ASIS International and SHRM to Develop Joint Investigations ANSI Standard Technical committee formation, November 9-December 14

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9, 2012 – ASIS International and theSociety for Human Resource Management (SHRM) today announced that committeeformation is now open for a joint American National Standard, Managing theInvestigative Process – Guidance on Conducting Investigations.
This standard will provide a framework for establishingand implementing an organizational investigations program including theprinciples of investigations, managing an organizational investigationsprogram, and conducting internal and external investigations, as well asguidance on the evaluation of competence of individuals involved in theinvestigation process. Committee formation is open November 9 - December 14.
“The investigative process is resource intensive andpresents the organization and persons conducting the investigation with risksthat need to be managed,” says Dr. Marc Siegel, commissioner, ASIS GlobalStandards Initiative. “This standard will help practitioners establish aninvestigations program and conduct individual investigations. By providing goodpractices for planning, executing, evaluating, and reviewing an investigation,the standard will give practitioners a tool to conduct effective, ethical andlegal investigations.”
Committee participation will fall under one of threeself-declared “interest categories” including general interest,producer/service provider, and user/manager. Membership composition will bebalanced across these categories based on ANSI “balance” requirements;consideration may be given on committee size. ASIS or SHRM membership is not a requirement for participation.
“This standard fits well within SHRM’s vision of creatingtools to help HR professionals investigate and resolve workforce matterspromptly and in a way that strengthens organizational commitment andperformance,” said Lee Webster, SHRM’s director of HR standards.
In 2011, ASIS and SHRM partnered to develop a WorkplaceViolence Prevention and Intervention ANSI Standard, which quickly became themost downloaded ASIS standard. This successful partnership laid the groundworkfor this new collaborative effort. To learn more about this standard andcommittee participation, visit http://www.asisonline.org/guidelines/committees/inv_std.htm.
The work of preparing ASIS Standards and Guidelines iscarried out through the ASIS International Standards and Guidelines Commissionand its committees. An ANSI accredited Standards Development Organization,ASIS  actively participates in theInternational Organization for Standardization, developing standards andguidelines within a voluntary, nonproprietary and consensus-based process,utilizing the knowledge, experience and expertise of ASIS membership, securityprofessionals and the global security industry. View a list of all Standards and Guidelines currently underdevelopment. 
ASIS International is the preeminent organization forsecurity professionals, with 38,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1955, ASIS isdedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of securityprofessionals by developing educational programs and materials that addressbroad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as wellas specific security topics. ASIS also advocates the role and value of thesecurity management profession to business, the media, government entities andthe public. By providing members and the security community with access to afull range of programs and services, and by publishing the industry’s No. 1magazine—Security Management—ASIS leads the way for advanced and improvedsecurity performance. Visit ASIS online at www.asisonline.org.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is theworld’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representingabout 260,000 members in more than 140 countries, the Society serves the needsof HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States andsubsidiary offices in China and India. Visit SHRM Online at www.shrm.org andfollow us on Twitter @SHRMPress.