Emergency Action Plans

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Emergency Action Plans Disaster Plans
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Emergency Action Plans

• Simple written plan
• Used to evacuate personnel from a building in an
  emergency
• medical emergency
• fire
• bomb threat
• hazmat spill
• etc.

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Emergency Action Plans

• Consist of
• a map of the building by floor
• giving evacuation routes
• location of fire extinguishers
• location of first aid kits, wheelchairs,
  flashlights
• types of alarm systems present

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Emergency Action Plans

• Consist of
• a simple one page written guide
• who to call in case of emergency
• methods to use in case of fire
• location outside to evacuate to
• the system to be used to ensure everyone in the
  building is accounted for

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Emergency Action Plan

• Additional information
• names of first aid qualified persons
• locations of any disabled persons that will need
  evacuation assistance

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What should you do?

• Ensure EAPs are posted
• in the buildings occupied by the personnel in
  your unit
• on each floor
• Ensure personnel review EAPs
• have new personnel review the EAP during check in

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What should you do?

• Ensure those needing assistance
• are identified
• are assigned a buddy to help them out
• Occasionally inspect emergency equipment
• fire extinguishers
• flashlights
• medical supplies, etc.

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Disaster Plans

• A Comprehensive plan
• intended to provide preplanned response to those
  unexpected or disastrous events.
• Hurricane
• Earthquake
• Terrorist Actions
• Flooding
• Tornado
• Civil Unrest

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Disaster Plans

• Prepared by the company
• usually with input from
• security fire
• medical
• operations
• civil engineering
• intelligence
• tenant commands

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Considerations

• Safety of employees public
• Immediate short-term needs
• maintaining communication
• identifying injured
• providing medical attention

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Considerations

• Long term needs
• food
• shelter
• transportation, etc.
• Protection of property environment
• Restoration of business to normal

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Steps to building a plan

• Evaluate potential hazards
• Assess prioritize harm to
• people
• environment
• property
• Identify the warning time you will have

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Steps to creating disaster plans

• Identify the disasters that could occur
• hurricane
• flooding, etc.
• Identify the time you will have before the
  incident occurs - notification time
• how much time will you have for evacuation or
  implementation of your plan

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Creating Disaster Plans

• Identify potential damage to
• people
• property
• environment
• Identify the time you will need to remain self
  sufficient

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Disaster Plans

• Identify the resources you will need for
• people
• food clothing shelter sanitation (water
  toilets)
• property
• protection from fire flooding and further
  damage
• environment
• identify those controls needed to protect form
  flooding, damage, or release

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Disaster Plans

• Identify those personnel who will act in
• command
• communication
• security
• medical
• resources logistics
• sanitation
• fire fighting
• transportation

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Disaster Plans

• Include instruction on how to
• establish your chain of command
• establish your communication system
• implement medical services
• shut down existing systems buildings

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Disaster Plans

• Include instruction on how to
• evacuate personnel property
• implement support systems
• auxiliary power, sanitation, food shelter
• determine when to secure from disaster response
  activities
• perform post response activities
• turn systems back on - resume normal chain of
  command

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Training

• You must train if you want a smooth disaster
  response
• train or drill for each type of disaster you
  expect
• training helps prevent panic and confusion during
  disasters
• at a minimum personnel must know their roles

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You Should.

• Know where your company plan is
• Review the plan
• determine if your unit plays a part
• Participate in disaster drills
• Be able to answer questions about your companys
  plan