Reduce

1. Reduce refers to the positioning and implementation of measures and activities to lessen the impact of adverse incidents occurring in an organization. BL-B-5 Click to know more Related Terms: Business Continuity Life Cycle, Disaster Recovery Life Cycle, Operational Resilience Lifecycle BCM Institute's Professional Training and Certification BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 1B: Foundation (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 1C: Foundation (CM) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 1CC: Foundation (CC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 1D: Foundation (DR) Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

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.

A Manager’s Guide to ISO 22301 Standard for Business Continuity Management System

(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)