crisis management

The growing importance of Business Continuity Management in the context of a TISAX certification

By |2021-12-06T09:36:34+01:00 6 December, 2021|crisis management, Norms & Standards, preparation, Safety, Uncategorized|

TISAX requires business continuity management through the requirements for exceptional situations, where the focus there is on information security related scenarios. This includes the requirement for a functioning crisis team as well as regular emergency exercises. Fulfilling this requirement through a structured, consistent BCMS gives the greatest assurance that the required business continuity and crisis management measures are in place and effective. 

The crises team

By |2021-09-27T10:52:18+02:00 27 September, 2021|crisis management, Interest|

A crisis team is a group of people with decision-making authority who plan and implement the management of a crisis. Other names are a staff for extraordinary events or a task force. No matter what such a group is called, it must have decision-making capability and be responsible for managing the crisis. Fire Service Regulation 100 on Leadership and Command in Emergency Operations (German: Feuerwehr-Dienstvorschrift 100, FwDV 100 or DV 100) describes the crisis management team as it is used in emergency response (fire department, rescue service, disaster control/civil protection). Here, it is referred to as incident command staff. For more information on the distinction between the crisis management team and the command staff, you can read our blog article on the topic of "Leading - differences between BCM and official crisis management". The FwDV 100 was created after the Lüneburg Heath fire, as leadership faced great challenges [...]

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