After the plan is approved and disseminated, personnel will need to be trained so they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the tasks identified in the plan. Personnel should also be trained on the organization-specific procedures necessary to support the plan tasks.

Developing and implementing multi-organizational training events and exercises will help to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan and to determine whether the goals, objectives, decisions, and actions outlined in the plan lead to success.

Remember that planning is a cyclical process. After the training, exercising, and implementation of the plan, the plan should be updated and revised incorporating any lessons learned. The planning team should establish a process for reviewing and revising the plan. Some events that should trigger the review or revision of the plan include:

• Major incident
• Change in policy or other operational requirement
• Major exercise
• Change in hazard or threat profile