HOW SOS SAFE VERIFICATION WORKS
A readiness credential you can actually check.
Most safety stamps are self-declared checkboxes. SOS Safe is different: certification is issued by Terra after your evidence is verified — and it lapses on a schedule if you don't keep it current.
The honest ladder
Registered (free)
A self-declared profile in the SOS Safe network with live Crisis Mode. This is a network status, not a verified credential — and we label it that way.
Certified Basic (paid, Terra-verified)
A conversational assessment conducted by Terra against your property's real facility profile. Instant and self-serve — issued only after the assessment is completed and scored server-side. Assessed, not audited.
Certified Premium / Elite (paid, evidence-verified)
Timestamped photo and document evidence for the claims that matter — AED and inspection tag, extinguishers, marked exits, posted emergency numbers — checked by Terra's vision model. Requires at least one logged Crisis-Mode drill and a threshold of active staff trained-and-current. Renewed annually.
How a claim is verified
- 1
You complete the assessment or upload evidence.
- 2
Terra checks it — the score is computed on our servers from your stored answers, never in your browser.
- 3
A verification code and badge are issued.
- 4
Your public /verify page shows the tier, issue date, expiry, and drill freshness.
- 5
If the credential lapses or is revoked, the badge and verify page say so — automatically.
What lapses, and when
A certification lapses only by time — expiry without renewal — or by revocation for misrepresentation. It is never revoked because a subscription payment failed: an earned credential is a fact, not a receipt.
What each tier requires
SOS Safe Basic
1 year
- Complete Facility Assessment module
- Complete Emergency Preparedness module
- Complete Communication Protocols module
- Score 80% or higher on each module
SOS Safe Premium
1 year
- SOS Safe Basic certification (active)
- Complete First Aid & CPR Fundamentals module
- Complete Guest Medical Emergency Response module
- Complete Advanced Safety Operations module
- Score 80% or higher on each module
SOS Safe Elite
2 years
- SOS Safe Premium certification (active)
- Complete Destination Risk Management module
- Complete Crisis Leadership & Coordination module
- Complete Tourist SOS Network Integration module
- Score 80% or higher on each module
Framework alignment
SOS Safe criteria are aligned with the readiness principles of ISO 21101 and the UNDRR/PATA Hotel Resilient standard. "Aligned with" means our criteria map to theirs — not that those bodies certify us. We will name formal recognitions here only once they exist.