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TABLE TOP EXERCISE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Training of Personnel
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tabletop exercise
1, record 1, English, tabletop%20exercise
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TTX 1, record 1, English, TTX
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- table top exercise 2, record 1, English, table%20top%20exercise
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A discussion-based exercise in which participants review and explore the response to a specific emergency scenario, but do not perform any actions. 1, record 1, English, - tabletop%20exercise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... participants [may] describe their response actions utilizing a map, diagram, cloth or sand model. 3, record 1, English, - tabletop%20exercise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tabletop exercise; TTX: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by Public Safety Canada and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 1, English, - tabletop%20exercise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
table top exercise: term officially recognized by the Emergency Preparedness Committee. 5, record 1, English, - tabletop%20exercise
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exercice sur table
1, record 1, French, exercice%20sur%20table
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- XT 2, record 1, French, XT
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- exercice sur maquette 3, record 1, French, exercice%20sur%20maquette
correct, masculine noun
- simulation d'exercice sur maquette 3, record 1, French, simulation%20d%27exercice%20sur%20maquette
correct, feminine noun
- simulation en salle de conférences 4, record 1, French, simulation%20en%20salle%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exercice fondé sur les discussions dans laquelle les participants revoient et explorent l'intervention liée à un scénario d'urgence spécifique, sans toutefois passer à l'action. 2, record 1, French, - exercice%20sur%20table
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les] participants [peuvent décrire] leurs interventions [...] en utilisant une carte, un graphique ou une maquette (sable, tissu, etc.). 5, record 1, French, - exercice%20sur%20table
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
exercice sur table; XT : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par Sécurité publique Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 6, record 1, French, - exercice%20sur%20table
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
exercice sur table : terme adopté par le Comité d'uniformisation de la protection civile. 7, record 1, French, - exercice%20sur%20table
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Capacitación del personal
- Gestión de emergencias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ejercicio de simulación de mesa
1, record 1, Spanish, ejercicio%20de%20simulaci%C3%B3n%20de%20mesa
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- simulacro de mesa 2, record 1, Spanish, simulacro%20de%20mesa
correct, masculine noun
- TTX 2, record 1, Spanish, TTX
correct, masculine noun
- TTX 2, record 1, Spanish, TTX
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discusión que se basa en la narración de una serie de eventos hipotéticos, que permite a los participantes validar y/o testear el grado de preparación [...] que tienen al responder con acciones que propondrían en base a una situación de riesgo y/o emergencia presentada. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ejercicio%20de%20simulaci%C3%B3n%20de%20mesa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Simulacros basados en discusión: Simulacros de mesa. Un simulacro de mesa (tabletop exercise, TTX) involucra la participación de un personal de alto nivel, funcionarios elegidos o designados, u otro personal clave, en una discusión grupal informal que se centra en un escenario hipotético. [...] El propósito de un TTX es probar los planes, las políticas o los procedimientos existentes sin incurrir en los costos asociados con la distribución de recursos. Un TTX también permite a los participantes trabajar detenidamente en un problema, sin sentir tanta presión como la que sentirían en un simulacro basado en operaciones. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ejercicio%20de%20simulaci%C3%B3n%20de%20mesa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
TTX, por sus siglas en inglés. 3, record 1, Spanish, - ejercicio%20de%20simulaci%C3%B3n%20de%20mesa
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