Reduce
1. Reduce refers to the positioning and implementation of measures and activities to lessen the impact of adverse incidents occurring in an organization.
Related Terms: Business Continuity Life Cycle,Disaster Recovery Life Cycle.
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2. Activities,tasks, programs and systems developed and implemented prior to an emergency that are used to support the prevention of mitigation of response to and recovery from emergencies.
(Source: NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs, NFPA 1600:2007)
3. Activities to avoid an incident or to stop an emergency from occurring.
(Source: NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs, NFPA 1600:2007)