NFPA 1600...

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NFPA 1600...

• The Standards-Making Process
• Peer-Based
• Voluntary
• Overseen by the American National Standards
  Institute (ANSI)
• No NFPA 1600 Cops

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• How an Idea Becomes an NFPA Document
• Person or organization identifies a need.
• Need is presented to the NFPA Standards Council.
  If approved
• Technical Committee is organized.
• Recommendation for new document is published in
  professional journals.
• Committee meets to review proposals, develop its
  own proposals, and prepare report.

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• How an Idea Becomes an NFPA Document(continued)
• Committee votes on proposals. If approved
• Report on Proposal published for public review
  and comment.
• Committee meets to act on each public comment
  received.
• Committee votes on actions taken on public
  comments. If approved
• Report on Comments published for public review.
• NFPA membership votes on Committee report or
  adopts document.

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• Types of NFPA Documents-
• Recommended Practice (you should)
• Standard (you must or shall)

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• How is the NFPA 1600 Committee Organized?
• Users-representatives of entities subject to, or
  voluntarily using the document
• Enforcers-representatives of entities that
  promulgate or enforce standards
• Special Experts-Persons not representing any
  other classification, but who have special
  expertise in the scope of the document
• Insurance-representatives of insurance companies
  or inspection agencies.
• Committee must have roughly equal numbers of each
  classification.

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NFPA 1600...

• How Do You Read an NFPA Document?
• All NFPA documents follow the same format.
• Only the Chapters proper have the force of the
  standard.
• Numbers followed by asterisks refer the reader
  to additional information in the Appendices.
  Information found in appendices or footnotes are
  for explanatory or supporting purposes. This
  information does NOT have the force of the
  standard.

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NFPA 1600...

• The History of NFPA 1600
• Committee Chartered in 1991.
• 1st document issued as a Recommended Practice in
  1995.
• Re-written and issued as a Standard in April
  2000.

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• Who does NFPA 1600 Apply to?
• Any public or private entity that is required to
  develop emergency response plans by
  agency/company policy, legislation, regulation,
  or code.

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• Does My Company, Jurisdiction or Agency have to
  Adopt NFPA 1600?
• No. Adoption of any NFPA Standard is voluntary.
  However
• NFPA Standards are generally accepted as industry
  standards. In the unlikely event that your
  program ends up in court, it may be compared to
  it.

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• What is Required Under NFPA 1600?
• Program Management
• Policy
• Program Coordinator
• Program Committee
• Program Assessment

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NFPA 1600...

• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Comply with existing laws and authorities
• NFPA 1600 is an umbrella. Whatever regulations,
  codes, standards or practices you are currently
  required to follow remain in place.

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NFPA 1600...

• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Likelihood
• Vulnerability
• Impact

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NFPA 1600...

• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Hazard mitigation strategy
• Based on the results of the hazard and
  vulnerability analysis

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NFPA 1600...

• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Resource management process
• Tied to identified hazards
• Identifies resource shortfalls and alternate
  sources or strategies
• Includes a current inventory of internal and
  external resources
• Addresses donations
• Provides for mutual aid

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• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Written Plans
• strategic,
• operations,
• mitigation,
• recovery plans
• Roles and responsibilities
• Lines of authority

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• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Direction, Control and Coordination
• Use an incident management system (such as ICS)
• Identifies level of implementation depending on
  severity of the incident and capability of the
  entity
• Coordinates response, continuity and recovery
  activities with appropriate internal and external
  agencies
• Complies with applicable statutes or regulations.

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• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Communication and Warning
• Alert responders and officials
• Warn those who may be impacted by a disaster
• Must be formally developed and tested

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NFPA 1600...

• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Operations and Procedures
• Life-safety procedures to identify and track
  responders
• Specific to identified hazards
• Damage assessment and situation analysis
• Transition to recovery

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NFPA 1600...

• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Logistics and Facilities
• Procedures to locate, acquire, distribute and
  account for resources needed to support the
  program
• Facility (EOC) identified, equipped, tested, and
  maintained.

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• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Training Program
• Develop and enhance the skills needed to develop,
  implement, maintain and execute the program
• Program will identify frequency and scope of
  training
• Must include training in the jurisdictions
  incident management system
• Record keeping

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• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Exercises, Evaluations, Corrective Actions
• Shall include assessment of plans, procedures and
  capabilities
• Shall include periodic reviews, testing,
  post-incident reports, performance evaluations,
  and exercises
• Shall include procedures to ensure corrective
  action on identified deficiencies

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• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Crisis Communications, Public Education and
  Information.
• Procedures for dealing with the media
• Procedures for dissemination of pre-disaster,
  disaster, and post disaster information to the
  public and media
• Education for at-risk population

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• Program Must Include the Following Elements
• Finance and Administration.
• Procedures to support the program before, during
  and after a disaster or emergency
• Proper accounting principles
• Identifies financial opportunities and limitations