The Official Assura Blog
Saturday, October 27, 2007
SEC 524: Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program
In August, President Bush signed the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program into law. For those of you who do not spend every waking hour watching C-SPAN or tracking bills online, this is a voluntary law that enables Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with a certifying organization (such as the Disaster Recovery Institute International or ASIS) to develop a program for private business to obtain a preparedness certification.
So, what does this mean for the business executives, board members, or senior managers? Is it one more thing they have to look at and approve each year for compliance. The immediate answer is no. However, there has been some speculation that it may be mandatory for businesses that meet a certain threshold of employees and/or revenue in the future.
It is a program that once it is developed will set a standard for businesses to become certified for preparedness by meeting some set of basic criteria. The criteria has yet to be developed by the DHS. As for now, DHS is working on selecting a certifying organization by February 2008.
While there has not been a significant amount of information released on this program, it is one that Assura is actively following. We will provide regular updates as they become available so stay tuned!
So, what does this mean for the business executives, board members, or senior managers? Is it one more thing they have to look at and approve each year for compliance. The immediate answer is no. However, there has been some speculation that it may be mandatory for businesses that meet a certain threshold of employees and/or revenue in the future.
It is a program that once it is developed will set a standard for businesses to become certified for preparedness by meeting some set of basic criteria. The criteria has yet to be developed by the DHS. As for now, DHS is working on selecting a certifying organization by February 2008.
While there has not been a significant amount of information released on this program, it is one that Assura is actively following. We will provide regular updates as they become available so stay tuned!
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