Comments Due on Private Sector Preparedness Standards
on Dec 30 in Emergency Preparedness posted Business Continuity, community preparedness, DHS private sector preparedness, Disaster Response Blogs, emergency management, national preparedness, operational resilience, Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation, PS-Prep, voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation by Nancy Harvey
The Department of Homeland Security is soliciting comments – by January 15 – on their proposed standards for the new Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep). Recommended by the 9/11 commission, PS-Prep was developed for private entities to receive certification for emergency preparedness from DHS.
“Preparedness is a shared responsibility and everyone—including businesses, universities and non-profit organizations—has a role to play,” said Napolitano when announcing the proposed standards in October. “Ensuring our private sector partners have the information and training they need to respond to disasters will strengthen our efforts to build a culture of preparedness nationwide.”
