Contingency plan

Short description: A plan in case something unexpected occurs

A contingency plan, also known colloquially as Plan B, is a plan devised for an outcome other than in the usual (expected) plan.[1] It is often used for risk management for an exceptional risk that, though unlikely, would have catastrophic consequences.

## Contents

* 1 Use
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Use

Contingency plans are often devised by businesses or governments. There are five steps of implementing contingency plan, which are organize a planning team, assess the scope of the problem, develop a plan, test the plan, and keep the plan up-to-date.[2] For example, if many employees of a company are traveling together on an aircraft which crashes, killing all aboard, the company could be severely strained or ruined by such a loss. Therefore, many companies have procedures to follow in the event of such a disaster. The plan may also include standing policies to mitigate a disaster's potential impact, such as requiring employees to travel separately or limiting the number of employees on any one aircraft.

During times of crisis, contingency plans are often developed to explore and prepare for any eventuality. During the Cold War, many governments made contingency plans to protect themselves and their citizens from nuclear attack. Examples of contingency plans designed to inform citizens of how to survive a nuclear attack include the booklets Survival Under Atomic Attack, Protect and Survive, and Fallout Protection, which were issued by the British and American governments. Today there are still contingency plans in place to deal with terrorist attacks or other catastrophes.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a contingency planning guide for information technology systems.[3]

In the United States, all HAZMAT operations require contingency plans. The United States Environmental Protection Agency, through RCRA and EPCRA, has defined specific formats for Local Emergency Planning and the National Contingency Plan.[4]

## See also

* CERT
* Computer security - Protection of computer systems from information disclosure, theft or damage
* Information assurance
* Information security - Protecting information by mitigating risk
* Organization:National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Measurement standards laboratory in the United States
* Risk
* Risk management - Identification, evaluation and control of risks

## References

1. ↑ "Definition in the websters dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency.
2. ↑ Snedaker, Susan (2014). Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for IT professionals. Chris Rima (2nd ed.). Waltham, MA: Syngress. ISBN 978-1-299-85332-4. OCLC 858657442. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/858657442.
3. ↑ "NIST IT Contingency Planning Guide". http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-34r1.pdf.
4. ↑ "Contingency Planning | Superfund | US EPA". https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/national-contingency-plan-superfund-announced.

## External links

* Association of Contingency Planners

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Occupational safety and health

Occupational diseases
and injuries|

* Acrodynia
* Asbestosis
* Asthma
* Barotrauma
* Berylliosis
* Brucellosis
* Byssinosis ("brown lung")
* Chalicosis
* Chimney sweeps' carcinoma
* Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE)
* Coalworker's pneumoconiosis ("black lung")
* Concussions in sport
* Decompression sickness
* De Quervain syndrome
* Exposure to human nail dust
* Farmer's lung
* Fiddler's neck
* Flock worker's lung
* Glassblower's cataract
* Golfer's elbow
* Hearing Loss
* Hospital-acquired infection
* Indium lung
* Laboratory animal allergy
* Lead poisoning
* Mad hatter disease
* Mesothelioma
* Metal fume fever
* Mule spinners' cancer
* Noise-induced hearing loss
* Phossy jaw
* Pneumoconiosis
* Radium jaw
* Repetitive strain injury
* Silicosis
* Silo-filler's disease
* Sports injury
* Surfer's ear
* Tennis elbow
* Tinnitus
* Writer's cramp

Occupational hygiene|

* Occupational hazard
* Biological hazard
* Chemical hazard
* Physical hazard
* Psychosocial hazard
* Hierarchy of hazard controls
* Prevention through design
* Exposure assessment
* Occupational exposure limit
* Occupational epidemiology
* Workplace health surveillance

Professions|

* Environmental health
* Industrial engineering
* Occupational health nursing
* Occupational health psychology
* Occupational medicine
* Occupational therapist
* Safety engineering

Agencies and organizations|

* Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
* European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
* UK Health and Safety Executive
* International Labour Organization
* U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
* U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
* World Health Organization

Standards|

* Bangladesh Accord
* ISO 45001
* Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981
* Worker Protection Standard (US)
* Working Environment Convention, 1977

Safety|

* Checklist
* Code of practice
* Contingency plan
* Diving safety
* Emergency procedure
* Emergency evacuation
* Hazard
* Hierarchy of hazard controls
* Hazard elimination
* Administrative controls
* Engineering controls
* Hazard substitution
* Personal protective equipment
* Job safety analysis
* Lockout-tagout
* Permit To Work
* Operations manual
* Redundancy (engineering)
* Risk assessment
* Safety culture
* Standard operating procedure

Legislation|

* Diving regulations

See also|

* Environment, health and safety
* Environmental toxicology
* Ergonomics
* Health physics
* Indoor air quality
* International Chemical Safety Card
* National Day of Mourning (Canadian observance)
* Process safety management
* Public health
* Risk management
* Safety data sheet (SDS)
* Toxic tort
* Workers' compensation

* Category
* Occupational diseases
* Journals
* Organizations
* Commons
* Glossary

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