risk evaluation and control
business impact analysis
developing business continuity strategies
emergency response and operations
 
 
 
 

While the Professional Practices for Business Continuity Planners provides an international standard, this Appendix varies from country to country. Sources and references cited in this version of Appendix A are located in North America.

In This Appendix:

Business Continuity Planning Informational Materials

Academic Institutions Involved in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning/Management (United States)

Disaster Management and Related Organizations (United States) Non-Government Business Continuity Organizations (United States)
Emergency Management and Related Organizations (Canada) Global Business Continuity Organizations

 BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS

1. Blueprint for Community Emergency Management, Emergency Response Institute Inc., Olympia, WA, 1989.

2. Business Resumption Guidelines 6/93, California Office of Emergency Services Earthquake Program.

3. Capability and Hazard Identification Program for Local Governments, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1992.

4. Civil Preparedness Guides 1-3, 1-5, 1-8, 1-20, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC, 1985.

5. Crisis Management, Ian Mitroff & Christine M. Pearson, Jossey Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA, ISBN 1-55542-563-1, 1993 (139 pages).

6. Disaster Planning for Health Care Facilities, Hanna, James A., Ottawa, Ontario, 1988, CHA.

7. Disaster Planning Guide for Business and Industry, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA 141, August 1987.

8. Disaster Response Principles of Preparation and Coordination, Erik Auf der Heide, CV Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO, ISBN 0-8016-0385-4, 1989 (363 pages).

9. Disaster Services Regulations and Procedures - Disaster Mental Health Services, American Red Cross, ARC 33050M, Nov. 1991.

10. Emergency Broadcast System Plan: Greater Portland/Vancouver Operational Area,  Greater Portland/Vancouver Emergency Broadcast System Operational Area Committee, Portland, OR, October 1993.

11. Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government, International City Management Association, 1991.

12. Emergency Planning for Industry, A National Standard of Canada, CAN/CSA-Z731-M91, Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, 1991.

13. The Emergency Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency, HS-1, February 1989.

14. Exercise Design Course: Guide to Emergency Management Exercises, SM 170.2, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1989.

15. Exercise Design Course: Instructor Guide, SM 170, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1989.

16. Exercise Design Course: Student Workbook, SM 170.1, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1989.

17. The Federal Response Plan, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC, 1992.

18. Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures: Second Edition with Worked Examples, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY, 1992, “Overview of Hazard Evaluation Techniques,” pp. 51-722.

19. Industrial Emergency Preparedness, Robert B. Kelly, Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY, NY, ISBN 0-422-20483-3, 1989 (297 pages).

20. Major Transportation Disasters Improving Response and Coordination, American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL, 1991, AHA.

21. Model Ordinances for Post-Disaster Recovery and Re-construction, California Office of Emergency Services, Sacramento, CA.

22. Multi-hazard Functional Planning Guidance, State of California , Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, 1989.

23. NCRP Report #111, Developing Emergency Radiation Plans for Academic, Medical, or Industrial Facilities.

24. NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities, 1993 edition, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA.

25. NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guide Way Transit Systems, 1995 edition, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA.

26. NRT-1 Criteria for Review of Hazardous Materials Emergency Plans.

27. NUREG-0654 Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants.

28. NUREG-0849 Standard Review Plan for the Review and Evaluation of Emergency Plans for Research and Test Reactors.

29. Planning for Emergencies, American Insurance Services Group, Engineering and Safety Services, NY, NY, 1991 (54 pages).

30. Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Plan Program Organization and Response Procedures: A Guide to the Professional Organizations, California Office of Emergency Services, Sacramento, CA, June 1992.

31. Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Plan: Local Building Officials’ Guide to the Activation and Utilization of Safety Assessment Volunteers, California Office of Emergency Services, Sacramento, CA, June 1992.

32. Pre-Emergency Planning, 2nd Ed., William F. Jenaway, ISFSI, Ashland, MA, ISBN 9615990-2-2, 1992 (204 pages).

33. Statement of Understanding Between the American Hospital Association and the American National Red Cross with Respect to Responsibility for Disaster Preparedness and Relief, American Red Cross, Washington, DC, 1985.

34. Statement of Understanding Between the American Psychological Association and the American National Red Cross, American Red Cross, ARC 4468, Dec. 1991.


DISASTER MANAGEMENT and RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
United States

American Public Works Association
2345 Grand Boulevard
Suite 500

Kansas City , MO  64108

(816) 472-6100
Web site: www.apwa.net

American Society for Public Administration
Emergency Management Section
1120 G St., N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 393-7878
Web site: www.aspanet.org

Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association
P.O. Box 280795
Denver, CO  80228-0795
(970) 532-3362
Web site: www.disasters.org

FEMA/Emergency Management Institute
18825 South Seton Ave.
Emmitsburg , MD  21727

(301) 447-1164
Web site: www.fema.gov

International Association of Chiefs of Police
515 N. Washington St.
Suite 400

Alexandria , VA 22314

(800) 843-4227
Web site: www.theiacp.org

International Association of Emergency Managers
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, VA  22046-4517
(703) 538-1795
Web site: www.iaem.com

International Association of Fire Chiefs
4025 Fair Ridge Drive
Suite 300

Fairfax , VA  22033

(703) 273-0911
Web site: www.ichiefs.org

International City/County Management Association
777 N. Capitol St. NE
Suite 500

Washington , DC 20002-4201

(202) 289-4262
Web site: www.icam.org

National Association of Counties
440 First St., NW
Suite 800

Washington , DC 20001

(202) 393-6226
Web site: www.naco.org

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
408 Monroe St.
Clinton , MS 39056

(800) 346-2368
Web site: www.naemt.org

National Association of State EMS Directors
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 538-1799
Web site: www.nasemsd.org

National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinators
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, VA  22046
(703) 538-1794
Web site: www.ncsemstc.org

National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials
79 Elm St., Fourth Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 269-2507
Web site: www.nasttpo.org

National Emergency Management Association
P.O. Box 11910
Lexington , KY 40578
(859) 244-8000
Web site: www.nemaweb.org

National Governors Association
444 North Capitol St.
Washington , DC 20001

(202) 624-5300
Web site: www.nga.org

National Safety Council
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington , DC 20036

(202) 293-2270
Web site: www.nsc.org

National Safety Management Society
4915 Auburn Avenue
Bethesda , MD 20814

(800) 321-2910
Web site: www.safetyhealthmanager.org


EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT and RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
Canada

Canadian Coast Guard
Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Communications Branch,
200 Kent Street
13th Floor, Station 13228
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0E6
Canada

(613) 993-0999
Web site: www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
P.O. Box 1227, Station B,
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5R3
Canada
(613) 270-9138
Web site: www.cafc.ca

Canadian Transportation Agency
15, Eddy Street
Hull, QC  K1A 0N9
Canada

(888) 222-2592
Web site: www.cta-otc.gc.ca

Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness
122 Bank Street , 2nd Floor
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0W6
Canada

(800) 830-3118
Web site: www.ocipep-bpiepc.gc.ca

Environment Canada
351 St. Joseph Boulevard
Hull, QC  K1A 0H3
Canada
(800) 668-6767
Web site: www.ec.gc.ca

Transport Canada
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0N5
Canada

(613) 990-2309
Web site: www.tc.gc.ca

Disaster Recovery Institute Canada
2175 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 310
Toronto , ON  M2J 1W8
Canada

(416) 491-5335 / (888) 728-DRIC (3742) / (416) 491-1670 (FAX)
Web site: www.dri.ca

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange – Toronto
2175 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 310
Toronto, ON  M2J 1W8
Canada
(416) 491-2420 / (416) 491-1670 (FAX)
Web site: www.drie.org/toronto

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange – West
P.O. Box 1557
, Station M
Calgary, AB
(403) 543-4695
Web site: www.drie.org/west

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange – Central
c/o Audrey Thompson
215 Garry Street
Winnipeg, MB  R3C 3E2
Canada

Web site: www.drie.org/central

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange – South Western Ontario
208- 1063 King Street West
Hamilton ON   L8S 4S3
Canada

(800) 461-3095
Web site: www.drie-swo.org

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange – Ottawa
P.O. Box 20518
390 Rideau Street
Ottawa, ON  K1N 1A3
Canada

(613) 238-2909
Web site: www.drieottawa.org

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange – Montréal
600 Montée du Moulin
P.O. Box 74012
Laval
(Qc) H7A 4A2
Canada
(514) 572-1800
Web site: www.drie.org/montreal

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange – Atlantic
Canada
Web site: www.drie.org/atlantic

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
1005 Skyview Drive, Suite 202
Burlington, ON  L7P 5B1
Canada
(905) 546.3911 / (800) 965.4608 / (905) 546.2629 (FAX)
Web site: www.ccep.ca

Canadian Red Cross
National Office
170 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, ON  K2P 2P2
Canada

(613)740-1900 / (613)740-1911 (FAX)
Web site: www.redcross.ca

Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2)
100 Charlotte Street
Sarnia, ON  N7T 4R2
Canada
(800) 667-9790 / (519) 337-3486
Web Site: www.c2p2online.com

Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Canada
PO Box 753
Brampton, ON  L6W 4S4
Canada

Web site: www.apco.ca

Canadian Emergency Preparedness Association

Web site: www.cepa-acpc.ca

Canadian Emergency News
1121 NewCastle Road
Drumheller , Alberta
Canada T0J 0Y2

Web site: www.emsnews.com


ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
INVOLVED in BUSINESS CONTINUITY
and DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING/MANAGEMENT
United States

Colorado State University
Hazards Assessment Laboratory
202 Aylesworth Hall
3890 Central Ave.
Fort Collins, CO  80523

(303) 491-5951

Memphis State University
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
Memphis, TN  38152
(901) 678-2007

Texas A&M University
Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center
College of Architecture
College Station, TX  77843-3137
(409) 845-7813

The University of Texas at Arlington
Center
for Information Technologies Management
PO Box 19437
Arlington, TX  76019

(817) 273-3569 / (817) 273-3502

University of California at Berkeley
Business and Management Division
2223 Fulton St.
Berkeley, CA  94720

(510) 642-4231

University of Colorado - Boulder
Natural Hazards Research/Applications Center
Floodplain Management Resource Center
Campus Box 482
Boulder, CO  80309-0482
(303) 492-6818

University of Delaware
Disaster Research Center
Newark, DE
(302) 451-6618

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
International Drought Information Center
Center for Agriculture and Meteorology
Lincoln, NE  68583-0728
(402) 472-3679

University of North Texas
PO Box 13438
Denton , TX  76203-3438

(817) 565-4077

University of Tennessee
Institute for Public Service
Suite 105
Student Services Administration Building
Knoxville, TN  37996-0213
(615) 974-6621

Washington University in St. Louis
Center
for the Application of Information Technology
Campus Box 1141
1 Brookings Drive

St. Louis, MO  63130-4899

(314) 935-7575
Internet: www.cait.wustl.edu


NON-GOVERNMENT BUSINESS CONTINUITY ORGANIZATIONS
United States

American Public Works Association
Council on Emergency Management
1313 East 60th St.
Chicago, IL  60637

(312) 667-2200

Association of Contingency Planners
7044 S. 13th St.
Oak Creek , WI 53154

(800) 445-4ACP

Association of State Dam Safety Officials
PO Box 55270
Lexington , KY  40355

(606) 257-5140

Association of State Floodplain Managers
PO Box 7921
Madison , WI  53707

(608) 266-1926

Building Seismic Safety Council
1201 L Street NW, Suite 400
Washington , DC  20005

(202) 289-7800

Business Emergency Preparedness Council
125 N. Mid-America Mall, Room 2B-49
Memphis, TN  38103
(901) 528-2980

Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium
2630 East Holmes Road
Memphis , TN  38118

(901) 398-9054

Chemical Manufacturers Association
Chemical Awareness/ER Program
2501 M Street, NW
Washington, DC  20037
(202) 887-1150

Disaster Recovery Institute International
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, VA  22046
(703) 538-1792  /  (703) 241-5603 (FAX)

National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management
7297 Lee Hwy , Suite N
Falls Church
, VA  22046

(703) 533-7672

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hazard Management Group
MS: 6206, PO Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN  37831-6206

(615) 576-2716

Science Applications International Corporation
Engineering and Tech Services Group
P.O. Box 2501
301 Laboratory Road

Oak Ridge, TN  37831

(615) 481-2909

SURVIVE! USA
1201 Mt. Kemble Avenue
Morristown , NJ  07960-6628
1-800-SURVIVE


GLOBAL BUSINESS CONTINUITY ORGANIZATIONS

Leadership Coalition for Global Business Protection
1801 K Street NW, Suite 100-L
Washington , DC  20006

(202) 530-0400   /   (202) 530-4500 (FAX)

   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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