Emergency response exerciseA site-specific exercise implemented to determine the effectiveness of the emergency response procedures |
Emergency response proceduresdocumented scheme of assigned responsibilities, actions and procedures within a designated section of the emergency plan, to respond to and manage emergencies. |
Emergency response team (ERT)Specialist personnel, appointed to attend specific incidents, to contain, control or eliminate the emergency using emergency response equipment. |
Emergency warning and intercommunication systems (EWIS)Alarm system to notify occupants of the need to evacuate. May have up to 3 phases (sounds), warning, Evacuate and Return |
EPCEmergency planning committee (EPC) |
EvacuationThe orderly movement of people from a place of danger. |
Evacuation diagramEmergency and evacuation information about the facility, comprising a pictorial representation of a floor or area and other relevant emergency response information. |
Evacuation exerciseAn emergency response exercise in which the exercise simulates an emergency that requires an evacuation. |
EWISEmergency warning and intercommunication systemsAlarm system to notify occupants of the need to evacuate. May have up to 3 phases (sounds), warning, Evacuate and Return |
Fire indicator panel (FIP)The controlling component of a fire alarm System. The panel receives information from environmental sensors designed to detect changes associated with fire, monitors their operational integrity and provides for automatic control of equipment, and transmission of information necessary to prepare the facility for fire based on a predetermined sequence |