What does it mean to be ISO 22301 certified?

ISO 22301 aims to safeguard an organization from a wide range of potential threats and disruptions. This standard may be right for your organization if you need to demonstrate to stakeholders that your organization can rapidly overcome operational disruption to provide continued and effective service.

Who has ISO 22301 certification?

NQA and ISO 22301 certification

  • NQA, USA issued the first-ever PS-Prep certification in 2012.
  • NQA,USA is the only Certification Body to offer the full suite of ISO and PS-Prep BCMS certifications including: ASIS SPC.1, ISO 22301 and NFPA 1600.

How do you implement ISO 22301?

Top tips for implementing ISO 22301

  1. Get commitment and support from senior management.
  2. Engage the whole business with good internal communication.
  3. Compare existing business continuity management system with ISO 22301 requirements.
  4. Get customer and supplier feedback on current business continuity management processes.

What is business continuity management ISO 22301?

ISO 22301 provides a framework to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain and continually improve a business continuity management system (BCMS). It is expected to help organizations protect against, prepare for, respond to, and recover when disruptive incidents arise.

Why is business continuity management important?

Business continuity helps the organization maintain resiliency, in responding quickly to an interruption. Strong business continuity saves money, time and company reputation. An extended outage risks financial, personal and reputational loss.

What do you mean by BCM?

Business continuity management
Business continuity management (BCM) is a framework for identifying an organization’s risk of exposure to internal and external threats.

What do we find in BC plan?

Plans typically contain a checklist that includes supplies and equipment, data backups and backup site locations. Plans can also identify plan administrators and include contact information for emergency responders, key personnel and backup site providers.