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{{definition|Contingency is a potential occurrence that is likely but not certain to happen. <ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm/publications/PDF/GLOSSARY%20-%20Emergency%20Management%20ICDRM%2030%20JUNE%2010.pdf ICDRM/GWU Emergency Management Glossary of Terms. The Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM) at the George Washington University, Washington DC.]</ref>}}<br /> | {{definition|Contingency is a potential occurrence that is likely but not certain to happen. <ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm/publications/PDF/GLOSSARY%20-%20Emergency%20Management%20ICDRM%2030%20JUNE%2010.pdf ICDRM/GWU Emergency Management Glossary of Terms. The Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM) at the George Washington University, Washington DC.]</ref>}}<br /> | ||
| + | =====[[NERC]]===== | ||
| + | {{definition|The unexpected failure or outage of a system component, such as a generator, transmission line, circuit breaker, switch or other electrical element. <ref>[http://www.nerc.com/files/glossary_of_terms.pdf Glossary of Terms Used in NERC Reliability Standards - Updated January 25, 2017]</ref>}}<br /><br/> | ||
===Standard Definition=== | ===Standard Definition=== | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 5 February 2017
Contents
Definitions
National Definitions
United Kingdom
Civil contingency refers to risks to civilian health, safety, and property from emergencies as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) [1].
United States
ICDRM
Contingency is a potential occurrence that is likely but not certain to happen. [2]
NERC
The unexpected failure or outage of a system component, such as a generator, transmission line, circuit breaker, switch or other electrical element. [3]
Standard Definition
ISO 22300:2012(en)
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cabinet Office, Lexicon of UK Civil Protection Terminology, Version 2.1.1, February 2013
- ↑ ICDRM/GWU Emergency Management Glossary of Terms. The Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM) at the George Washington University, Washington DC.
- ↑ Glossary of Terms Used in NERC Reliability Standards - Updated January 25, 2017
- ↑ ISO 22300:2012(en) Societal security — Terminology
