Glossary of Emergency Management terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BEC | Building Emergency Controller |
| EMC | Emergency Management Coordinator |
| ESO | Emergency Services Organisation |
| Command | Involves the direction of staff and resources of the University of Melbourne in the performance of tasks in order to safely and swiftly control an emergency event or critical incident Authority to command is delegated by the University of Melbourne Council Command within the University of Melbourne operates vertically |
| Control | Control involves the overall direction of response activities in an emergency situation Authority to control is established in legislation and in the Victoria State Emergency Response Plan It carries with it the responsibility to task other agencies where necessary in accordance with the needs of that particular situation A control agency is eg: MFB for fire, etc Control relates to situations and operates horizontally across agencies |
| Co-ordination | This is the bringing together of agencies and elements to ensure effective response to emergencies It is primarily concerned with the systematic acquisition and application of resources (agencies, personnel and equipment) in accordance with the requirements imposed by the emergency Co-ordination relates primarily to resources and operates throughout the management of response or recovery activities Co-ordination operates horizontally across agencies and vertically within agencies |
| FIP | Fire Indicator Panel |
| CBR | Chemical, Biological and Radiological |
| WIP | Warden Intercom Phone |
| BGA | Break Glass Alarm |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Centre |
| EWIS | Emergency Warning Intercommunications System |
| MFB | Metropolitan Fire Brigade |
| MAS | Metropolitan Ambulance Service |
| SES | Victoria State Emergency Service |
| VICPOL | Victoria Police |
| Crisis | An adverse incident or series of events that has the potential to seriously damage the University's people, operations, finance or reputation |
| AED | Automatic External Defibrillator: A device that can be used by anyone with a minimal amount of training to defibrillate someone whose heart has stopped |
| EAR | Expired air resuscitation A term used for the technique of filling a patient's lungs with air to supply blood to the brain in resuscitation |
| CPR | Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation This is the set of skills used to compress the heart externally and breath for a person is cardiac arrest |
| SCBA | Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Masks and air tanks worn by firefighters to protect them from smoke and other toxic gases |
| BA | Refer SCBA |
| HAZCHEM | The HAZCHEM coding system is an initial response emergency action code It provides information vital to emergency services to enable them to stabilise the incident scene during the early stages of a HAZMAT incident The Code is displayed on emergency information panels on transport vehicles and on signs on buildings |
| Emergency | An actual or imminent event that requires an immediate response from internal or external resources |