Emergency information management system.ESS (1) (Electronic Switching System) A large-scale computer from Lucent used to route telephone calls in a telephone company office. The 5ESS is a Class 5 central office switch, and the 4ESS is a Class 4 tandem office switch. , a provider of operational-risk-management software and services for environmental, health, and safety (EH & S) and crisis management, has a new information system designed to meet the needs and budget of any organization that is responsible for managing potential emergencies of any kind--from industrial accidents to natural disasters to terrorism. ESS Crisis[TM] is a robust browser-based solution that provides fast, easy, and reliable information management for real-time response operations while also saving time and money on routine daily activities. The system can quickly be adapted to fit any incident management structure, and its intuitive interface is so easy to use that new team members can be up and running in just a few minutes. ESS Crisis is available in the form of secure hosted, on-demand, and on-site systems. It provides a variety of features that help incident commanders quickly and efficiently deploy teams and manage critical tasks: * Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. Remote Notification uses text-to-speech technology to send urgent messages to regulators, responders, or stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. . * Microsoft Virtual Earth Overview Microsoft Virtual Earth™ is a relatively new technological framework, which enables development of highly-interactive online Geo-Mapping solutions, such as, for example, rather popular Live Search Maps powered by Virtual Earth™. [TM], a tightly integrated spatial-information module, provides online mapping with oblique o·blique adj. Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal. oblique slanting; inclined. (bird's-eye), satellite, and aerial aerial: see antenna, in electronics. imagery of an incident site. * Emergency Message Center provides a full record of routine and crisis-related activities and facilitates easy access to data on * Automated Remote Notification uses text-to-speech technology to send urgent messages to regulators, responders, or stakeholders. * Microsoft Virtual Earth[TM], a tightly integrated spatial-information module, provides online mapping with oblique (bird's-eye), satellite, and aerial imagery of an incident site. * Emergency Message Center provides a full record of routine and crisis-related activities and facilitates easy access to data on deployed resources, completed standard operating procedures standard operating procedure Medtalk A technique, method or therapy performed 'by the book,' using a standard protocol meeting internally or externally defined criteria; a formal, written procedure that describes how specific lab operations are to be performed. (SOPs), shelter openings, completed notifications, casualties/impacts, and evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. facilities. * Task Tracking stores, displays, and dynamically tracks operational progress by creating checklists for concurrent functional and hazard-specific tasks. This feature also produces reports for status and situation briefings for incident commanders and for the media. For more information on ESS, visit www.ess-home.com. |
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