A key component of the operational planning process that takes account of reasonably foreseeable events that may prevent completion of normal operations. The formal plans and procedures for any operat [..]

The portion of a prescribed fire plan, incident action plan, or implementation plan that identifies possible but unlikely events and the contingency resources needed to mitigate those events. 

A plan used by an enterprise or business unit to respond to a specific systems failure or disruption.

Actions taken to address the loss of a specific key process or resource, such as a critical piece of equipment. It typically deals with isolated actions and does not include actions for full recover [..]

An event specific preparation that is executed to protect an organization from certain and specific identified risks and/or threats.

A fallback position, or workaround in the event of an adverse occurrence, or risk event, on the project. [D02537]

A plan for backup procedures, emergency response, and post-disaster recovery. Synonym disaster recovery plan. [2382-pt.8] 2. [A] plan maintained for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery for an information system (IS), to ensure the availability of critical resources and to facilitate the continuity of operations in an e [..]

An alternative plan of action prepared in advance to be put into effect should it become impossible to implement normal arrangements or when certain predetermined conditions arise. An example might be [..]

The set of actions that the Society could take if the risks facing the Society’s traditional sources of revenue such as CAS, Publications, Membership and Investments become a reality.  This plan refle [..]

Any plan that lays down activities and processes to be enacted or followed when a particular event occurs. For instance, an organisation may put in place a contingency plan for a flu epidemic, for a specific building being inaccessible due to inclement weather, or for a key server being unavailable.

Management policy and procedures used to guide an enterprise response to a perceived loss of mission capability.  The Contingency Plan is the first plan used by the enterprise risk managers to determi [..]

A document setting out an organized, planned, and coordinated course of action to be followed in case of a fire, explosion, or other accident that releases toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, or radioac [..]

A document setting out an organized, planned, and coordinated course of action to be followed in case of a fire, explosion, or other accident that releases toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, or radi [..]

A document that describes a set of procedures and guidelines for containing and cleaning up oil spills.

A contingency plan is an alternative Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) plan that is implemented when normal business operations are interrupted by emergency, failover or disaster. Contingency pla [..]

alternative arrangement in case things don’t work out. (catastrophe plans

Plan to implement corrective measures if a significant irregularity occurs

A written plan of actions to be taken to safeguard assets and provide reasonable continuity of support should normal operations be disrupted due to the occurrence of an emergency situation or other un [..]

A document setting out an organized, planned, and coordinated course of action to be followed in case of fire, explosion or other accidents that release toxic chemicals, hazardous wastes or radioactive materials into the environment.