DEPARTMENTAL EMERGENCY PLAN

Health & Safety Committee

Harry F. Bahlman

You, the Citizen

Every citizen in this country is part of a national emergency management system that is all about protection–protecting people and property from all types of hazards. The system is a pyramid with you, the citizen, forming the base of the structure. At this level, you have a responsibility to protect, by knowing what to do before, during, and after an event. FEMA

3 Key Components:

Preparedness Response Recovery

Preparedness

Home Preparedness Faculty, Student, Staff involvement Training Supplies Drills Communications

Response Plan

Building evacuations, floor wardens EAP Coordinators Structural assessment Hazardous Materials Search & Rescue Medical response SOC/EOC Link

Recovery Plan

Secure Assets Bldg. Damage Assessment/FEMA Capital loss accounting Documentation / storage Restoration of Program

Plan of action

Enlisting volunteers Listing of all names and numbers MERT Training Jump Start Psychology

Jump Start Psychology

To help prepare our department for a very specific circumstance: a major interruption of the teaching and research that comprise our core mission.

Such interruption could be caused by nature (earthquake, fire, pandemic) or by humans (terrorism, civil disturbance).

The aim of our business resumption planning is two-fold:

Jump Start Psychology

Action Items: to identify the things that can be done, starting now, to lessen the impact of a disaster, and to put us in a better position to recover.

Strategies: to identify the information and strategies that will be needed after the event to enable a rapid recovery.

Participation

A planning group which includes faculty, students, and staff.

Participation in training. There is a job for everyone.

Planning Group

Departmental Review Department Chair & Health Safety Chair review plan annually.

Communicate our plan to staff. Distribute printed copies to all lab managers, communicate the essentials of our plan to all faculty, students, and staff. Utilize Web page. 

Periodically test the plan. Test within six months, and annually thereafter.

Update plan as needed. The plan will always be accessible for changes and printing via web

Headcounts

Faculty & Other academic appointees Staff (full-time) Staff (part-time, excluding students) Student Staff Students

Critical Functions

Identify functions, not processes. Identify the major functions we perform. Indicate whether it is critical. A "critical"

function is one we need to Jump-Start during the first 30 days post-disaster to enable teaching or research to restart.

Critical Functions

Examples of functions: undergraduate/grad instruction laboratory research paying people campus mail delivery

Critical Functions

Is a function critical? Be very discriminating.

Visualize our department working in a tent out in the oval grass area.

A few computers with a generator? What functions are really needed?

Information Technology

What are the ITS applications or computer systems that support our critical functions

What are the obstacles that could hinder the quick re-establishment of our critical ITS services?

Will technical support staff be adequate in numbers & skills to rebuild our systems quickly? Will they be available? If not, what will we do?

Faculty Preparedness

Individual faculty drive the teaching and research in our department.

It is vital that faculty make preparations to quickly resume their teaching and research under what may be very adverse conditions.

Faculty Preparedness

The intent here is to encourage faculty to take the lead in promoting preparedness.

This is the stage of our planning process where faculty input is most important.

What is it they really need to do?

Faculty Preparedness

Promote/ensure/facilitate computer backup Safeguard materials & documents Bolt, brace & strap furniture & equipment Prepare to deliver courses in alternative

ways if classrooms are not available Train staff (esp. laboratory staff)

Faculty Preparedness

What key information do they need close at hand in the early days after a disaster?:

when crucial staff may not be reachable when offices may not be accessible when computer networks may be down when admins/managers may have to handle

issues outside their normal areas.

Equipment & Facilities

Computers Printers Phones Copiers A-V equipment

Equipment & Facilities

Any special facilities needs? Bathrooms Parking for vehicles Secure space for cash-handling Hazardous materials labs Infant study labs Special furnishings

Are you ready?

The national emergency management system is built on shared responsibilities and active participation at all levels of the pyramid. The whole system begins with you, the citizen, and your ability to follow good emergency management practices— whether at home, or at work. FEMA

MERT Overview

The Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) This training furnishes each MERT member with

the skills to provide immediate and temporary care to a seriously ill or injured employee at the workplace.

This care is delivered during "everyday" emergencies and in the event of a local disaster (such as an earthquake, explosion, Haz Mat spill).

MERT Training

The program provides the following medical-related training:

Abdominal Emergencies Heart Attack Stroke Diabetes Seizures

MERT Training

Poisoning Drug Overdoses Psychiatric

MERT Training

The program provides the following trauma-related training:

Thoracic Trauma Abdominal Trauma Head Trauma Spine Trauma

MERT Training

Burn Trauma Electrical Trauma Extremity Trauma Wounds & Bandaging Violence in the Workplace

MERT Training

The program provides the following other emergencies-related training:

Psychological Aspects of Care Lifting & Moving Techniques Vital Signs: Pulse, Blood Pressure

Techniques, etc.

MERT Training

Basic CPR, AED, First Aid skills and additional CPR team training

Written Documentation Radio Communications Annual Bloodborne Pathogens Standards

MERT Training

Safety First Think 911 Early ABC-CPR CBS-Vitals Secondary Survey Document

MERT Training

Regularly scheduled progressive drills "Live victims" for all training sessions