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Disaster Advice Glossary
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Disaster recovery and restoration can be veiled in mystery to the many who have not undertaken specific training. This glossary explains technical terms to assist both report writing and the understanding of those technical terms so often misunderstood.
Definition
| Buddy System: |
A system of organization involving teams of employees, in teams of two or more as a work group, that can be observed, work together, and accept supervision. Education Note: A buddy system is meant to reduce safety and health concerns, heat stress, while completing work more efficiently. Hazardous Materials Management Note: In hazardous materials management, a budding system consists of a system of organizing employees into work groups in such a manner that each employee of the work group is designated to be observed by at least one other employee in the work group. The purpose of the buddy system is to provide quick assistance to employees in the event of an emergency. The most senior or knowledgeable worker must observe other workers. |
| Emergency Responder: |
An employee who has adequate training, knowledge and certification, along with the proper equipment, who can coordinate and manage a known or potentially dangerous or hazardous scene or environment. Health and Safety Note: A minimum of two emergency responders who will work as a team, they have the knowledge, equipment and capabilities of controlling a hazard. 29 CFR 1910.120, et seq; 29 CFR 1910.021(b2). See Buddy System. |
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