The mark consists of A stylized exclamation mark within a black banded circle containing the words "CEM" at the top edge of the circle, and the words "READY - RESPONSIVE - RESILIENT" along the lower edge of the circle.
Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
The certification mark, as used or intended to be used by persons authorized by the certifier, certifies or is intended to certify that the certified organization has a certain level of critical event management, namely certifying the organization's readiness, responsiveness and resilience of operational response when confronted with a critical event.