Publication: Introduction of an Emergency Response Plan for flood loading of Sultan Abu Bakar Dam in Malaysia
Date
2016
Authors
Md Said N.F.
Sidek L.M.
Basri H.
Muda R.S.
Razad A.Z.A.
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Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing
Abstract
Sultan Abu Bakar Dam Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is designed to assist employees for identifying, monitoring, responding and mitigation dam safety emergencies. This paper is outlined to identification of an organization chart, responsibility for emergency management team and triggering level in Sultan Abu Bakar Dam ERP. ERP is a plan that guides responsibilities for proper operation of Sultan Abu Bakar Dam in respond to emergency incidents affecting the dam. Based on this study four major responsibilities are needed for Abu Bakar Dam owing to protect any probable risk for downstream which they can be Incident Commander, Deputy Incident Commander, On-Scene Commander, Civil Engineer. In conclusion, having organization charts based on ERP studies can be helpful for decreasing the probable risks in any projects such as Abu Bakar Dam and it is a way to identify and suspected and actual dam safety emergencies.
Description
Emergency services; Graphic methods; Human resource management; Risk management; Safety engineering; Dam safety; Emergency management; Emergency response plans; Incident commander; Malaysia; Organization charts; Dams; civil engineering; dam; flood; hazard assessment; loading; management practice; mitigation; project design; risk assessment; safety; Malaysia