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CIP exceptional circumstance

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A situation that involves or threatens to involve one or more of the following, or similar, conditions that impact safety or Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability: a risk of injury or death; a natural disaster; civil unrest; an imminent or existing hardware, software, or equipment failure; a Cyber Security Incident requiring emergency assistance; a response by emergency services; the enactment of a mutual assistance agreement; or an impediment of large scale workforce availability.

Framework senses

2 senses across 2 frameworks

NERC CIP-003-6 (Security Management Controls) v61 senseview framework →

§1: A situation that involves or threatens to involve one or more of the following, or similar, conditions that impact safety or Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability: a risk of injury or death; a natural disaster; civil unrest; an imminent or existing hardware, software, or equipment failure; a Cyber Security Incident requiring emergency assistance; a response by emergency services; the enactment of a mutual assistance agreement; or an impediment of large scale workforce availability.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: A situation that involves or threatens to involve one or more of the following, or similar, conditions that impact safety or Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability: a risk of injury or death; a natural disaster; civil unrest; an imminent or existing hardware, software, or equipment failure; a Cyber Security Incident requiring emergency assistance; a response by emergency services; the enactment of a mutual assistance agreement; or an impediment of large scale workforce availability.
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