Safe and Secure Certification Requirements/ Time Investment

The organization provides a tour of the physical property, buildings, gates, and other physical structures and identifies potential targets and the security systems and engineering controls in place. 

The organization provides access to the work environment allowing for safe interviews with employees and supervisors. 

The organization provides meetings with vertical and horizontal managers, leaders, key personnel and decision makers to assess communication, expectations, remediation and collaboration across the organization on EHS and security issues and activities. This will be compared to the front line workers understanding, training, and support to achieve these expected standards and to ensure systems are working. 

The organization sets up a meeting with law enforcement, fire, rescue services to discuss concerns, needs, gaps, and challenges. Attendees should be able to demonstrate written response plans and the written standard operating procedures to facilitate efficient and effective operations should be available.