What is ISO 21110 about?
ISO 21110 provides a context for emergency planning, response and recovery for all types of an archive, library or museum collection in light of other existing plans. ISO 21110 provides responders and other stakeholders with an outline for planning, responding and recovering.
Note1: ISO 21110 does not address the causes of a critical event, but the consequences and wider impacts.
Note 2: ISO 21110 is not intended to be an operation manual as there is no single approach that meets the needs of every site, nor is there one single set of organizational arrangements that is appropriate to each and every type of emergency.
Who is BS ISO 21110 for?
BS ISO 21110 Information and documentation — Emergency preparedness and response applies for:
- conservators, curators, museum personnel, and cultural heritage professionals
- disaster relief professionals
- office of civil defense
Why should you use BS ISO 21110?
BS ISO 21110 provides information and documentation of business continuity plan, emergency management, mutual aid agreement, risk management plan, and senior management with knowledge of the different for emergency preparedness and response.
BS ISO 21110 outlines a cycle for developing, exercising, and reviewing a plan, and how to present a plan. BS ISO 21110 aims to encourage responders to develop their capabilities in emergency preparedness and touch on some elements of response and recovery, where relevant, by highlighting indicators of good practice.
