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Term of the Road Dictionary

contingency planning

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
Theme : Operations Road Safety
Definition : Process of developing advanced arrangements and procedures that enable an organization to effectively respond to an event that could occur (by chance or unforeseen circumstances).
Synonyms : disaster recovery planning

Alarm- und Einsatzplanung

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
Theme : Betrieb Straßenverkehrssicherheit
Definition : Ausarbeitung vorbereiteter Maßnahmen und Verfahren, die einer Organisation ermöglichen, effektiv auf zufällige oder unvorhergesehene Umstände des Erignisses zu reagieren.