ABSTRACT
Planning for a disaster or emergency is complex since they are largely unscheduled. In this context, issues are raised and questions posed regarding the current status of disaster planning. Since current planning relies heavily on training exercise designed to cope with known types of disaster, it is suggested that they may be too stereotyped and as such not sufficient or acceptable.
It is also proposed that since the age of quality control has arrived, disaster emergency planning be made more transparent and rendered capable of being assessed.
