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    An effective emergency response plan requires advance planning and training to protect workers and the community. The plan should outline personnel roles and responsibilities, emergency procedures, communication methods, site mapping, decontamination procedures, necessary emergency equipment, and documentation of incidents and plan updates. Regular training is needed for all employees, contractors, and emergency responders on hazard recognition, standard operating procedures, evacuation routes, communication signals, and appropriate response techniques specific to the site's hazards.

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    An effective emergency response plan requires advance planning and training to protect workers and the community. The plan should outline personnel roles and responsibilities, emergency procedures, communication methods, site mapping, decontamination procedures, necessary emergency equipment, and documentation of incidents and plan updates. Regular training is needed for all employees, contractors, and emergency responders on hazard recognition, standard operating procedures, evacuation routes, communication signals, and appropriate response techniques specific to the site's hazards.

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    SITE EMERGENCY

    RESPONSE
    • All sites are different.
    • Different chemicals.
    • Different
    configurations.
    • Advance planning
    and training is
    necessary to protect
    worker and
    community health.
    PLANNING
    • When emergencies occur, decisive action
    is required.
    • A Contingency Plan is required. It
    should include:
    – Personnel.
    – Site.
    – Medical.
    – Equipment.
    PLANNING, continued...
    • Medical and First Aid.
    • Equipment.
    • Emergency Procedures.
    • Documentation.
    • Reporting.
    PERSONNEL
    • ONSITE PERSONNEL
    • Roles.
    • Responsibilities.
    • Names of Leaders.
    • Teams.
    PERSONNEL
    • OFFSITE PERSONNEL.
    • Response Contractors.
    • Fire and Emergency.
    TRAINING
    • All Employees.
    • Visitors and Contractors.
    • Hazard Recognition.
    • SOPs.
    • Evacuation Routes and Refuges.
    • Person or station to report to.
    TRAINING,continued…..
    • FOR IN-PLANT RESPONDERS.
    • Emergency chain of command.
    • Communication methods and signals.
    • How to call for help.
    • Emergency equipment and its uses.
    • Removing injured personnel.
    • Offsite support and how to use it.
    TRAINING, continued…...
    • OFFSITE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
    • Site Specific Hazards.
    • Appropriate Response Techniques.
    • Site Emergency Procedures.
    • Decontamination Procedures.
    EMERGENCY RECOGNITION
    AND PREVENTION
    • Personnel alert for
    potentially
    hazardous situations.
    • Signs and symptoms
    in themselves and
    others that warn of
    hazardous conditions
    over exposure.
    COMMUNICATIONS
    • COMMUNICATE.
    • Location of injured
    persons.
    • Evacuation Routes.
    • Reach Outside
    Services.
    • Public.
    • All Practiced.
    SITE MAPPING
    • A graphic of locations and types of
    hazards.
    • Site terrain-buildings, barriers,
    waterways.
    • Evacuation Routes.
    • Offsite populations and environments at
    risk.
    DECONTAMINATION
    • Decontaminating the victims.
    • Protecting Medical Personnel.
    • Disposing of contaminated protective
    equipment.
    EQUIPMENT
    • Necessary to treat victims.
    • Protect Personnel.
    • Mitigate Hazardous Conditions.
    • All equipment must be available, in
    working condition and unobstructed.
    FOLLOW-UP &
    DOCUMENTATION
    • Notify Outside Agencies.
    • After emergency, team members meet
    and conduct critique of actions.
    • Restock equipment and supplies.
    • Replace or repair any damaged
    equipment.
    • Review contingency plan for changes.

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