1. SITE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
• All sites are different.
• Different chemicals.
• Different
configurations.
• Advance planning
and training is
necessary to protect
worker and
community health.
2. PLANNING
• When emergencies occur, decisive action
is required.
• A Contingency Plan is required. It
should include:
– Personnel.
– Site.
– Medical.
– Equipment.
6. TRAINING
• All Employees.
• Visitors and Contractors.
• Hazard Recognition.
• SOPs.
• Evacuation Routes and Refuges.
• Person or station to report to.
7. TRAINING,continued…..
• FOR IN-PLANT RESPONDERS.
• Emergency chain of command.
• Communication methods and signals.
• How to call for help.
• Emergency equipment and its uses.
• Removing injured personnel.
• Offsite support and how to use it.
8. TRAINING, continued…...
• OFFSITE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
• Site Specific Hazards.
• Appropriate Response Techniques.
• Site Emergency Procedures.
• Decontamination Procedures.
9. EMERGENCY RECOGNITION
AND PREVENTION
• Personnel alert for
potentially
hazardous situations.
• Signs and symptoms
in themselves and
others that warn of
hazardous conditions
over exposure.
11. SITE MAPPING
• A graphic of locations and types of
hazards.
• Site terrain-buildings, barriers,
waterways.
• Evacuation Routes.
• Offsite populations and environments at
risk.
13. EQUIPMENT
• Necessary to treat victims.
• Protect Personnel.
• Mitigate Hazardous Conditions.
• All equipment must be available, in
working condition and unobstructed.
14. FOLLOW-UP &
DOCUMENTATION
• Notify Outside Agencies.
• After emergency, team members meet
and conduct critique of actions.
• Restock equipment and supplies.
• Replace or repair any damaged
equipment.
• Review contingency plan for changes.