Power outages can have major long-term economic impacts and exacerbate initial disasters. There are currently no dedicated disaster standards that cover safety, risk assessment, quality and performance. International standards are developed through consensus among thousands of experts and provide solutions to challenges faced by multiple countries. For disaster risk reduction, more involvement from specialists would lead to better standards.

2. Power outages:
• Biggest long-term
economic impact and
developmental losses
• Can exacerbate initial
disaster (Hurricane
Sandy, Fukushima,
etc.)

3. 3

4. Not a single dedicated
suite of disaster
Standards
Include safety, risk
assessment, quality and
performance aspects
Serve as basis for
testing, verification and
regulation

5. GAR report
Participation in
Working Session 31:
Standards for DRR at
WCDRR in Sendai
White Paper available
on UN preventionweb.

6. State-of the art
consensus & expertise
(thousands of experts)
Solutions to
challenges faced by
multiple countries
For anybody to use
Consensus: 2/3
majority

7. Regulators, scientific
and engineering
communities involved
at every step through
IEC National
Committee
No need to travel to
influence an IEC
International Standard

9. Scientists, technical
community,
government
representatives
More DRR specialists
= better Standards
Data flow through
experts

10. National standards
can slow recovery:
You can’t buy on the
world market
Equipment may not
interoperate
Receiving help and
technical support can
be more difficult

12. Don’t use proprietary
systems and
conventions
Agree on:
Number of data points
How data will be
stored and shared
Terminology (build on
what’s there)

13. ISO 22300:2012 –
Societal security – free
on iso.org/obp
IEC 60050 – free on
electropedia.org

14. Make your needs
heard and adopt and
use International
Standards for quality
national infrastructure
Do not reinvent the
wheel: use existing
certification protocols