Organizations in Oman need to be ready to react to any unforeseen disturbance on the market today, many of which could be caused by the actions of hackers, a natural disaster, the pandemic, or a successful system crash. The international Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) standard; ISO 22301:2019 helps organizations to continue their vital functions and recover quickly in case of emergency conditions.
We are an accredited certification organization that offers the complete service of ISO 22301 certification in Oman. We assist companies belonging to different industries to establish a powerful business continuity plan compliant with international standards and the Omani regulatory requirements.
ISO 22301 is a standard that specifies the requirements of a business continuity management system that is well organized. It can allow firms to know risks, make continuity plans, initiate efficient response measures, and carry out periodic tests of their adaptability to discontinuities.
The standard has:
ISO 22301 applies to any type of organization or any sector, so it is one of the main pillars of operational resilience in Oman.
Resilience of Operation and Quicker Rebound
There is the ability of organizations to keep core functions during the crisis and go back to normal operations with minimum downtime.
Regulatory and Tender Compliance
Ensuring continuity is legally and contractually demanded by acquiring organizations, and Omani firms, particularly in finance, energy, telecom, and any sector that has relations to the government can facilitate them.
Enhanced Reputation and Customer Trust
Companies certified by ISO 22301 are more trustworthy, attentive, and ready according to clients and stakeholders.
Competitive Advantage
TWhen you are certified you have a better chance to win both, the government and company tenders and particularly the multinationals and regulatory authorities in Oman and the GCC.
Small Operational and Financial Risk
Identifying the threats beforehand will assist in reducing the extent of disruptions that otherwise would cause delays and result in losses.
ISO 22301 is very applicable to an organization in:
Business continuity is important in businesses that process critical information, government services, or time-based services.
Being an accredited certification body, Apex SC takes an important role related to helping organizations through the process of ISO 22301 certification, namely, both in the way of early development and long-term maintenance. The roadmap begins with a comprehensive gap analysis and preparedness study. By doing this, one will be able to determine areas that need to be improved on and a tailor-made action plan will be developed.
As soon as the assessment is reached, we assist implementation to help develop relevant documentation. We an accredited organization that undertakes the certification audit. This in-depth analysis establishes the fact that the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) is operating as it is supposed to and satisfies all the necessary standards. We also provides business continuity teams, top management, and operational personnel with appropriate training in line with an audit.
We also assists the organizations even in their post-certification work on yearly surveillance audits, corrective action planning as well as recertification. Such constant engagement guarantees that the organization will not merely keep the certification but achieve improved resilience and preparedness of the organization to future disruption.
