Site Security Assessment (SSA) for Residence and Offices.

This section contains checklists and tips to help you conduct site security assessment for residential and office sites, and describes the IFRC minimum security requirements that apply.

If you do not have experience conducting a site security assessment, we recommend you read: Office Opening: A guide for non-governmental organisations published by GISF in 2015. It provides clear step-by-step instructions and security considerations for selecting, acquiring and setting up a new office. It is available in English and French. Of course, if there are discrepancies between this guide and IFRC standards, the IFRC standards apply to IFRC operations.

Before starting a site assessment, check the area Security Risk Assessment and Security Regulations/Plan to see if there are are specific threats in the area.