Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Console
Have you ever wondered how those tall stacks, columns, and vessels are operated remotely in a substantial mega structured process industry? You may have also thought of how the security system works in proper coordination or how the underground rapid transit is navigated perfectly? The answer is Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Console, a behind the scene hub, centralized to surveillance the critical data and ensure regular operation by maintaining the set parameters crucial for smooth functioning of the system installed in the field.
EOC functions for a wide range of purposes depending upon the nature of the field, but commonly, all EOCs are targeted for mainly two services:
The first one is to keep a steady-state of general operations;
While the other one is to avoid emergencies by identifying the abnormalities or suspicious activities in the field.
All the everyday interaction through audio/video announcements you see at public places of higher security and operational concerns are said to be linked with the former service patterns, whereas acknowledgement of the warning signs and alarming hooter through activation of interlocks is concerned with emergency responses to a sudden catastrophe such as fire, accident, earth-quack, internal process break down in the company, terrorist attack etc. You can see that the EOC is all in charge and takes complete command over such situations, and strives to bring back the situation in fail-safe mode through strategic actions according to the nature of the casualty that occurred.
The console is used in EOC for establishing an effective conversational system through input and output devices along with an advanced dedicated computer system working as the synapses for all incoming and outgoing data. The console supervisor can use the display to monitor the current situation as well as older records along with predictive outcomes in case the field is a continuous unit process. Commands can be given by using various input/output devices such as walkie-talkie and paging systems to maintain the set values or manipulate the current value according to desired results.
As we can see, the console system is the centre that allows the console supervisor to monitor and take actions for both normal and emergency operations; hence this is evident that how significant it is for EOC. Based upon the technology used in the console, it provides all prospective support to the commander that is needed to control a particular situation.
Since EOC needs to be operational all the time, it has to be designed in an ergonomic manner to ensure the durable occupancy and use of various assets such as a monitor of the console, work desk, layout of telephonic devices, and flexibility of the chairs. The quality component of the console system has to be taken care of, so there is no compromise with process safety and the scope of rectification of an issue in time. The interior design of the panel has to be sustainable, such as an uninterrupted power supply is a must-have to energize all the power-driven equipment and devices like CCTV cameras, sirens, displays and the console system itself. The material of construct (MOC) for the EOC building has to be coated necessarily with fire-proofed resins for the safeguard of local infrastructure and valuable assets.
Additionally, the modern design of the console also requires full-range mobility of assets and dissection inability to ensure the console is made 100% modular and can be shifted with the complete dismantling of all its components for an easy displacement of the system if required.
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