Beyond its fire roots, the National Fire Protection Association, for example, is working on premises security standards. Now the New York-based American Management Association (AMA) has just formed what AMA officials call a security council. The effort brings together experts in security, crisis management and business continuity to discuss security trends and challenges affecting U.S. businesses.
“Executives in AMA’s security council will help [the association] focus on important global and domestic issues, from terrorism and SARS to evacuation planning, employee screening, cyber threats, workplace violence, travel safety, hazardous material and mailroom safety to natural disasters,” Virginia O’Connor, AMA vice president of councils, tells the Zalud Report.