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Designation:E284214Standard Guide forCredentialing for Access to an Incident or Event Site1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2842;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThe purpose of the Standard Guide for Credentialing for Access to an Incident or Event Site(hereafter the guide)is to assist in the credentialing of personnel and the associated activities,whichallows for access to an incident2or event site by State,Tribal,local,private sector,andnongovernmental organizations(NGOs).The credentials allowing scene access should be a verifica-tion of identity and(by the authority having jurisdiction AHJ)that the appropriate training,experience,and qualifications are in place.This guide does not provide any specifications regardingqualifications or training required for said credentials.However,it is recognized that credentialing isa part of resource management and that a credentialed individual is a specified resource.1.Scope1.1 The focus of this guide is on the development ofguidelines for credentialing for access.The guide addresses thefundamental terms,criteria,references,definitions,and processmodel for implementation of credentialing or a credentialingprogram.1.2 This guide explains and identifies actions and processesthat can provide the foundation for consistent use and interop-erability of credentialing for all entities.1.3 This guide describes the activities involved in creating acredentialing framework,which may include a physical badge;however,it does not define the knowledge,skills,or abilitiesrequired to gain access to a site or event.This guide does notaddress a requirement for a physical badge as a prerequisite fora credential.A badge may be an accepted credential acrossjurisdictional lines and other credentials may be issues by theAHJ at the scene.1.4 This guide reinforces the importance of controllingaccess to a site by individuals with the proper identification,qualification,and authorization,which supports effective man-agement of deployed resources.1.5 This guide relies on the existing rules,regulations,laws,and policies of the AHJ.Regulations identifying personal andprivate information as public record may differ from a respond-ers home jurisdiction.1.6 This guide utilizes the principles of the Data Manage-ment Association Guide to the Data Management Body ofKnowledge(DAMA-DMBOK)in order to effectively controldata and information assets and does not prescribe the use oftechnology-based solutions.1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 DAMA International:3The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body ofKnowledge 20092.2 Federal Emergency Management Agency:Guideline for the Credentialing of Personnel July 2011National Response Framework4January 2008NIMS Guide 00025National Credentialing Definition andCriteria,March 27,2007.NIMS Guideline for the Credentialing of Personnel July2011.2.3 Department of Homeland Security:NIMS6December,2008HomelandSecurityPresidentialDirective(HSPD)1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on HomelandSecurity Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.02 onEmergency Preparedness,Training,and Procedures.Current edition approved March 1,2014.Published March 2014.DOI:10.1520/E2842-14.2As defined in National Incident Management System(NIMS)2008.3Available from DAMA international,http:/www.dama.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageid=3364.4Available from http:/www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf.5Available from http:/www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/ng_0002.pdf.6Available from http:/www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 127Policy for a Common Identification Standard forFederal Employees and Contractors,August 27,2004.2.4 NIST Standard:8FIPS 201 Personal Identification Verification(PIV)of Fed-eral Employees and Contractors and Associated SpecialPublications(SPs),March 20112.5 NFPA Standard:9NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Managementand Business Continuity Programs,NFPA 2007.NOTE1Further information on these subjects can be found inAppendix X1.3.Terminology3.1 The following definitions are intended for use in thisguide.3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 affliationthe association of a non-credentialed indi-vidual or group of individuals under the supervision of anAHJ-compliant credentialed responder for the purpose ofgaining access to accomplish a specific incident or eventmission.3.