Emergency Planning
Every
year emergencies take their toll on schools, workplaces and communities
- and costs not just dollars, but also pain, suffering and sometimes
death.
 Good Emergency Planning can help prepare for emergencies such as
injury, acute illnesses, pandamedics, cardiac arrest, accidental releases of toxic
gases, chemical spills, fires and explosions, something can be done
quickly to limit injuries and damages.
Here's
how we can help you with your BCPs
(Business
Continuity Planning) and other mock exercises and drills.
An
effective Emergency Planning should firstly identify all possible
hazards and dangerous situation or tasks involved through a thorough
safety and hazard assessment. It should then address all potential
emergencies that could occur within the premises, including the
following elements:
- Announce
an awareness message to all staff covering the importance of readiness
and effects of emergencies, pandemics and other situations that affects
businesses
- Emergency
escape procedures and route assignments
- Establishing a chain of
command
- Assigning an Emergency
Response Team
- Procedures
and protocols for rescuers
- Procedures
to account for rescued persons
- Rescue,
fire fighting and medical duties
- Reporting
and recording procedures
- Equipment and Training
- Response
activities, drills and simulation training
- Personal protection
- Medical
assistance
Emergency
Planning is not a one-time off step, but rather a continuous management
and improvement process. We can help you get started and if you
require, further provide our expertise with the setting up,
implementation, management and maintenance of your Emergency Planning.
So call us @ 6297 8123 to learn more about setting up an Emergency Plan
in your workplace. |
