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InterCEP Hosts ANSI-HSSP Plenary Meeting on Emergency Preparedness in Public and Private Sectors

September 27, 2006 4:36 PM

InterCEP proudly hosted the 5th Annual American National Standards Institute Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP) Plenary meeting on September 25-26, 2006, at New York University, which included more than 90 top members of the public and private sector in the United States. The forum addressed emergency preparedness in the public and private sectors and the role of standards in this regard. This two-day event also delivered recommendations on current standards and conformity for action to ANSI-HSSP and the standards community.

Building upon New York City’s homeland security priorities, the Meeting incorporated an all hazards approach to emergency preparedness. Panels addressed conformity as well as standardization, objectives in standards development, and the role such issues play in emergency preparedness, crossing international, federal, and local lines.

Bill Raisch, Director of InterCEP, led the first panel on accreditation and certification to assess emergency preparedness in the private sector via the role of standards and compliance measurement. The session focused on the “National Preparedness Standard” (NFPA 1600) and introduced an InterCEP initiative to research and develop assessment methodology, accreditation and certification programs, and corresponding incentives for implementation. NFPA 1600 was endorsed by the Federal 9-11 Commission, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the ANSI. This initiative contributes to InterCEP’s overall mission of private sector readiness through integration of its efforts with corporate, governmental and other organizational stakeholders.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provided the foundational funding for establishment of the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness. InterCEP is the world’s first research and educational center dedicated to private sector preparedness. This initiative to further advance incentives for corporate preparedness has been funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. It is founded upon earlier work with the 9-11 Commission and representatives from a diversity of leading corporate counsels, external counsels and representatives from the American Corporate Counsel Association.

Formal proceedings on this event are expected to be released in the upcoming months. For further information, please contact Margaret Della, Project Associate, at mcd8@nyu.edu or (212) 998-2000.