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Workplace Emergency
Preparedness
Session Objective:

At the end of the session, the participants

will be able to:
-explain the elements of workplace
emergency preparedness program; and
-discuss basic preparations for common
emergencies.

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 Natural Emergencies
events that are caused by the forces of nature

• Flood • Typhoon
• Volcanic Eruption • Drought
• Earthquake • Tsunamis

A natural emergency can happen at any time.

Some emergencies give warning like a storm preceding a
flood. Others, like earthquakes give no warning. Once an
emergency happens, the time to prepare is gone and all you
can do is cope.

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 Man-made Emergencies
• Industrial Fires
• Chemical Leaks/Spills
• Chemical Threats
• Bomb Threats or Explosions
• Structure Collapse
• Construction Cave-ins
• Biological Threats

Man- made emergencies can be a result of

human error, fatigue, poor housekeeping, poor
maintenance of equipment, lack of adequate
training, or in some cases, a willful intent.

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 COMMUNITY
PLAN
INTEGRATION

EDUCATE REVIEW
THE HAZARDS
PUBLIC

ELEMENTS
Emergency Preparedness
DRILLS & Program EVALUATE
EXERCISES RESOURCES

EMERGENCY
TRAININGS PLAN
PROCEDURES

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Review of the Workplace Hazards
• Existing hazards
• Types of potential hazards
• Number of people or things
exposed to the hazard and
its adverse consequences.

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Evaluate Resources
➢ Material Resources
▪ Equipment
▪ Supplies
➢ Human Resources
▪ Staff Expertise
▪ Staff Training.

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Develop Emergency Plan and Procedures
• Properly document all emergency
procedures in a manual or
booklet
• Identify prospective members of
emergency brigades
• Fire brigade
• Disaster control
• Give specialized training to
members of emergency brigades.
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Conduct Training on:

➢ Information on Different Types of

Emergencies
➢ Good Housekeeping and 5S
➢ Fire Prevention and Control
Methods
➢ Different Types of Portable Fire
Extinguisher
➢ Hazardous Materials Characteristics
➢ Risk Assessment.

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Conduct Drills and Exercises on:
➢ Emergency Reporting
Procedures
➢ Fire Hose and Nozzle Use
➢ Fire Fighting Drill using
Portable Fire Extinguisher
➢ Proper First Aid Response
➢ Evacuation Drills.

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Educate the Public
• To make neighboring
companies know of the
facility’s effort to
ensure safety
• To protect the public
during emergencies.

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Integrate with Community Plan

• Community officials should be

involved in the company’s
emergency planning process
and that the company be
involved in local planning.

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 Preparing for
Common Emergencies

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 Develop an Emergency Plan
✓ Identify all exits, stairways and existing floor plans of the work area. Also identify the
location of all fire extinguishers, pull stations and any other fire adjunct alarms and fire
suppression equipment.
✓ Be sure that all emergency phone numbers are clearly listed and are readily available
next to telephone.
✓ Report all potentially hazardous conditions to your supervisor immediately. Especially
focus on conditions or materials, which, in the event of an emergency, might block
evacuation routes or in some manner further contribute to the emergency.
✓ Do not block or wedge any stairwell doors in the open position at any time.
✓ Establish a meeting point or safe refuge area away from the building and other
hazards such as overhead power lines
✓ Assign someone the responsibility of accounting for all employees in the event of an
emergency.
✓ Identify First Aid Attendants. Inform and train all personnel on the established and
agreed upon means of reporting a medical emergency.
✓ Test your plan to make sure that it works.

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In Case of Fire …
➢ Activate appropriate alarms.
➢ Stay calm and do not panic. Alert others in your area.
➢ Evacuate as directed by your supervisor to your designated evacuation area. Walk, do
not run. Remain in the evacuation area until the supervisor has accounted for everyone
and you have been instructed otherwise.
➢ Never use an elevator during a fire. Always use the stairwell.
➢ If there is smoke in the room, stay low (the air is cooler and cleaner closer to the floor);
hold a wet clothe over your mouth and nose; and only break windows as a last resort.
➢ If a door is hot, do not open it. Use an alternate door if one is available and safe to use.
If an alternate door is not available, contact someone (if possible) and give them your
exact location.
➢Close all doors as you leave. Do not lock them.
➢ If trained to use a fire extinguisher, and the fire is in the incipient stage, you may
attempt to extinguish the fire. Remember that your own safety is of primary concern.
➢ Never attempt to put out a fire alone.

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Before an Earthquake

➢ Store heavy objects near ground or floor.

➢ Secure tall objects, like bookcases to the wall.

➢ Learn where your exits, evacuation route, and meeting

places are.

➢ Keep emergency items , such as a flashlight, first aid kit

and spare clothes in your car or office.

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In Case of Earthquake …
• Duck under something sturdy and cover your head.
• Stay away from windows and objects which may fall on you.
• Do not dash for stairway exits. Do not use elevators.
• If you are inside a building, remain inside until directed otherwise.
• Do not be surprised if the electricity goes out. This is common during an earthquake.
• If an evacuation is necessary, follow the established routes and procedures.
• If you are outside, stay in an open area, which is clear from hazards. When the
shaking stops, do not re-enter any building.
• Workers shall remain in the safe refuge area until they have been directed by the
appropriate authority to leave the safe refuge area or to return to their workplace

After an earthquake –
• Be prepared for aftershocks. Do not panic, stay calm.
• Check for injured persons and assist as necessary.
• If indoors, your supervisor may initiate an evacuation.
• Replace the telephone hand set if it has fallen off the hook. Use telephones for
emergency calls only.

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In Case of a Chemical Spill …
✓ Stay clear of the spill and warn others in the immediate area of the
emergency and potential danger.
✓ If persons are injured, provide first aid if you or another available individual
are trained to do so. However, do not put yourself at risk.
✓ Assess the situation and determine if it’s an emergency. If it is an
emergency, then activate appropriate alarms.
✓ Get appropriate Safety Data Safety Sheet (SDS) and have it available for the
responders.
✓ If an evacuation is required, evacuate as directed by your supervisor to your
designated evacuation area. Walk, do not run. Remain in the evacuation area
until the supervisor has accounted for everyone and you have been instructed
otherwise.
✓ Do not re-enter the building until the emergency response team leader has
deemed it safe and supervisory personnel have given permission to go back
into the facility.

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In Case of Severe Weather …

➢ Monitor the local government weather service for announcements including

warnings and any other information provided by officials, such as the
appropriate actions in the event of an emergency.
➢ Learn the history of flooding in your area. If possible, strive to know the
elevation of your facility in relation to streams, rivers, and dams.
➢Inspect areas in your facility subject to flooding. Identify records and
equipment that can be moved to higher location. Make plans to move records
and equipment in case of flood
➢Identify the community's evacuation routes. Know where to find higher
ground in case of a flood. Be prepared to evacuate to designated safe areas.
➢ Keep a portable radio, flashlights, whistle, spare batteries and other
emergency supplies ready.

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If a Flood Occurs …

➢ If you are inside, turn off main electrical power.

➢ Follow the established evacuation procedures for the facility. Make plans
for assisting employees who may need transportation.
➢ If you are outside, never attempt to walk across a flooded area. The water
could sweep you away.
➢ If you are in your car, do not try to drive through flood waters. If your car
stalls in rising water, abandon it.

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 Office Emergency Kit Essentials

✓ Bottled water
✓ Basic utensils
✓ Canned food, waterproof packages of food
✓ Swiss Army knife
rations, and/or energy bars, enough to last each
person 3 days. ✓ Plastic plates and cups
✓ Manual can opener ✓ Dust masks
✓ Bottle opener ✓ Work gloves
✓ First aid kit ✓ A wrench
✓ Sanitary napkins ✓List of local emergency centres.
✓ Portable bags, such as backpacks or duffle ✓ Water purification chemicals and/or a small
bags in which to store supplies. container of bleach with an eye dropper.
✓ Whistle ✓ Flashlight with batteries.
✓ Emergency blankets ✓ Radio with batteries.
✓ Garbage bags to be used as ponchos, ground ✓ Extra batteries in waterproof bag (be sure to
cover or blankets. replace batteries periodically).
✓ Toilet paper ✓ A map of the region.
✓ Waterproof matches and/or lighter. Do not ✓ Fire extinguisher
use either if you smell gas.
✓ Pencil and paper in waterproof bag.
✓ Glow sticks

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 Evacuation Drill
Purpose
• To familiarize, train and rehearse the
occupants with evacuation procedures so that
order and control is maintained in actual
emergency.
• To determine if emergency escape facilities
are sufficient for orderly evacuation of all
occupants.

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 “Hope for the best,
But be prepared for the
worst!”

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Review

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Review questions

1.Enumerate the elements of a workplace

emergency plan.
2. ____________ serious situation or
occurrence that demands immediate action.
3._____________ is the result of a calamitous
event causing massive death, injury or
damage.

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CLEAR POINTS
▪ Every workplace has to prepare for different types of
emergencies that may happen.

▪ The emergency preparedness program has to be

communicated to all.

▪ Conduct of fire drill should be at least twice a year.

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 Lahat tayo
pwede maging
OSH CHAMPIONS!

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