What is ISO 22325 - Capability assessment of Emergency management about?
ISO 22325 provides guidelines for an organization in assessing its emergency management capability.
ISO 22325 includes:
- An assessment model with a hierarchy of four levels
- Eight indicators
- An assessment process, explaining how to plan, collect, analyse, and report.
Who is ISO 22325 - Capability assessment of Emergency management for?
ISO 22325 on organizational security and resilience with guidelines for capability assessment is useful for:
- Managers and HR administration
- Management board members
- Board advisors of an organization
Why should you use ISO 22325 - Capability assessment of Emergency management?
ISO 22325 provides guidelines for an organization in assessing its emergency management capability by using four maturity levels, eight indicators and an assessment process. The organization should use ISO 22325 with four levels to classify its emergency management capability. This is subject to the role, functions, scope and authority of an organization and the operational context.
ISO 22325 define their context to allow for an appropriate assessment of their emergency management capability. This context can be expressed through identifying appropriate activities about prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
ISO 22325 can be used to:
- Ensure regulatory compliance, reduce risk, and meet the safety expectations of the population
- Improve organizational processes
- Enhance partnership, coordination, and cooperation within an organization and with other agencies and sectors
- Share best practices
- Promote continual improvement
