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Emergency Preparedness

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What types of emergencies could occur?

� Natural:FireTornadoFloodSnowIceName some more

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What types of emergencies could occur?

� Hazardous Material:Overturned truckWater treatment plantIndustrial accidentName some more

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What types of emergencies could occur?

� Intentional or Man Made:BombRiotGang RelatedPerson with Gun or KnifeName some more

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Pre-planning Questions

� What are normal conditions?� What are the warning signs?� What happens when a disaster happens?� What is the impact going to be?� How is this emergency going to affect us?� What is the recovery phase?� How are we going to communicate?

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Meeting Place and Shelter

� Where is meeting place in case of a fire?

� What would you do in case of a tornado?

� Do you know the signals/codes?

� What is to be done with patients?

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Who needs a plan?� All employers need a plan!

� If <10 employees:Plan does not need to be in

writingCan communicate the plan orally

Training for EAP

� All employers must train employees in emergency planning each year!

� Provide CPR/First Aid for employees

� Fire drills, tornado drills, lock down drills, help prepare for disasters

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Prepare for an emergency: the Plan

� Determine:preferred means of reporting an emergencyemergency escape procedures and route

assignmentsprocedures for employees who stay behindprocedures to account for all employeesrescue and medical dutiescontact information and job duties

Preparing for emergency:

� Do a walk through with fire department

� Check fire alarms and exits

� Read evacuation plans

� Keep areas clean

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Last thought

� If your supervisor was not around, would you know who to contact or what to do in case of an emergency?