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Incident Commander

What is Incident Commander?

The individual with overall authority and responsibility for managing the response to a specific security incident.

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What the standards actually require on incident commander

Requirements naming incident commander across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

When drawing up its active assailant plan the organization should: name the key people inside and outside, with alternates, and resources needed, such as the chief security officer or head of HR, the Threat Management Team, security staff, the incident command...

ansi-asis-wvpi-aa-2020-workplace-violence-and-active-assailant::A.2.2 · A.2.2 Active assailant response plan →

The process rests on objectives formed by collecting information and sharing it proactively so that the situation can be assessed and contingencies identified.

iso-22320-2018::5.2.1 · 5.2.1 Incident management process →

Scope (a)(1): unless the employer can show no employee exposure or reasonable possibility of exposure, the section covers (i) clean-up operations required by a governmental body at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites (including the EPA National Priority List, s...

osha-29-cfr-1910::1910.120 · 1910.120 Hazardous waste operations and emergency response →

HAZWOPER covers five kinds of operation unless the employer shows no reasonable possibility of exposure to safety or health hazards: government-required cleanups at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites (including NPL and state priority sites and initial investig...

osha-29-cfr-1926::1926.65 · 1926.65 Hazardous waste operations and emergency response →

Questions people ask about incident commander

What is Incident Commander?
The individual with overall authority and responsibility for managing the response to a specific security incident.
Why is Incident Commander important for compliance?
Incident Commander is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding incident commander helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Incident Commander?
Incident Commander appears in the requirement text of ANSI/ASIS WVPI AA-2020 Workplace Violence and Active Assailant, ISO 22320:2018, OSHA General Industry Standards (29 CFR Part 1910), OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction (29 CFR Part 1926). Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Incident Commander?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how incident commander applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.