Welcome to

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Welcome to Planning for Emergencies

• For Small Business

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The mission of the National Safety Council is
toeducate and influence people toprevent
accidental injury and death.

• National Safety Council Mission

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Safety Logistics

• Emergency procedures and exits
• Starting and ending times
• Breaks and lunch
• Tobacco policy
• Rest and break rooms telephones
• Electronic devices
• Medical concerns
• Participation, attendance, certificates

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Module (Introduction) Objectives

• Identify a learning goal/expectation.
• Recognize course goals, learning path, and
  structure and purpose of the PG (including the
  Tools and Resources)
• Rate your basic business readiness in case of
  an emergency.
• Recognize the potential impact of an effective
  emergency plan.
• Assess your facilitys experience with
  emergencies.
• Recognize
• Key terms
• Goals for emergency planning
• 4 steps in the emergencyplanning process

• Emergency managementconsiderations
• Cost to develop a plan
• OSHA requirements

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Activity Readiness Assessment

1. Using the Readiness Assessment, answer questions
   (Yes, No, or Unsure) pertaining to your business
   readiness (level of preparedness) in case of an
   emergency/disaster.
2. Calculate your results and check the
   corresponding rating.
3. Share your Readiness Assessment results during
   introductions.

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Activity Introductions

1. Prepare to introduce yourself name,
   industry/business, size of your business, and
   job/type of work.
2. Identify reason(s) for attending this training
   program (learning goal).
3. Introduce yourself briefly,highlighting points
   above and results of your Readiness Assessment.

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Program Goals

• You will be able to implement an effective
  emergency action planning process and create a
  plan for your business.
• Based on best practices and OSHA requirements for
  emergency action planning, focus on a 4-step
  process and elements for handling emergencies in
  the workplace.
• 1. Get Started Establish a Planning Team
• 2. Analyze Capabilities, Risks, and
  Vulnerabilities
• 3. Develop the Plan
• 4. Implement the Plan
• Address types of emergencies, planning
  guidelines, and planning priorities.

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Agenda
Planning for Emergencies Agenda
Program Introduction
Module 1 Get Started Establish a Planning Team
Module 2 Analyze Capabilities, Risks, and Vulnerabilities
Module 3 Develop the Plan
Module 4 Implement the Plan
Conclusion
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Video Why Are We Here?
What would you do if an emergency earthquake,
fire, building/bridge collapsed, or pandemic
happened where you were at 9 AM tomorrow?

• Watch a short video on emergencies as you take a
  few minutes to consider the answer to this
  question.

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Activity Preparing Your Business for Any
Emergency

1. Consider the perspective of your business in
   regard to ANY emergency as you read the
   questions.
2. Answer/discuss each question. Take notes in the
   space provided.
3. Prepare to share your responses with other
   participants.

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Scope of Workplace Emergencies

• Threat
• Criminal Act
• Emergency
• Crisis
• Disaster
• Hazard
• Risk
• Vulnerability
• RVA
• Capability
• Capability Analysis

• Fire
• Natural (Weather-Related) Disasters
• Medical Emergencies
• Hazardous Material Emergencies
• Workplace Violence/ Intruders
• Intentional Emergencies or Disasters

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Goals of Emergency Planning

• Protect employees/your facility and develop a
  plan to resume operations if a facility is
  damaged or destroyed.

• Lessen potential for loss of life and property by
  anticipating emergencies.
• Protect employees, customers, and business.
• Assist employees in understanding their
  responsibilities and those of co-workers.

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Intro to the 4-Step Emergency Planning Process
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Emergency Management

• Need authority to create a plan and CEO
  commitment to make emergency management part of
  corporate culture.
• If you already have a plan, use this program as a
  resource to assess and update your plan.
• Emergency management is a dynamic process.
• Planning, training, conducting drills, testing
  equipment and coordinating activities with the
  community are important.
• Requires upper management support. CEO sets
  tone.

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The Case for Emergency Management

• Helps companies fulfill moral AND social
  responsibility.
• Facilitates compliance with regulatory
  requirements.
• Enhances ability to recover from financial
  losses, regulatory fines, market share loss,
  equipment damages, or products or business
  interruption.
• Reduces exposure to civil or criminal liability.
• Enhances a companys image and credibility.
• May reduce your insurance premiums.

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Costs to Develop an Emergency Plan

• Determine what recommendations will cost
• No Cost
• More than 250
• More than 1,000

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OSHA Requirements Related to Emergencies

• Exit routes, emergency action plans, and fire
  prevention plans(29 CFR 1910.33-1910.39)
• Fire brigades (29 CFR 1910.156)
• Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
  (29 CFR 1910.120)
• Respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134)
• Permit-required confined spaces(29 CFR 1910.146)
• Bloodborne pathogens (29 CFR 1910.1030)