TS EN ISO 22300

TS EN ISO 22300 is a terminology standard that brings together terms and definitions used in societal security. Its purpose is to support a common language so that the same concepts are understood consistently across organisations working with security, resilience, emergency management and related disciplines.

The role of terminology in societal security

Societal security is a broad field concerned with preparedness, response and recovery in relation to events that may affect communities, organisations and public order. Terminology standards reduce ambiguity in technical documents, training material, plans and inter-organisational communication by helping key concepts such as risk, threat, incident, emergency and resilience be used consistently. This standard functions as a vocabulary reference that supports shared understanding of the subject area.

What the scope means in practice

• Includes terms and definitions applicable to societal security.
• Aims to promote common and consistent terminology.
• Helps concepts be interpreted the same way across different contexts.
• It is a terminology standard, not a test method standard; it does not define experiments or test procedures.
• Represents the TS EN ISO 22300 edition based on EN ISO 22300:2018.

In modern security management, clarity of terminology is as important as planning and coordination. In multi-stakeholder environments, the same word can otherwise be interpreted differently by different teams, which can hinder alignment. By structuring the technical language, this standard provides a reference for clearer communication and more consistent documentation.