Community Safety Standard for Buildings

Introduction

The Community Safety Standard for Buildings (CSSB), the Businesses - Community Safety Standard (B-CSS) and the Safety Smart Certification Standard (SSCS) are owned and updated by the Community Safety Commission Inc., a non-governmental organization (NGO), which is not for profit.

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Public Safety Standards

The CSSB and the B-CSS provides the framework for the continuum of public safety. These standards use a whole-of-society approach to community safety and well-being, which by design requires minimal investment of time and resources from stakeholders but yields exponential increases in public safety and efficiency. Simply put the CSSB applies to large buildings and facilities while the B-CSS applies to smaller buildings and facilities, including business improvement districts (BIDs) and business improvement areas (BIAs).

Certifications

The Safety Smart Certification Standard (SSCS) exemplifies commitment to reducing risks and to help prevent victimization by adopting approved safety smart technologies and processes that adhere to specific articles of the CSSB and/or the B-CSS. The certifications are successive in nature, permitting all parties to adopt a phased in straightforward approach.

Governance

The standards are joint Canada-USA standards. Specifics are detailed in the standards. The CSSB and the B-CSS, are complementary to existing fire safety standards for buildings and facilities.

Many jurisdictions are expected to adopt these standards, in whole or in part, and incorporate them into their laws, which will then make compliance mandatory.

Public Safety Council Corp

The Public Safety Council Corp provides the infrastructure, tools, resources, and approves of third-party solutions that support the Community Safety Standard for Buildings

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Apply to become an Approved Community Safety Practitioner

To apply for accreditation as an Approved Community Safety Practitioner as per CSSB A22-03, please complete the on-line application administered by the Public Safety Council Corp.

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