ASIS International, founded as the American Society for Industrial Security, is the largest organization for security professionals, with more than 37,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing educational programs and materials that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as well as specific security topics. ASIS also advocates the role and value of the security management profession to business, the media, governmental entities, and the public. By providing members and the security community with access to a full range of programs and services, and by publishing the industry’s number one magazine Security Management ASIS leads the way for advanced and improved security performance. Visit www.asisonline.org for more information. Standards from ASIS are available both individually, directly through the ANSI webstore, and as part of a Standards Subscription. If you or your organization are interested in easy, managed, online access to standards that can be shared, a Standards Subscription may be what you need - please contact us at: [email protected] or 1-212-642-4980 or Request Proposal Price.
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This Standard provides an overview of policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to help identify, assess, respond to, and mitigate threatening or intimidating behavior and violence affecting the workplace. It describes the implementation of a workplace violence prevention and intervention (WVPI) program and personnel within organizations who typically become involved in prevention and intervention efforts. In addition, this Standard now includes an annex which provides actionable information and guidance relative to prevention, intervention, and response to incidents involving an active assailant/active shooter.
This Standard builds on the Montreux Document and the International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for Private Security Service Providers to provide requirements and guidance for a management system to support quality security operations delivery and associated risk management consistent with respect for human rights, legal obligations, and good practices in circumstances of weakened governance where the rule of law has been undermined due to human or naturally caused events. It provides auditable requirements based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act model for third-party certi cation of private security service providers working for any client. This Standard aims to improve the services provided by PSCs while maintaining the safety and security of their operations and clients.
This Standard provides guidance on developing and sustaining a coherent and effective risk assessment program including principles, managing an overall risk assessment program, and performing individual risk assessments, along with confirming the competencies of risk assessors and understanding biases. This Standard describes a well-defined risk assessment program and individual assessments to provide the foundation for the risk management process. Seven annexes provide additional guidance for applying risk assessments and potential treatments.
This Standard utilizes a management systems approach to provide guidance for assisting organizations in the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and maintenance of a physical asset protection (PAP) program. It also provides guidance on the identification, application, and management of physical protection systems (PPS) to safeguard an organization's assets (e.g., people, property, and information).
This Standard provides requirements and guidance for managing an investigations program and conducting investigations.
This guideline assists in the identification of physical security measures that can be applied at facilities to safeguard or protect an organization's assets - people, property, and information.
This guideline is applicable in any environment where people and/or assets are at risk for a securityrelated incident or event that may result in human death, injury, or loss of an asset.
The scope of the Preemployment Background Screening Guideline is to aid U. S. employers in understanding and implementing the fundamental concepts, methodologies, and related legal issues associated with the preemployment background screening of job applicants. (This guideline is focused on U. S. employers. The variables existing within the international community on preemployment background screening are not addressed in this guideline.)