• The terminology around emergency situations has changed. 2026 states that when determining aspects organisations shall consider ‘potential emergency situations’ (6.1.2c). The 2015 version stated ‘Reasonably foreseeable emergency situations’
• This broadens the organisation’s consideration of emergency situations and encourages a more systematic evaluation of potential scenarios

Example: A major fire or chemical release at a neighbouring unit on the same industrial estate that enters your surface water drains or affects your stored materials.

That may not have been seen as a reasonably foreseeable emergency arising from your own activities, but it is still a potential emergency situation that could create environmental impact for your organisation, so it is something you may now need to consider in a broader emergency-planning sense