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Emergency Planning

What is Emergency Planning?

The process of preparing for potential emergencies through risk assessment, plan development, training, and exercises.

Business Continuity

Frameworks that govern emergency planning

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on emergency planning

Requirements naming emergency planning across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

EU Seveso III Directive (Directive 2012/18/EU)1 control

Article 10 governs MODIFICATIONS to an establishment, installation or storage facility, or to the nature + physical form OR quantities of dangerous substances which could have significant repercussions for major-accident hazards or could result in a lower-tier...

SEV-Art.10_11 · Modifications of an establishment + emergency plans (Seveso III Articles 10 and 11) - the modification-trigger + internal / external emergency planning →
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry1 control

Per UK SEMD (Security and Emergency Measures Direction) Water Industry: Emergency Plan + Designated SEMD Officer + Deputies + Site Security and Access Control + Public Communications During Emergencies.

UKSEMD-1 · Emergency Planning, Designated Officers, Site Security →
EPA EPCRA / SARA Title III (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know)1 control

Facilities with an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) present at or above the threshold planning quantity (TPQ, listed in 40 CFR Part 355 Appendices A and B) must notify the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) within 60 days of first reaching the TPQ,...

epa-epcra-sara-iii::302 · EHS threshold planning quantity notification to SERC and LEPC →
OSHA General Industry Standards (29 CFR Part 1910)1 control

Facilities with highly hazardous chemicals at or above threshold quantities (Appendix A to §1910.119) or 10,000+ lbs of flammable liquids/gases must implement 14 mandatory PSM elements: employee participation, process safety information, process hazard analysi...

osha-29-cfr-1910::1910.119 · Process Safety Management (PSM), all 14 elements →

Questions people ask about emergency planning

What is Emergency Planning?
The process of preparing for potential emergencies through risk assessment, plan development, training, and exercises.
Why is Emergency Planning important for compliance?
Emergency Planning is a key concept in Business Continuity. Understanding emergency planning helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Emergency Planning?
Emergency Planning appears in the requirement text of EU Seveso III Directive (Directive 2012/18/EU), UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry, EPA EPCRA / SARA Title III (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know), OSHA General Industry Standards (29 CFR Part 1910). Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Emergency Planning?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how emergency planning applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.