Emergency preparedness program

A typical emergency response plan should include 

Usually, companies publish under separate cover the actual emergency procedures that employees are to foUow in the event of an accident. These are step-by-step instructions that employees are to follow in order to respond safely to the emergency. The emergency procedures are located at the worksite and should be practiced at least annually, and the entire emergency program should be reviewed every 3 years. 

Some important ideas to remember when developing an emergency preparedness plan are the following  

System Safety Engineering and Risk Assessment A Practical Approach 

Remember, if you have not conducted a methodical safety analysis of your process, it is impossible to be sure that you have an adequate response to the most likely types of emergencies. 

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Chemical Emergency Preparedness Program Interim Guidance, Chemical Profiles, 2 vols., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 1985. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. Will Duct Tape and Plastic Really Work Issues Related to Expedient Shelter-in-Place. Report No. ORNL/TM-2001/154. August 2001. 

CSEPP = Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program... 

Stakeholders that provided input for this study were the PCD, the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE), the Working Integrated Project Team, the Colorado Citizens Advisory Commission (CAC), and, most importantly, people who live in Pueblo. 

The process of careful, structured analysis and evaluation used to eliminate hazards during design and construction will also allow a chemical facility to accurately predict unplanned events that may create emergencies, and to effectively prepare to manage them should they occur. A comprehensive emergency preparedness program has all of these elements prevention, prediction, and preparation. 

Certainly most if not all of us in our personal experiences have had many opportunities to reconfirm the wisdom of the admonition, Plan for the best, but prepare for the worst. As a result, we prepare ourselves for human and mechanical failure in a variety of ways, some so simple and familiar that we scarcely are aware that we are managing a personal emergency preparedness program. 

Central to all emergency preparedness programs is a written emergency response plan (ERP). An ERP obviously is a key element of emergency preparedness, yet it is only one procedural part of a systematic process that includes the following sequential steps ... 

Each work unit in a facility must have its own plan for headcounts as a part of its emergency preparedness program. This plan must be in writing, and it must be practiced frequently enough to ensure good execution in a time of real emergency. It should include ... 

The process should start with employee communications. In its employees, a facility has an important, informal communication link with its community that is often ignored. Employees deserve to know at least as much about their facility as their neighbors, and they deserve to know it first. They should be aware through communications (if not through actual involvement) of the facility s entire emergency preparedness program, from prevention to preparation. The employees also should be familiar with the products made and their end uses. They should understand the potential hazards of the processes and materials with which they work, and how to protect themselves and the public from those hazards. 

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