Module 1-B EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE An Introduction

Engr. Robert C. Rubina Accredited OSH Consultant - DOLE President & CEO SYNERQUEST Management Consultancy Services Inc.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Introduction
In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.
Dwight Eishenhower

Emergency Preparedness and Response

An effective ESH Management System ensures that an emergency plan exists based upon the organizations identified needs, which establishes evacuation procedures, assigns responsibility to specific individuals, provides for notification of outside agencies, establishes means of communication, provides for in-house emergency response, and prepares the facility for other effective actions.
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Emergency Preparedness and Response

The organizations needs to customize the emergency plan to specific emergency situations likely to occur on site.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Companies have a legal and moral responsibility for managing safety and loss control. This includes having an effective Emergency Control And Response Plan.
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The components of an emergency management framework are:

prevention; being prepared; response; and

recovery.
A broken link in the chain can result in serious or catastrophic consequences. Therefore, we all need to know how to respond in an emergency situation.
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What is an emergency?

The types of incident that may create an emergency are:

Bomb threat Fire

Breakdown of services

Explosion

Elevator collapse

Chemical spill

Natural disasters
Vehicle accidents

Structure collapse
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Elements of prevention
The key elements of prevention are:
Identification of the hazards. Analysis of the risks.

Establishment of controls.

Compliance with Emergency Plans and Operating Procedures.

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Exposure potential
Natural: volcano storms earthquakes

Fire & Explosion:

plant fire storage fire bush fire

Chemical:

flammable
toxic Vehicle: roll overs crashes explosive corrosive

oxidising
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The contribution of unsafe acts

Using the wrong equipment for the job.

Performing hot work in an uncontrolled manner and not using the hot work system or procedures.

Incorrectly installing equipment.

Not securing loads correctly.

Incorrectly storing chemicals & flammable liquids.

Vehicles not maintained.

Operating tyred equipment in poor condition.

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Emergency plans

Charts of roles and responsibilities

Written Procedures

Floor plans of buildings

Photographs
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