The document provides guidance on emergency and critical incident management for schools. It defines key terms like emergency, critical incident, and incident controller. It outlines the principles of emergency management planning. It also describes the main components of emergency management plans, including prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. The document provides details on conducting risk assessments, developing evacuation plans, and responding to and recovering from specific emergency situations.

1. EMERGENCY and CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT These slides need not be presented as a package. Please select slides as appropriate to the needs of your audience

21. Emergency Management Risk Assessment Preparedness Response Recovery Prevention Develop Emergency Management Plan Initiate Emergency Response Procedures Initiate Recovery and return to normal operations Review and update Plan Identify risk Analyse risk Assess & prioritise risk Act in a way to minimise the risk of emergencies occurring A ssess E vacuate I nform O rganise U ndertake Communicate the Plan to all staff Train key staff Test and modify the Plan Develop Treatment Strategies Adapted from Australian Emergency Management Arrangements (Emergency Management Australia) Adapted from Risk Management policy Figure 1 An All Hazards Approach to Emergency Management Department of Education and Training – Emergency and Critical Incident Management All policy and procedural statements contained within this document are lawful orders for the purposes of section 80(a) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 (WA) and are therefore to be observed by all Department of Education and Training employees. *