Links to Preparedness Resources

U.S. Laws & Regulations

• Regulations.gov
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• ADA Accessibility Standards

Occupational Safety & Health

Search regulations bulleted below from the "Laws & Regulations" link and entering the name in the search box.

• Laws & Regulations, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.35-37 - Means of Egress
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 - Emergency Action Plans
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.35 Compliance with alternate exit-route codes
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.165, Employee Alarm Systems
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151, Medical Services and First Aid
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.156, Fire Brigades
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-Required Confined Spaces
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals

Environmental Laws & Regulations

• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

State Laws & Regulations

• Occupational Safety and Health
• Health and Environmental Agencies of U.S. States and Territories
• Good Samaritan and AED Legislation by state, Less Stress Instructional Services (unable to verify the revision date)

American National Standards Institute

• ANSI Webstore

ASIS International

• Business Continuity Management Guideline
• Workplace Violence and Active Assailant - Prevention, Intervention, and Response Standard

ASTM International

• Standard Guide for Community Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
• Standard Guide for Coordination and Cooperation between Facilities, Local Emergency Planning Committees, and Emergency Responders
• Standard Practice for Radiological and Nuclear Emergency Response
• Standard Guide for Location and Instruction Symbols for Evacuation and Lifesaving Equipment
• Standard Guide for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management

Business Continuity Institute

• Good Practice Guidelines

Canadian Standards Association

• Z1600 - Emergency and continuity management program

DRI International

• Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management
• DRI International Glossary for Resilience

International Code Council (ICC)

• International Fire Code®
• International Building Code®

International Standards Organization (ISO)

• Standards, International Standards Organization (access standards by searching by number or name)
• ISO/IEC/TS 17021-6, Conformity assessment Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 6: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of business continuity management systems
• ISO 19011, Guidelines for auditing management systems
• ISO 22313, Societal security Business continuity management systems Guidance
• ISO 22316, Security and resilience Organizational resilience Principles and attributes
• ISO/TS 22317, Societal security Business continuity management systems Guidelines for business impact analysis (BIA)
• ISO/TS 22318, Societal security Business continuity management systems Guidelines for supply chain continuity
• ISO/TS 22330, Security and resilience Business continuity management systems Guidelines for people aspects of business continuity
• ISO/TS 22331, Security and resilience Business continuity management systems Guidelines for business continuity strategy
• ISO 22361 Security and resilience — Crisis management — Guidelines
• ISO/IEC 27001, Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security management systems — Requirements
• ISO/IEC 27031, Information technology Security techniques Guidelines for information and communication technology readiness for business continuity
• ISO 31000, Risk management Guidelines
• IEC 31010, Risk management Risk assessment techniques
• ISO Guide 73, Risk management Vocabulary

National Fire Protection Association

• List of Codes & Standards, National Fire Protection Association (access standards by searching by number or name)
• NFPA 1 Fire Code
• NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code®
• NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®
• NFPA 470 Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders
• NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
• NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
• NFPA 475 Recommended Practice for Organizing, Managing, and Sustaining a Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Program
• NFPA 600 Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades
• NFPA 601 Standard for Security Services in Fire Loss Prevention
• NFPA 730, Guide for Premises Security, National Fire Protection Association
• NFPA 731, Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems, National Fire Protection Association
• NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications
• NFPA 1026 Standard for Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications
• NFPA 1072 Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications
• NFPA 1081 Standard for Facility Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications
• NFPA 1561 Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety
• NFPA 1600 Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
• NFPA 1620 Standard for Pre-Incident Planning
• NFPA 1660 Standard for Emergency, Continuity, and Crisis Management: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
• NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents
• NFPA 2800 Standard on Facility Emergency Action Plans
• NFPA 3000 Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program

Risk Assessment

• Preparedness Bulletin: Risk Assessment
• Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)
• FEMA Building Science Resource Library

Business Impact Analysis

• Preparedness Bulletin: Business Impact Analysis

Property Loss Prevention

• FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets, FM Global
• NFPA 601, Standard for Security Services in Fire Loss Prevention
• Risk Resources, Hartford Steam Boiler

Natural Hazards

• Risk Management, FEMA
• Building Science Resource Library, FEMA
• Earthquake Risk, FEMA

Physical & Operational Security

• Physical Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
• Prevention Resource Finder, U. S. Department of Homeland Security
• Ensuring Building Security, U. S. Department of Homeland Security
• Bombing Prevention, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
• NFPA 730, Guide for Premises Security, NFPA
• NFPA 731, Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems
• Who Protects Your Mail? Guide to Mail Center Security, U.S. Postal Inspection Service
• Safe Mail Handling, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Interagency Security Committee

Information Technology/Computer Security

• Computer Security Resource Center, NIST, Computer Security Division, Special Publications
• NFPA 75, Standard for the Protection of Information Technology Equipment

Information Applicable to All-Hazards

Review the Laws & Regulations and Standards & Professional Practices for additional links.

• Ready Business, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Ready.gov, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry, FEMA 141, 1993
• Emergency Preparedness and Response, OSHA
• Prepare for emergencies, U.S. Small Business Administration

Emergency Planning for Individuals with Disabilities

• Emergency Preparedness, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
• Fact Sheet on Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Acts of Violence, Bomb Threats & Suspicious Packages

• Active Shooter Preparedness (resources for acts of violence), Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
• Bomb Threat Procedures, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Bomb Threat Checklist, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Protection Agency

Fire

• Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems, OSHA, Publication 3256-09R 2015

Hazardous Materials

• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, OSHA
• Hazardous Materials Fusion Center, International Association of Fire Chiefs
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Emergency Response Guidebook, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Natural Disasters, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane

• Preparedness Bulletin: Hurricane Preparedness & Response

Life Safety, Protective Actions for (Evacuation, Lockdown, Shelter-in-Place)

• Preparedness Bulletin: Protective Actions for Life Safety

Medical

• Cardiac Emergency Response Plan and Protocol, American Heart Association
• Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), OSHA

Natural Hazards

• Institute for Business & Home Safety

Earthquake

• Earthquake Hazards Program, United States Geological Survey
• Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards, FEMA
• FM property loss prevention data sheets, FM Global

Flood

• Preparedness Bulletin: Flood Preparedness
• FEMA Flood Map Service Center
• River Forecast Centers, National Weather Service
• Flood Preparedness and Response, U. S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• Preparedness Bulletin: Hurricane Preparedness
• National Hurricane Center
• CSU Tropical Weather & Climate Research, Colorado State University

Landslide

• Landslide Hazards Program, United States Geological Survey
• The Landslide Handbook

Thunderstorms & Lightning

• Preparedness Bulletin: Thunderstorms, Lightning & Tornadoes
• Severe Weather 101, National Severe Storms Laboratory
• Struckbylightning.org
• Lightning Protection Institute
• NFPA 780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems

Tornadoes

• Preparedness Bulletin: Thunderstorms, Lightning & Tornadoes
• Enhanced F Scale for Tornado Damage, National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center
• Design and Construction Guidance for Community Safe Rooms, FEMA P-361

Tsunami

• U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers, NOAA/National Weather Service

Volcanoes

• Volcano Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey
• Volcanoes and Your Safety, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Weather

• National Weather Service
• Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service
• National Severe Storms Laboratory
• National Centers for Environmental Information
• Preparedness Bulletin: Arctic Freeze & Winter Storms

• Ready Business, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Business Disaster Recovery Plan, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
• Continuity Guidance Circular, FEMA
• Preparing for a disaster (taxpayers and businesses), IRS
• IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
• IT Examination Handbook, Business Continuity Management, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
• Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems. National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
• Documentation preservation and recovery, Library of Congress

• Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems, NIST Special Publication 800-34 Rev. 1
• Computer Security Resource Center, Special Publications, NIST
• Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments, NIST Special Publication 800-30, Revision 1, NIST, Computer Security Division
• NIST Risk Management Framework, NIST, Computer Security Resource Center

• Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Independent Study Courses, Emergency Management Institute (EMI), FEMA
• IS-120 An Introduction to Exercises, EMI
• IS-130.A: How to be an Exercise Evaluator, EMI
• Exercises, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
• National Incident Management System, Emergency Management Institute, FEMA
• National Emergency Training Center library, U.S. Fire Administration
• Earthquake Risk Training, National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program
• Training Requirements  in OSHA Standards, OSHA Publication 2254
• Hazmat Training Courses, TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness Emergency Response)
• Guide to Test, Training, and Exercise Programs for IT Plans and Capabilities, NIST  Special Publication 800-84

• National Response Framework, U. S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• National Incident Management System, U. S. DHS, FEMA
• Incident Command System, ICS Resource Center, Emergency Management Institute, FEMA
• Incident Command System, U.S. Coast Guard
• NFPA 1550, Standard for Emergency Responder Health and Safety
• NFPA 1561, Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System

• Case Study Library, FEMA
• Homeland Security Digital Library, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, FEMA
• Completed Investigations, U.S. Chemical Safety Board
• Publications, U.S. Fire Administration
• Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

• Home, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Home, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
• Emergency Management Institute, FEMA
• Home, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Private Sector Office, FEMA
• U. S. Fire Administration, FEMA
• Emergency Preparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Emergency Response, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• National Institute of Justice, U. S. DOJ, Office of Justice Programs
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U. S. DOT
• Contacts - State Emergency Response Commissions
• Home, Association of Continuity Professionals
• Home, Business Executives for National Security
• Home, Corporate Emergency Access Systems
• Home, DRI International (DRII)
• Home, Employee Assistance Professionals Association
• Home, InfraGard
• Home, Institute for Business & Home Safety
• Home, International Association of Emergency Managers
• Home, National Council of Sector-based Information Sharing and Analysis Centers
• Home, National Fire Protection Association
• Home, National Organization on Disability
• National Security and Terrorism, RAND Corporation

• Continuity Insights
• Disaster Recovery Journal
• Emergency Management
• Insights & Impacts, FM Global
• NFPA Journal, National Fire Protection Association
• Risk and Resilience Hub