Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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EMO Plan

An Emergency Mode Operation (EMO) plan is an organization’s contingency plan for continuous operations in the event of a fire, natural disaster, vandalism, or system failure. Budget and resources should be allocated for EMO and tested in a controlled environment.

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