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Poseidon or
Neptune
Lessons on Disaster Management
David Nixon
Director, Advisor & Entrepreneur
MBA, MEBA, BE.Sc, GAICD, FAIM
• Poison Oysters
• Rescue Rescue Rescue
• Sinking Feeling
• No water to drink
• Don’t drink that water
• The Principles
• What can we learn?
Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs
Poison Oysters 1998
Lesson 1: Support the team until the job is done
David Nixon
Assistant
Water &
Sewerage
Engineer
Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs
Rescue Rescue Rescue 2005
Lesson 2: A leader needs to step back in order to manage
David Nixon
Superintendent
Surf Life Saving
Lower North
Coast
Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs
A Sinking Feeling 2007
Lesson 3: Plan, Train, Review, Repeat
Lesson 4: The Captain is the last man off
Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs
No Water to Drink 2008
• South East Queensland Drought
• $9B spent on new infrastructure
• Serve usage restrictions
• 5 years without significant rain
• Three months off Doomsday
• Lesson 5: Plan early,
plan often, review
continuously
• Lesson 6: May need
more than one plan
David Nixon Manager Lord
Mayors Drought Taskforce
David Nixon General
Manager KBR – Delivered
$3B Drought projects
Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs
Don’t Drink the Water 2015
Lesson 7: Be open,
transparent and bring
everyone along the
journey
Lesson 8: Shareholder
trust is a must and can
only be gained before
David Nixon
Chief Operating Officer
Incident and Emergency Management Plans – Companies
STEP ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY Tools
1. Identify and Categorise an Incident  Recognise an incident based on its impact to the business, assessing:
- Environment - WHS
- Public Health/Community - Supply/Services
- Reputation - Compliance and Legal
- Business Continuity
 Categorise the incident type
 Assess the incident based on the potential for it to escalate.
Group Manager
Executive Manager
Incident Categorisation - Appendix A
Incident Response & Escalation Option -
Appendix B
2. Declaring an Incident  Declare the incident and notify stakeholders:
- General Manager & Executive Team
- Group Managers & Coordinators / Site Controllers as required
- External Stakeholder (depending on Incident type)
Executive Manager of function or Executive
Manager as default
Key Management Contact List- Appendix C
3. Command and Control  Establish control actions to determine incident leadership and to exercise control over the event.
 Appoint Incident Controller and nominate Incident Control Point as defined by pre incident planning arrangements.
 Establish EMT and stand-up ECC (depending on Incident type).
 Appoint other Duty Officers
 Commence Incident Log., Issue initial SITREP upon appointment of Incident Controller.
Executive Manager of function or Executive
Manager as default in conjunction with
Executive
Incident Controller
Approved Incident Controller List -Appendix
D
Roles & Responsibilities - Appendix E
SITREP - Appendix F
Stakeholder Identification – Appendix G
Incident Log - Appendix H
4. Manage the Incident  Develop an Initial Incident Action Plan – objectives, strategies and key tasks
 Communicate initial objectives to all stakeholders for a response operation.
 Implement relevant plans and SOPs.
 Mobilise appropriate response resources and equipment.
 Undertaken Four Step Process after initial action plan enacted
 Conduct regular briefings for EMT and key stakeholders
 Establish teleconference schedule for regulators and informational stakeholders.
 Implement communication plan and strategy.
 Issue regular SITREPS to key internal and external stakeholders.
 Review and monitor effectiveness of response.
 Maintain incident records.
 Conduct handover briefings at site changeovers, for prolonged incidents, deploy 24/7 shift
 Escalate incident as/if required.
Incident Controller
Support Coordinators
Incident Action
Plan - Appendix I
Response Checklist for Support Coordinator -
Appendix J -
List of Response Procedures - Appendix K
Internal Contact Lists - Appendix L
External Contact List – Appendix M
Four Step Process - Appendix N
Good Practise Guides - Appendix O
Crime Scene Guides - Appendix P
Communication Plan – Appendix Q
List of Schemes and Sites in Volume 2 -
Appendix R
5. Incident Recovery  Appoint a Recovery Coordinator.
 Implement demobilisation of response resources.
 Restore operations to normal.
 Appoint Damage Assessment Team (DAT).
Incident Controller
Recovery Coordinator
David Nixon
Consultant
1. Have a Plan!
• Any plan
• 1 page risk plan
• Business Continuality Plan for key risks (IT and other)
2. Know who is in charge
• And who is in charge when they are off
3. Practice it
• Talk about it regularly (anyhow you can)
• Any team meeting should have a lessons learnt
component (Safety Moment, Excellence Moment)
4. It might not be your company!
• It might be part of your supply chain
• It might be your location eg floods
5. Be open, be honest, be transparent, get help
So what can SME’s Learn?
Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs
Poseidon or
Neptune?
I seem to have upset the Water Gods
DAVID P. NIXON
Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs
For Business Owners Who Have A Passion And
Vision For Business Growth

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Emergency & Disaster Management for SME's

  • 1. Poseidon or Neptune Lessons on Disaster Management David Nixon Director, Advisor & Entrepreneur MBA, MEBA, BE.Sc, GAICD, FAIM
  • 2. • Poison Oysters • Rescue Rescue Rescue • Sinking Feeling • No water to drink • Don’t drink that water • The Principles • What can we learn?
  • 3. Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs Poison Oysters 1998 Lesson 1: Support the team until the job is done David Nixon Assistant Water & Sewerage Engineer
  • 4. Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs Rescue Rescue Rescue 2005 Lesson 2: A leader needs to step back in order to manage David Nixon Superintendent Surf Life Saving Lower North Coast
  • 5. Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs A Sinking Feeling 2007 Lesson 3: Plan, Train, Review, Repeat Lesson 4: The Captain is the last man off
  • 6. Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs No Water to Drink 2008 • South East Queensland Drought • $9B spent on new infrastructure • Serve usage restrictions • 5 years without significant rain • Three months off Doomsday • Lesson 5: Plan early, plan often, review continuously • Lesson 6: May need more than one plan David Nixon Manager Lord Mayors Drought Taskforce David Nixon General Manager KBR – Delivered $3B Drought projects
  • 7. Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs Don’t Drink the Water 2015 Lesson 7: Be open, transparent and bring everyone along the journey Lesson 8: Shareholder trust is a must and can only be gained before David Nixon Chief Operating Officer
  • 8. Incident and Emergency Management Plans – Companies STEP ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY Tools 1. Identify and Categorise an Incident  Recognise an incident based on its impact to the business, assessing: - Environment - WHS - Public Health/Community - Supply/Services - Reputation - Compliance and Legal - Business Continuity  Categorise the incident type  Assess the incident based on the potential for it to escalate. Group Manager Executive Manager Incident Categorisation - Appendix A Incident Response & Escalation Option - Appendix B 2. Declaring an Incident  Declare the incident and notify stakeholders: - General Manager & Executive Team - Group Managers & Coordinators / Site Controllers as required - External Stakeholder (depending on Incident type) Executive Manager of function or Executive Manager as default Key Management Contact List- Appendix C 3. Command and Control  Establish control actions to determine incident leadership and to exercise control over the event.  Appoint Incident Controller and nominate Incident Control Point as defined by pre incident planning arrangements.  Establish EMT and stand-up ECC (depending on Incident type).  Appoint other Duty Officers  Commence Incident Log., Issue initial SITREP upon appointment of Incident Controller. Executive Manager of function or Executive Manager as default in conjunction with Executive Incident Controller Approved Incident Controller List -Appendix D Roles & Responsibilities - Appendix E SITREP - Appendix F Stakeholder Identification – Appendix G Incident Log - Appendix H 4. Manage the Incident  Develop an Initial Incident Action Plan – objectives, strategies and key tasks  Communicate initial objectives to all stakeholders for a response operation.  Implement relevant plans and SOPs.  Mobilise appropriate response resources and equipment.  Undertaken Four Step Process after initial action plan enacted  Conduct regular briefings for EMT and key stakeholders  Establish teleconference schedule for regulators and informational stakeholders.  Implement communication plan and strategy.  Issue regular SITREPS to key internal and external stakeholders.  Review and monitor effectiveness of response.  Maintain incident records.  Conduct handover briefings at site changeovers, for prolonged incidents, deploy 24/7 shift  Escalate incident as/if required. Incident Controller Support Coordinators Incident Action Plan - Appendix I Response Checklist for Support Coordinator - Appendix J - List of Response Procedures - Appendix K Internal Contact Lists - Appendix L External Contact List – Appendix M Four Step Process - Appendix N Good Practise Guides - Appendix O Crime Scene Guides - Appendix P Communication Plan – Appendix Q List of Schemes and Sites in Volume 2 - Appendix R 5. Incident Recovery  Appoint a Recovery Coordinator.  Implement demobilisation of response resources.  Restore operations to normal.  Appoint Damage Assessment Team (DAT). Incident Controller Recovery Coordinator David Nixon Consultant
  • 9. 1. Have a Plan! • Any plan • 1 page risk plan • Business Continuality Plan for key risks (IT and other) 2. Know who is in charge • And who is in charge when they are off 3. Practice it • Talk about it regularly (anyhow you can) • Any team meeting should have a lessons learnt component (Safety Moment, Excellence Moment) 4. It might not be your company! • It might be part of your supply chain • It might be your location eg floods 5. Be open, be honest, be transparent, get help So what can SME’s Learn?
  • 10. Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs Poseidon or Neptune? I seem to have upset the Water Gods
  • 11. DAVID P. NIXON Australia’s Authority On Unleashing Growth Barriers For SMEs For Business Owners Who Have A Passion And Vision For Business Growth