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2. Main Topics
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Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
PA Training for Health & Safety
(PATHS)
• Emergency Management
• Plan Contents
• Command & Control
• Event Classifications Action Plans
• Mapping
• Protective Actions
3. Main Topics
o Special Considerations Response
o Special Support
o Borrowing from History
o Unique Concerns
o Recovery
o Mitigation/Prevention
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Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
PA Training for Health & Safety
(PATHS)
4. Generic Emergencies
Most of us are used to emergencies; we’ve all
suffered:
Car trouble
Electrical outage
Plumbing problems
General repairs
Other types which are always inconvenient!
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5. Types of Emergencies
The “Big Ones”
fall into 2 categories:
Natural
or
Man-Made
PS: Even the small
incidents can disrupt like
large ones!!
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6. Emergency Management
The scope of emergency management in today’s
world requires:
Considering possible events
Planning for situations of high probability as
well as unique events
Providing for resources to meet the event
Recovering and restoring to normal
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7. Facility Model
The emergency response cycle
for a facility can include:
Preparation
Warning
Relocation
Mobilization
Monitoring Services
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8. Facility Model
Control/Stabilization
Close-out/Termination
Return to Normal Operations
Damage Assessment & Recovery
Plan Review & Modification
Let’s simplify this…..
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13. Plan Contents
Facility Overview
Hazards and Hazard Control
Safety Systems In-place
Emergency Response Organization
Levels of Magnitude for Events
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Plan
14. Plan Contents
Communication
Contacts
Procedures/Action Plans
Checklists
Plan Administration
Staff Training
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Action
Plans
15. Evaluate Emergency Possibilities
Analyze your area(s) of
responsibility
Ask questions regarding:
What could happen and what
would be the results?
How do we meet the needs?
Could your facility exist
absent the infrastructure which
has been damaged?
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16. Hazards by Area
o Determine Hazards for which procedures should
be created
o Internal events or external hazards which may
intrude
o Determine the main agency concerned with
response:
→ Fire Brigade
→ Spill Team
→ First Aid Team
→ Security
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Or maybe the
“A” Team!
17. Emergencies by Agency
Fire Response
Structures
Storage
Processes
Manufacturing
Transport (off-loading
materials)
Labs
Parking lots
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19. Security
Disgruntled employees
Bomb threats
Full power outage
Control of mass media
Access control for
off-site responders
Demonstrations
Securing vacated buildings
Active Shooter events
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20. Develop Command and Control
Duty Assignments
Job descriptions
When do they report?
Where do they go?
To whom do they report?
Who reports to them?
Radio channels
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21. Emergency Titles and Duties
Incident Commander
o Safety
o Liaison
o Public Information
(PIO)
Operations
Planning/Intelligence
Logistics
Finance/Administration
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22. Facility Emergency Team
A facility’s team may also include the following:
Sr. Rep of Operations
Sr. Manager
Human resources
Public relations
Environmental
Engineering
Legal
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23. Expanding the ICS
As the incident magnitude
increases, so will the
number and types of
agencies involved
Provide for such
expansion
Also provide to rotate out
tired staff for fresh crews
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24. Locate a Facility EOC
Equip with:
Telephones
Radios
Tables/chairs
White boards
Lighting
Backup generator
Locate agencies with
similar missions in
close proximity
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25. Event Classifications
Unusual Event
Alert
Site Emergency
General Emergency
Note: You may also reduce
the number of levels to
three (3), i.e.
Level I
Level II
Level III
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26. Event Classification
Base the event classification on:
Severity of event to people
Severity to facility; physically or operationally
Potential of condition to spread
Effort required to control event
Effect event has on the surrounding community
Number and type of additional agencies affected
by the event
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27. Unusual Event
An event has occurred on the facility but does not
affect:
Personnel safety
Public safety
The operation of the facility
On-site emergency responders only
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28. Alert
An event has occurred on the facility minimally
affecting:
Personnel safety
Public safety
The operation of the facility
On-site emergency responders with possibility of
off-site responders
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29. Site Emergency
An event has occurred on the facility greatly
affecting:
Personnel safety
Off-site public
The operation of the facility
• On-site emergency responders along with
off-site emergency responders
• Event may be of longer duration
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30. General Emergency
An event has occurred on the facility posing an
imminent threat to:
Site Personnel
Off-site Public safety
The operation of the facility
• On-site emergency responders along with
off-site emergency responders
• Event will require extreme actions to stabilize
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32. Communications
Provide direct lines
Alternate means
“Rumor Hotlines”
Each person’s problem
is the most important
during an emergency
Create filters and
distribution methods
Log all messages
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33. Alternate Communications
CB clubs
Radio clubs
Former military staff
Emergency service
members
Emergency
Broadcast System
contacts
Assign a
Communications
Coordinator and
alternate
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34. Contact Lists
During an emergency: no
time to try & find phone
numbers or identify
responsible persons
Establish these lists
during planning
Update lists when
persons vacate their
assignment
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35. Action Plans
Assign an AP Number
Assign an initial event magnitude
Criteria for implementing
Checklist, by action agency, of those tasks to
be implemented
Initial call-outs
Procedures to be reviewed
Technical information reviewed
Support procedures
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36. Action Plan Index: Examples
Event Level
300 Explosions
301 Structures Alert
302 Bulk Product:
Liquid or Gas Site Emergency
400 Transportation Accidents
406 Aircraft Accident General Emergency
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37. Basic Emergency Action Plans
Address need for immediate action to protect
employees due to the occurrence of life-
threatening or endangering exposure
Examples:
Building & Site Evacuation
Hazardous Materials Spill
Urgent Employee Medical Treatment
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38. Checklists
Design checklists to cut down
on written instructions
It is easier to view a graphic
than decipher long paragraphs
of instructions
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39. Continuing Operations
Backup operating records/documents
Locate secondary/tertiary records to restart
operations
Does your facility have another location to
continue operations?
Is there rental property you can obtain?
How do you minimize your down time?
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40. Command and Control
Conduct briefings with
agency leaders
Conduct combined (all
agency) briefings
Brief each on event
developments and
determine each
agency’s required
actions
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41. Mapping
Develop mapping strategies:
Populated areas
Evacuation routes/alternates
Congregate Care Centers
Road link capabilities
Determine security measures
for:
Populations
Infrastructure locations
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42. Mapping
Facility Target hazards:
- Life
- Property:
High value materials
Safety related equipment
Bulk/hazardous storage
- Important to plant operations
Fire pumps
Emergency generators
- Utilities
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43. Mapping
Individual buildings
Life hazards/evacuation routes
Assembly points for emergency teams
Access points for off-site agencies
Shutdown logics for equipment/processes
Emergency equipment locations
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44. Mapping
• Use Topographic maps
to determine
potentially threatened
areas
• Also to determine areas
subject to flooding
• Plot downwind drift for
released gases or
vapors
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46. Disruptions
How would this affect
access to your facility?
What’s required to over-
ride the problem?
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47. Protective Actions: Evacuation
To where?
By what routes? Alternates?
How do they get there?
Who sets-up the CCC
(congregate care center)?
Who provides services?
Will they take pets??
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48. Protective Actions: Sheltering
American Red Cross is
structured to set-up these
shelters
Staff trained to the needs
of the population received
You might also implement
a combination of
evacuating and sheltering
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49. Impacting Off-Site Locations
A release at your facility may
directly impact off-site
communities
This impact may directly
affect you if your
neighborhood’s involved
Consider the needs the
following events may trigger:
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51. Where Does a School Go?
School concerns:
•Evacuate or Shelter In-Place?
o Some schools own their
buses; drivers work for
school
o Accessibility to transport is
provided
•Schools “evacuate” their
students each day at a given time
•Time of occurrence will
determine their destination
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52. Student Transport
Special security & safety
issues
Concerned parents may
create traffic problems
during an evacuation by
going to the school
Buses can also be used
for other evacuating
population groups
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54. Toddlers and Infants
Some facilities have Day Care
This presents its own special
concerns for evacuation or
sheltering:
Feeding
Clothing
Medication
Attention spans
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55. Special Friends
Some shelters do not
take pets
Determine what
arrangements have
been made for
receiving pets
Some owners are
adamant: “If you
won’t take my pet, I
won’t go!”
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56. Special Needs
Remember, pets are
people, too
Some of your employees
may also have assist dogs
What food and water
provisions are required?
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57. Rescue
Group rescue for pets
Evaluate the resources
required for this rescue
List them
Could your agency
provide them in a
timely fashion
How do the demands
change if this was a
water-borne rescue of
people?
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60. Community Emergency Response Team
Guidance Exists for
Training
Assigning
Equipping
Communicating
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61. Existing Agencies
Include:
Fire Service
EMS Service
Police Service
HazMat Teams
Magnitude of your event
may stress these
agencies
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62. Train Your Staff
On their duties
Policies
Reporting methods
Communications
Documentation
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Authority assigned
Emergency actions
allowed
Conduct multi-agency
drills to perfect response
capabilities
Critique drills and modify
plans
63. Kits
Specialty response kits can
be constructed for
individuals as well as
action teams
When the emergency
begins is not the time to
determine and gather the
needed supplies
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64. Response
Consider the various emergency types and
magnitudes
Match resources which may be required for
each type
Allow for rotation of responders and the need
for additional resources
Also consider:
“What if we have an emergency and nobody
shows up to help?”
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65. Fire Emergencies
Processes,
Single buildings,
Industrial complexes,
Unique facilities
o Evacuation
o In-place sheltering
o Combination
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66. Industrial Losses
Will it rebuild?
Can it rebuild?
If it rebuilds, what’s its
life expectancy?
Is it a major employer
for the area?
Long-term effects
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67. Handle Alone or Mutual Aid
What fixed systems
exist?
What systems will be
stressed?
Your Fire Brigade?
With off-site help?
Access available?
Support
requirements?
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68. Medical Emergencies
What unique
requirements?
Will the numbers
involved stress the
support services?
Will they inundate the
medical facilities and
staff?
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70. Special Support
Can you obtain?
Will other agencies
need to support?
What if the special
units suffer an
incident?
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71. Water Emergencies
If you’re near water, you’ll need:
Rescue means
Personal protection (PFDs)
Alerting means
Transport means
Medical treatment
Relocation center
If you’re near water, you’ll
need “water stuff”
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72. Tornado: The Watch
Review plans while
anticipating a weather
event
Determine methods to
“secure” the facility
against impact
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73. External Impact
What preparations must
be performed to protect
your facility?
Do the resources exist to
achieve this protection?
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75. Disruption
• What are some
needs to restore?
• Is this a short-term
or long-term
event?
• Can alternate
means be
implemented while
control is being
achieved?
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76. Save or Relocate
What event level?
Long-term?
Effects on persons
and the
economy?
Recovery? How
long?
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77. Infrastructure
What’s Plan B?
Plan C?
If you have an
active plant, how
can you maintain
operation?
What’s Plan Z?
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79. Borrowing from History
What emergency
response needs were
discovered due to this
event?
Can your plant “buy”
into procedures
developed by this
agency?
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80. Downed Aircraft Incidents
“This can never happen
here.”
Beware of emphatic
statements like this
Somebody also said the
Titanic couldn’t sink!
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81. Possibilities
Aircraft flight paths over
the United States
The volume of flights
indicates the possibility
of a downed aircraft
incident just about
anywhere
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84. Anti-Terrorism Planning
Is your industry or
locale a potential
target?
What unique
planning is required
to preclude or
minimize such a
threat?
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86. Mass Casualty Events
These can result from:
oTerroristic events
oProcess releases
oTransportation
accidents
oStorage failures
oAgricultural incidents
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87. Who Responds?
• Dictated by the event
• Numbers impacted
• Nature of impacting
material
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88. Recovery
• Sorting it all out
• Prioritize what must be
restored first
• Determine the resources
required for restoration
• Schedule & implement
• Monitor progress
• Keep public advised
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89. Mitigation/Prevention
Make the most of
lessons learned
Critique response for
fact-finding NOT fault-
finding
Determine plan
changes
Train staff on changes
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90. Continue to Train
Train on:
•Probable events
•Possible events
•Unique and severe
events
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