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Your Emergency plan

Your Emergency plan . Outline. General Principles Introduction General Principles Types of Emergencies Emergency Management Considerations Vulnerability Assessment Insurance / Risk Management. General Principles introduction. Goal:

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Your Emergency plan

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  1. Your Emergency plan

  2. Outline • General Principles Introduction • General Principles • Types of Emergencies • Emergency Management Considerations • Vulnerability Assessment • Insurance / Risk Management

  3. General Principles introduction • Goal: • Provide a step-by-step discussion on your emergency management program. • Creation • Maintenance • Execution • Evaluation • Didactic - Interactive - Informative

  4. The Three O’s of an Emergency • O… • OH S#*%! • OH MY GOD!

  5. General Principles introduction • Background • Augusta Company spills sulfur trioxide. • Bad press, regulatory attention, public relations. • Amoco faces scrutiny over new school. • Emergency plans helped reduce concern . • Tyson Foods • Triangle Shirtwaist Fire • Other Examples • Ford Boiler Explosion, Hurricane Andrew

  6. General Principles introduction • So What??? • Emergencies take their toll on business in lives, well-being, and dollars. • Prevention is the best medicine, but…Preparedness is the key to survival. • Other Terms: • Emergency management • Emergency response • Emergency preparedness • Emergency planning • Contingency planning

  7. General Principles introduction • The end result is the same: • - Limit injuries and damage. • - Limit civil/criminal liability. • - Regulatory compliance / avoid fines .38(a) 5a1. • + Return more quickly to normal operations. • + Protect employees, community, and environment. • + Enhances company image. So, lets get into it…

  8. General Principles • What is an Emergency • Any unplanned event that can cause deaths, or significant injuries to: • Employees, customers, or the public. • Or, that can: • Shut down your business. • Disrupt your operations. • Cause physical or environmental damage. • Threaten the facility’s financial standing. • Threaten the facility’s public image.

  9. General Principles • Numerous Events Can Be Emergencies: • Fire, Explosion • Hazardous Materials Incident • Hurricane, Tornado, Flood, Earthquake, Snow • Civil Disturbance • Avoid the term “Disaster”.

  10. General Principles • What is Emergency Management: • The PROCESS of preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from one of these events. • It is a DYNAMIC process, that MUST include: • Planning • Training • Conducting drills • Testing equipment • Coordinating activities

  11. General Principles • The Five Main Steps: • Establish a planning team • Analyze capabilities and hazards • Develop the plan • Implement the plan • Go to Step 2

  12. General Principles - Establish a Planning Team • Forming The Team • Involve all functional areas: • Support Services • Management and Personnel • Emergency Response • Communications • Community

  13. general principles - Establish a Planning Team • Establish Authority, Schedule, Budget. • Commission the team. • Where the managers “rank”. • Issue a mission statement. • Establish schedules, deadlines and priorities. • Determine the budget (needed vs. approved).

  14. General Principles - Analyze Capability/Hazards • Gather info about current capabilities. • Review internal plans and policies. • Meet with outside groups. • Identify codes and regulations. • Identify critical products, services and operations. • Identify internal resources. • Identify external resources. • Conduct a Vulnerability Analysis. • We’ll address this in detail later.

  15. General Principles - Develop The Plan • The Plan should include: • Executive Summary • Emergency Management Elements • Emergency Response Procedures • Support Documents • Emergency Management Elements are: • Command, control and communications. • Life safety and property protection. • Administration and logistics. • Recovery and restoration. • Community outreach.

  16. General Principles - Develop The Plan • The development process should include: • Prioritizing • Writing • Training • Outside coordination • Corporate communication • Review/revision • Approval • Distribution

  17. General Principles - Implementation • Integrate plan into Company Operations • It should become part of the company culture. • Senior Management support. • Incorporated into personnel/financial process. • How is the plan distributed/communicated? • Are all levels of the organization involved? • Do personnel know what they should do?

  18. General Principles - Implementation • Conduct Training • Orientation and education sessions. • Tabletop exercises. • Walk-through drill. • Functional drills. • Evacuation drill. • Full scale exercise.

  19. General Principles Does Anyone Remember the Last Step? Go to Step 2

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