The document discusses emergency preparedness and response. It defines emergencies and lists common emergency types. It then describes the key elements of an Emergency Response Plan (ERP): planning, practicing, evaluating, and adjusting. The planning process involves determining emergency procedures, roles, communication methods, and more. Practicing ensures employee participation in simulations and training. Evaluation assesses performance to identify areas for adjustment to the ERP.

1. CHAPTER 4 –
EMERGENCY

2. DEFINITION
Sudden, unexpected, or impending
situation that may cause injury, loss of
life, damage to the property, and/or
interference with the normal activities of a
person or firm and which, therefore,
requires immediate attention and remedial
action.

3. TYPES OF EMERGENCY
1. Fire
2. Explosion
3. blackout/electrical/power failure
4. Accident release of hazardous
substance/pollutant
5. Natural disaster/event
6. Bomb threat
7. Hysteria
8. Drowning

4. EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
(ERP)

5. CONTAIN OF ERP
1. Planning
2. Practicing
3. Evaluating
4. Adjusting

6. 1.PLANNING
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7. 1.PLANNING
Planning must contains:
1. Types of emergency
2. Determine emergency response
procedure
3. Determine the shut down
procedure of critical plant
operation
4. Procedures for after emergency
evacuation situation

8. 1.PLANNING
5. Identify roles and responsibilities
ERP team
6. Determine procedure for
emergency
7. Means of communication

9. 2. PRACTICING
To ensure the success of this program,
the company should:
a)require the broad participation of
employees;
b)maintain ongoing promotion and
training;
c)carry out simulations and evaluation
exercises to test emergency plans;
d)disseminate information on other
incidents

10. 3.EVALUATING
An annual evaluation of the
effectiveness of the Emergency
Preparedness Plan undertaken will
include performance measures,
using the previous year’s quarterly
reports; recommendation from the
corporate governance;

11. 3.EVALUATING
 Thisevaluation will include statistical trends.
ensure the success of this program, the company
should:
a)require the broad participation of employees;
b)maintain ongoing promotion and training;
c) carry out simulations and evaluation exercises
to test emergency plans;
d)disseminate information on other incidents

12. 4. ADJUSTING
After evaluating performance, the
emergency preparedness and
respond can adjust ERP plan based
on weakness show at performance
measure.

13. EMERGENCY PLANNING
STRATERGY

14. 1.EMERGENCY PLANNING POLICY
Every organization should have a policy
reflecting its commitment to emergency
response planning. The policy is usually
signed by the senior most people within
the organization.

15. EXAMPLE OF EMERGENCY
PLANNING POLICY

16. 2.EMERGENCY PLANNING TEAM
 The Emergency Planning Team is
responsible for the development and
administration of the emergency response
plan

17. PLANNING TEAM
 The team:
a) Emergency Planning Coordinator -
Responsible for overseeing the development
and maintenance of the plan
b) Emergency Planning Committee - ensure that
the plan accurately reflects the needs of the
organization

18. 3.LEGISLATION & CODE OF
PRACTICE
LEGISLATION
identify all federal, provincial and
municipal regulations which apply to their
operation and contact regulatory agencies
to identify requirements and obtain
advice.

19. 3.LEGISLATION & CODE OF
PRACTICE
CODE OF PRACTICE
In addition, some types of industries are
required to follow procedures
recommended in codes of practice. These
industry associations must be contacted to
identify appropriate codes.

20. 4.RISK ASSESSMENT
The risk assessment is the basis for the
emergency plan although this
information is not physically part of the
plan. Keep the results of this process on
file.

21. TIPS

22. ACTION REQUIRE (RISK
ASSESMENT)
 Identify Hazard
 Evaluate Risk
 Evaluate consequences

23. 5.PLANNING ANALYSIS
 The risk assessment has demonstrated
which hazards represent the most serious
risks and should therefore receive planning
priority.
 The next step is review each hazard
(beginning with the highest risk) to
assemble the information that will become
the emergency response plan.

24. 6.DEVELOP PROCESS
The completed planning analysis provides
a complete listing of all the actions
necessary for any emergency - essentially
a number of hazard-specific emergency
plans.

25. STAGE PROCESS
1) Developing procedures for
each action
2) Separating procedures into those that
pertain to all emergencies (Generic
emergency plan) and those
that apply to specific hazards
(Contingency plans).

26. EXAMPLE

27. 7. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
A rapid yet thorough situation
assessment is essential to ensure that
appropriate and sufficient resources
are brought to bear on the
emergency.

28. PLANNING TIPS

29. 8. ACTIVATION
 Regardless of the location of the
emergency, the procedure should indicate
where to call in an emergency and who is
responsible for receiving the information.
In most situations this will require access
to a 24 hour telephone number or radio
location.

30. TIPS

31. 9. EVACUATION PROCEDURE
 A safe and rapid evacuation is necessary
to ensure that casualties are avoided
during an emergency.
Evacuation routes and procedures should
be established in the plan and
implemented through signage and training
around the workplace.

32. TIPS
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33. 10. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
After an initial assessment of the need for
personnel and equipment has been made
and key personnel have been alerted,
resources need to be assembled in a
coordinated manner

34. TIPS

35. 11.REPORTING
During a typical emergency response,
reports will have to be made to both
internal and external parties to aid in the
response operation or, as in some cases,
are a legislated requirement.