Advanced local warning systems

Summary

Until recently Ekaterinburg «Vodokanal» MUE has been using outdated equipment of the population warning systems with worked out operational life. In this connection it was decided to carry out capital upgrade of the operating warning systems. The settings of the local warning systems provide for monitoring any potential threat at every facilitity and timely warning the persons in charge and population in case of emergency. Beside recording the critical situation and transferring the relative signals the local warning systems can receive signals from other warning systems, compile and store the algorithms of controlling the warning systems at local and facility levels, control the progress of scenarios of population and persons in charge warning and informing, display the state of the communication between the soft-and hardware warning control complexes and connected systems of monitoring dangerous natural and technogenic emergency situations and potentially dangerous objects, public informing systems etc. At present the system of recording and warning about emergency situations all the interested services at the facilities of Ekaterinburg Vodokanal is meeting all the regulatory requirements set to the safety assurance in the process of operating dangerous projects.

Key words

waterworks , water supply-sewerage services , potentially dangerous project , local warning system , soft-and hardware warning complex