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Term of the Road Dictionary

liaison officer

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Tunnels
  • Definition : 1. Member of an emergency service command staff responsible for interacting with the representatives of a tunnel-operating body and with other services or agencies. 2. Officer within the incident management system who establishes a point of contact with outside representatives of other services or agencies.

Kontaktperson

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Tunnel
  • Definition : 1. Mitglied des Kommandostabs eines Notdiensts, der für die Zusammenarbeit mit den Vertretern eines Tunnelbetreibers und anderen Diensten oder Behörden verantwortlich ist. 2. Mitarbeiter des Störfallmanagements, der den Kontakt zu Vertretern externer Dienste oder Behörden herstellt.