Emergency situation vs Incident

Neither ISO 14001:2015 nor ISO 9000:2015 define what is an emergency situation or what is an incident. So, each organization can develop its own scale to classify environmental events based, for example, on dimension and severity of the event. If your organization wants to use both words meaning different things it is best to define and clarify what is what.

Note – In the book below the word incident is used as having the same meaning as event. For example, an “emergency incident” has occurred.

You can find more information below:

• ISO 14001 emergency preparedness and response - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2019/08/27/key-iso-14001-benefits-to-customers/nowledgebase/iso-14001-emergency-preparedness-and-response/
• 5 steps to set up an emergency plan according to ISO 14001 - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2014/07/23/5-steps-set-emergency-plan-according-iso-14001/
• Enroll for free in this course – ISO 14001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-14001-internal-auditor-course/
• Book – The ISO 14001:2015 Companion - https://advisera.com/books/the-iso-14001-2015-companion/