Standards in this area foster preparedness for both natural and human-made disasters, and help ensure accident and fire prevention is built into products and processes. ISO standards assist organizations and communities in reducing risks, implementing robust emergency response and recovery plans, and ensuring swift, coordinated actions during crises. Ultimately, these standards protect lives, property, and the environment.

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Textiles — Burning behaviour of bedding items
Part 1: General test methods for the ignitability by a smouldering cigarette

Mechanical vibration and shock — Vibration of buildings — Guidelines for the measurement of vibrations and evaluation of their effects on buildings — Amendment 2

Fire safety engineering — Selection of design fire scenarios and design fires
Part 1: Selection of design fire scenarios

Fire detection and alarm systems
Part 29: Video fire detectors

Security and resilience — Emergency management — Guidelines for incident management

Security and resilience — Emergency management — Guidelines for capability assessment