Emergency

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

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Orientation of Workers
Worker Orientation
• Evacuation Procedures
• Fire Prevention
• Use of Fire Extinguishers
• Summoning and Reporting First Aid
Worker Orientation (cont’d)
• Evacuation Procedures
• Emergency Phone Numbers
• Purpose of the Plan
• Who is in Charge
• During an emergency
• During an evacuation
• First Aid
• More Information
Worker Orientation
• Evacuation Procedures – continued
• Definitions:
• Emergency Coordinator
• Emergency Supervisor
• Emergency Warden
• Designated Receptionist
• First Aid Attendants
Worker Orientation
• Evacuation Procedures - continued
• Communications
• Alarms
• Worker notification
• Outside notification
Worker Orientation
• Evacuation Procedures – continued
• Securing Equipment
• Turn off computers
• Secure laptops
• Secure cash drawers
• Shut off kitchen appliances
• Close doors to record vaults
• Close but do not lock doors
Worker Orientation
• Evacuation Procedures
• Evacuation routes and emergency exits
• Assembly Areas (Muster Stations)
• Evacuation Roles and Responsibilities
• Designated Receptionist
• Line Managers and Supervisors
• Emergency Wardens
Worker Orientation

• 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

• Fire Prevention - continued

• Check extinguishers in your area
• Store hazardous materials in designated
areas
• Keep exits free of obstructions
Worker Orientation
• Fire Prevention - continued
• Smoke only where permitted
• Keep equipment clean and use it properly
• Handle flammable liquids with caution
• Know location of emergency exits and
procedures
 Worker Orientation
• Use of Fire Extinguishers
• Dry chemical extinguishers
• Foam extinguishers
• Carbon dioxide extinguishers
• Water extinguishers
Worker Orientation
• Summoning and Reporting to First Aid
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Program
 Emergency Warden
Orientation and Training
Emergency Warden Orientation
• General Evacuation
• Activate fire alarm
• Put on hard hat, high
visibility vest
• Get work site register for
roll call
Emergency Warden Orientation
• Check evacuation route(s)
• Put hand on exit door to feel for heat
• Look and smell for smoke
Emergency Warden Orientation
• Provide evacuation instructions
• Ensure disabled staff get to areas of
refuge
• Ensure everyone gets out
Emergency Warden Orientation
• Ensure all doors are closed
• Place “all clear” tag on doors ALL
• Leave the building S PA C E
CLEAR
• Complete roll call BEHIND
THIS
• Report to designated person DOOR
The space behind this
• Report anyone missing door is unoccupied.
EVACUATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Guide all people in a known space to
the nearest emergency exit or assembly
area, close all windows and doors, and
hang this sign on the outside knob for
reference by rescue agencies.
Special Responses
Special Responses
• Spill Response
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Program is ready
Special Responses
• Earthquake Response
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Program is ready
Special Responses
• Bomb Threat Response
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Program is ready
Special Responses
• Adjacent Workplace Hazard Response
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Program is ready
Requirements for
Supervisors
Supervisor Responsibilities
• Reporting incidents
• Producing documentation
• Communications
• Supervising rescue operations
• Names and Contacts
Supervisor Responsibilities
• Reporting
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Program is ready
Supervisor Responsibilities
• Documenting
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Program is ready
Supervisor Responsibilities
• Communications
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Program is ready
Supervisor Responsibilities
• Supervising Rescue
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Program is ready
Supervisor Responsibilities
• Emergency Names and Contacts
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Program is ready
Summary
• Why Have a Program
• WorkSafeBC Requirements
• Definitions
• Responsibilities
• Evacuation Plan
• Specific Responses
• Emergency Warden Duties
• Supervisor Responsibilities
Questions?