to help drive international standards development.

1. ISO/TC 262: Risk Management
Scope: Standardization in the field of risk management

2. ISO/TC 292: Security and Resilience
Scope: Standardization in the field of security to enhance the safety and resilience of society

Standards & Guidelines Under Development

Active Assailant: Prevention, Intervention, and Response - Supplement to ANSI/ASIS/SHRM Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard

Of the many facets or elements of workplace violence, those involving an actively violent assailant are the actions proven to be the most concerning to individuals and organizations because they are the deadliest. This supplement standard is intended to provide practical methods that will enable an organization to develop an effective and informed approach to prevention, intervention and response to an active assailant/active shooter event.

Private Security Officer (PSO) Selection and Training

The guideline provides generic management requirements for PSO selection and training processes as well as guidance for good practices related to the selection, training, and use of private security officers. 

Security Awareness (joint ASIS/(ISC)2/ISACA standard)

The Standard will focus on cross-disciplinary management measures, as well as awareness and training programs. The guidance standard will help organizations and their supply chains prepare for and minimize the likelihood of an undesirable event, as well as respond to and recover from a security incident.

Learn more about the process of developing standards

ASIS Standards Development Process

The Quick Reference Guide describes how Standards and Guidelines are developed from the perspective of a committee member and/or interested party.

ASIS Standards Development Procedures

ASIS Standards Procedures describes the requirements to which ASIS adheres when developing its ANSI standards.

New Project Proposal Form

If you would like to submit a new proposal, please complete the New Proposal Project form and submit to standards@asisonline.org.

Published Guidelines

Business Continuity Guideline: A Practical Approach for Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Management, and Disaster Recovery (BC)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($88.00 value)

Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline (FPSM)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($92.00 value)

General Security Risk Assessment Guideline (GSRA)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($72.00 value)

Information Asset Protection Guideline (IAP)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($88.00 value)

Preemployment Background Screening Guideline (PBS)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($92.00 value)

Private Security Officer Selection and Training Guideline (PSO)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($68.00 value)

Trusted Information Provider Annex: A Supplement to the ASIS Preemployment Background Screening Guideline (PBSS)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($74.00 value)

Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Guideline (WPV)
Purchase: Softcover
*ASIS Member: Free download ($92.00 value)

​​​Commission on Standards & Guidelines

The work of preparing standards and guidelines is carried out through the ASIS Standards and Guidelines Committees and governed by the Commission on Standards and Guidelines. The Commission ensures the development process is voluntary, nonproprietary, and consensus-based, utilizing the knowledge, experience, and expertise of ASIS membership, security professionals, and the global security profession.

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