Professional Documents
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Emergency Preparedness and Response
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Preparedness and
Response
Training Outline
• Regulatory Requirements
• Definitions
• Responsibilities
• Orientation of Workers
• Emergency Warden Orientation and Training
• Requirements for Supervisors
• Supervising Rescue Operations
Regulatory Requirements
Regulatory Requirements
• Applicable Regulations
• Risk assessments done
• Written policies and procedures
implemented
• Emergency exit routes provided and
marked
• Emergency lighting of workplace and
exit routes
Regulatory Requirements
• Supervisors must inform workers of risk
• Annual emergency drills
• Inventory of substances that endanger
firefighters/rescuers
• Provide emergency wash facilities
• Train workers in fire prevention
Regulatory Requirements
• Toxic Gases
• Provide emergency ventilation
• Provide shutdown and containment
• Emergency rescue - qualified workers
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Maintenance of equipment
Regulatory Requirements
• Maintain effective communications with
rescue and evacuation personnel
• Any worker assigned to firefighting to be
physically fit and trained annually
• Provide rescue for workers entering a
confined space
Regulatory Requirements
• Written evacuation procedures must
include:
• Notification of workers about an
emergency
• Evacuation of all workers
• Notification of the fire department
• Notification of adjacent workplaces
Definitions
Definitions
• Emergency
• A present or imminent event
• Requires prompt coordination or special
regulation
Definitions
• Emergency Supervisory Personnel
(Chief Emergency Warden)
• Supervises emergency response and
rescue operations
Definitions
• Emergency Warden
• The supervisor or individual who guides
workers during an event.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
• Employer
• Manager
• Emergency Coordinator
• Supervisor
• Emergency Warden
• Worker
• JHS Committee
Responsibilities - Employer
• Ensure:
• emergency risk assessments are
conducted and documented
• emergency evacuation and rescue
program is maintained
• all facilities have accessible exit routes
• exit routes - marked and have emergency
lighting as required
Responsibilities – Employer
(cont’d)
• Ensure:
• local emergency response plans are in
place
• workers are trained in fire prevention,
emergency evacuation and rescue
• an emergency coordinator is appointed
Responsibilities – Employer
(cont’d)
• Establish policy to designate emergency
wardens’ authority
Responsibilities - Managers
• Recruit emergency wardens
• Ensure emergency plans posted
• Assign responsibilities of other
emergency personnel
• Ensure emergency evacuation and
rescue risk assessments are completed
Responsibilities – Managers
(cont’d)
• Site specific emergency procedure
• Emergency hazard identification and
risk assessment
• Communication
Responsibilities – Emergency
Coordinator
• Identify need for emergency response
• Review and update risk assessments
• Compile and maintain documentation
• Secure agreements with outside
agencies
Responsibilities – Emergency
Coordinator (cont’d)
• Designate workers to assist disabled
individuals
• Ensure evacuation routes and floor
plans are available
• Template for site specific emergency
plans
Responsibilities - Designated
Supervisor
• Emergency policies, procedures and
work arrangements
• Understand and follow emergency
procedures
• Training - fire prevention, emergency
evacuation and rescue
Responsibilities - Designated
Supervisor (cont’d)
• Know emergency emergency response
and rescue hazards
• Know how to request emergency
evacuation and rescue
• Be aware of additional resources
available
Responsibilities – Emergency
Warden
• Be familiar with emergency program
• Know names of First aid attendants and
location of supplies
• Assist in new employee emergency
orientation
Responsibilities – Emergency
Warden (cont’d)
• Recruit workers
• Wear designated hardhat and high
visibility vest
• Ensure area is evacuated
• Ensure assistants are available to help
in evacuation
Responsibilities – Emergency
Warden (cont’d)
• Ensure that everyone has left the
building
• Report to Designated Emergency
Supervisor on state of evacuation
• Prevent re-entry of the building
Responsibilities - Workers
• Provide input into risk assessments
• Participate in education, training & drills
• Follow workplace procedures for
emergency evacuation and rescue
• Follow instructions of emergency
wardens and emergency supervisory
personnel
Responsibilities - Joint Health
& Safety Committees
• Review the effectiveness of drills
• Make recommendations on possible
corrective actions
Risk Assessments and
Potential Response and
Rescue
Customized Slides
• Fire Prevention
• Trash and litter
• Keep the workplace areas neat and clean
• Fire alarm pull stations and extinguishers
• Know how to use fire extinguishers
Worker Orientation