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Term of the Road Dictionary

response

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Tunnels
  • Definition : Action of assessing the damage or impact and to ascertain the level of containment and control activity required following an incident or emergency. Notes: 1. In addition to addressing the matters of life safety and evacuation, response also addresses the policies, procedures, and actions to be followed in the event of an emergency. 2. Emergency or disaster response is the step or stage that immediately follows a disaster event where actions begin as a result of the event having occurred.

Gegenmaßnahme(n)

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Tunnel
  • Definition : Bewertung des Schadens oder Außmaßes einer Notfallsituation und Festlegung der zur Eindämmung oder Regelung einer Unfall- oder Notfallsituation benötigten Mittel. Anmerkung:
    1. Dies schließt neben Maßnahmen zur Rettung von Menschenleben und Evakuierung auch sämtliche in Notfallsituationen anzuwendende Methoden, Verfahren und Handlungen mit ein.
    2. Notfall- oder Katastrophenhilfe sind die unmittelbare Reaktion nach einer Katastrophe.
  • Synonyms : Bearbeitungsprozess (CH)