BS was BSI's standard in the field of Business Continuity Management (BCM).
It was withdrawn in 2012 (part 2) and 2013 (part 1) following the publication of the international standards ISO 22301 - ″Societal Security — Business continuity management systems — Requirements″ and ISO 22313 - ″Societal Security — Business continuity management systems — Guidance″ Upon its publication in 2007 BS 99 replaced PAS 56, a Publicly Available Specification, published in 2003 on the same subject.
BS 99-2 was withdrawn in November 2012 having been replaced by the International Standard, ISO 22301.
There are a number of similar worldwide standards: North America - Published by the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 1600: Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.
Published in December 2010 and developed jointly between ASIS and BSI for North America Australia - Published by Standards Australia HB 292-2006 : A practitioners guide to business continuity management HB 293-2006 : Executive guide to business continuity management AS/NZS 5050 : Business Continuity Managing disruption-related risk Standards Australia have published AS 5050:2010.