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A

Assembly Areas

Designated place or places where people assemble during the course of an evacuation

Entry link: Assembly Areas

B

Bomb threat

A threat, written or verbal, delivered by electronic, oral, or other medium, threatening to place or use an explosive, chemical, biological, or radiological device at a time, date, place or against a specific person or organization. It is not necessary for any other action to be taken by the offender.

Entry link: Bomb threat

C

Chief Warden

Person with internal responsibilities of managing response to an an emergency

Entry link: Chief Warden

D

Drill

A site-specific exercise implemented to determine the effectiveness of the emergency response procedures

Entry link: Drill

E

ECO

Emergency control organization

A person or persons appointed by the emergency planning committee to direct and control the implementation of the facility's emergency response procedures  Ie Chief Wardens, Area Wardens, Wardens


Entry link: ECO

Emergency control organisation

ECO

A person or persons appointed by the emergency planning committee to direct and control the implementation of the facility's emergency response procedures

Entry link: Emergency control organisation

Emergency Liaison Officer

Someone who knows the venue and is dedicated to making sure that we are in optimal contact with the emergency services.


Entry link: Emergency Liaison Officer

Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

An area established to control, communicate and coordinate an emergency, and liaise with the Emergency Services

Ideally you would like to view the crowd and areas of high risk within the venue either via windows or monitoring devices or ideally both.

  • Room for Emergency Services personnel to meet
  • Whiteboard, a smartboard preferably

  • Whiteboard markers
  • Communications Systems
  • Back-up power
  • Charging stations for mobile phones
  • Catering facilities or at least access to water
  • Paper
  • Pens
  • Voice recorders
  • Venue plans
  • Maps of surrounding areas
  • Contact lists
  • Computers
  • Internet access
  • Access to the PA and emergency door release buttons
  • Tables
  • Chairs
  • Pre-prepared checklists


Entry link: Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

Emergency planning committee

Emergency planning committee (EPC)
Persons responsible for the documentation and maintenance of an emergency plan, including allocation of response responsibilities and training and drills.

Entry link: Emergency planning committee

Emergency response equipment

This includes fire extinguishers, fire hose reels, fire blankets, first aid kits, Defibrillators, spill clean-up kits, breathing apparatus, sprinkler systems, smoke detectors, smoke doors, smoke curtains, monitoring devices, alarms and the like.

Entry link: Emergency response equipment

Emergency response exercise

A site-specific exercise implemented to determine the effectiveness of the emergency response procedures

Entry link: Emergency response exercise

Emergency response procedures

documented scheme of assigned responsibilities, actions and procedures within a designated section of the emergency plan, to respond to and manage emergencies. 

Entry link: Emergency response procedures

Emergency response team (ERT)

Specialist personnel, appointed to attend specific incidents, to contain, control or eliminate the emergency using emergency response equipment.

Entry link: Emergency response team (ERT)

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

Entry link: Emergency warning and intercommunication systems (EWIS)

EPC

Emergency planning committee (EPC)
Persons responsible for the documentation and maintenance of an emergency plan, including allocation of response responsibilities and training and drills.

Entry link: EPC

Evacuation

The orderly movement of people from a place of danger.

Entry link: Evacuation

Evacuation diagram

Emergency and evacuation information about the facility, comprising a pictorial representation of a floor or area and other relevant emergency response information.

Entry link: Evacuation diagram

Evacuation exercise

An emergency response exercise in which the exercise simulates an emergency that requires an evacuation.

Entry link: Evacuation exercise

EWIS

Emergency warning and intercommunication systems

Alarm system to notify occupants of the need to evacuate. May have up to 3 phases (sounds), warning, Evacuate and Return


Entry link: EWIS

F

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

Entry link: Fire indicator panel (FIP)

Forward Commander

Can be used to go as close as safely possible to the incident and report directly to the Chief Warden

Entry link: Forward Commander

I

IED

Improvised explosive device

A device of any size or shape, which can look obvious or be camouflaged, may vary in its sophistication, and may not necessarily explode (i.e. incendiaries, toxic/noxious substances, sharps, animals/reptiles). May be referred to as an improvised explosive device (IED).


Entry link: IED

Improvised explosive device (IED)

A device of any size or shape, which can look obvious or be camouflaged, may vary in its sophistication, and may not necessarily explode (i.e. incendiaries, toxic/noxious substances, sharps, animals/reptiles). May be referred to as an improvised explosive device (IED).

Entry link: Improvised explosive device (IED)

International Association for Venue Managers (IAVM)

Based in the US, linked with the Venue Management Association which is based in Australia

Entry link: International Association for Venue Managers (IAVM)

IPTV

The delivery of television content using signals based on the logical Internet protocol (IP), rather than through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, IPTV offers the ability to stream the source media continuously. As a result, a client media player can begin playing the data (such as a TV channel) almost immediately. This is known as streaming media.

Entry link: IPTV

O

Occupant

A person attending a facility on a permanent or temporary basis, such as an employee, contractor, student or resident, but not a visitor. 

Entry link: Occupant

Occupant warning equipment

Systems and devices that operate to alert people within a facility to an emergency. 

NOTES: 

1 Examples of occupant warning equipment are emergency warning and intercommunication systems (EWIS), sound systems for emergency purposes (s.s.e.p.), smoke alarms, pagers, visual warning systems including strobe lights, hand-held alarm devices, and intercom systems. 

2 Occupant warning equipment may operate as part of a fire detection and alarm system and may function in conjunction with other emergency detection systems, such as those for storms, earthquakes and bomb threats.

Entry link: Occupant warning equipment

Occupant/visitor with a disability

A person who requires–
(a) more time or different forms of communication, compared with other occupants, to respond to an emergency; or 
(b) assistance to respond to an emergency or evacuate from a facility.

Entry link: Occupant/visitor with a disability

P

PEEP

Personal emergency evacuation plan

An individualized emergency plan designed for an occupant with a disability who may need assistance during an emergency.


Entry link: PEEP

Personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP)

An individualized emergency plan designed for an occupant with a disability who may need assistance during an emergency.

Entry link: Personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP)

Public address system (PA)

An electronic sound amplification and distribution system with a microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to allow a person to speak to a large public,

Entry link: Public address system (PA)

R

Refuge

An area on a floor or area that is specifically designed to protect people from heat, smoke and toxic gases and which provides direct access to an exit.  NOTES: 

1 An area of refuge is intended to facilitate a safe delay in egress from the floor or area, thus constituting a space for people to await assistance for their evacuation.

2 Refuges are normally nominated by the relevant certifier.

Entry link: Refuge

S

Staging area

An area in a facility where occupants and visitors are intended to gather in preparation for an evacuation

Entry link: Staging area

Suspect Object

Any object found and deemed a possible threat by virtue of its characteristics, location and circumstances

Entry link: Suspect Object

T

Tactical Decision Game (TDG)

A site-specific exercise implemented to determine the effectiveness of the emergency response procedures. Often a scenario

Entry link: Tactical Decision Game (TDG)

TDG

Tactical Decision Games -

scenarios that define who you are, why your there, what your assets are, your mission or objective and the threats against you. The situations can sometimes have gaps or be vague in certain areas, this forces the players to make assumptions or educated guesses. Participants give their solutions and a moderator may lead discussion on the most useful solution.

They are about  working through scenarios


Entry link: TDG

V

Venue Management Association (VMA)

Asia Pacific association for venue managers

Entry link: Venue Management Association (VMA)

Visitor

A person who is within a venue who is temporarily visiting and is not—
(a) employed at or for the facility, either on a permanent casual, temporary, contracting basis; 
(b) a resident/inmate; or
(c) studying at the facility. NOTE: Visitors include patrons, customers and clients.

Entry link: Visitor

W

Warden

A person or persons appointed by the emergency planning committee to direct and control the implementation of the facility's emergency response procedures

Entry link: Warden

Warden intercommunication point (WIP)

The location on a floor or evacuation zone, that includes a handset provided through which instructions can be received from the intercommunication panel via the emergency intercom system.

Entry link: Warden intercommunication point (WIP)

White Level Search

An inspection by staff of their respective areas for any articles that are unusual, suspicious or unable to be accounted for.

Entry link: White Level Search


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