Emergency & Disaster Management Planning — ERP, DMP, On-site & Off-site

Emergency and Disaster Management Planning involves developing the documented frameworks that prepare an organisation to prevent, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters — whether caused by process failures, natural events, or external threats.

An Emergency Response Plan — ERP — defines the immediate response actions, roles and responsibilities, communication protocols, and resource requirements for managing emergencies at the facility level. A Disaster Management Plan — DMP — covers the broader organisational and community response, including on-site and off-site emergency coordination with local authorities, emergency services, and neighbouring communities.

In India, on-site and off-site emergency plans are statutory requirements for facilities handling hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities — and are increasingly required by institutional investors and development finance institutions as part of EHS due diligence.