Stop – Think – then Act!

What comes under Emergency Management – a brief overview

Emergency Procedures –

ALWAYS

See to the safety of all people present.

This is the FIRSTpriority.

Raise the alarm.

This is the SECOND priority.

Familiarize yourself and your staff with all of the following and keep the information where all staff have easy access to it – (not in a locked drawer)

Emergency phone numbers

Create a dossier of all relevant persons/organizations to contact –

Their name

Their expertise

Their contact phone numbers, day and night

Fire -

Have plans of Evacuation Procedures and Assembly Points

Know the location of nearest phones

Spill –

Know how to raise the alarm

Contain the spill ONLY if safe to do so

Get help to deal with the spill if safe to do so.

LPG Gas Leak –

Know how to raise the alarm

Contain the spill ONLY if safe to do so

Get help to deal with the spill if safe to do so.

First Aid Procedures

Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) –

Call Emergency Services (dial 111)

Call for help from bystanders

Know how to check for breathing

Know how to conduct CPR

If casualty is not breathing, proceed with CPR until emergency services arrive.

If casualty is breathing but there is no pulse, begin chest compressions until emergency services arrive.

First Aid Kits and Emergency First Aid

Know where these kits are kept and make sure all staff know this information

Know where the nearest medical centre is

Keep a First Aid Chart where it is accessible to all staff at all times.

Keep staff qualified, and;

Keep a dossier on your staff/medical conditions/allergies where necessary

Know and display the National Poisons Centre Phone number.

Civil Defence –

Turn on the radio and listen for advice and information

Know the Civil Defence warning signal

Know where the nearest CD post and police station are located

Do not go sightseeing.

CIVIL DEFENCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT is there to help people in an emergency event. Your local District Council and the Police, Fire and Ambulance services may not be able to manage the situation on their own. The Civil Defence network is able to bring together extra resources to help these services cope.

An emergency could occur at any time in your district. One possible emergency includes:

  • Hazardouschemical spills (industrial/transport accident)

Click on the link above for more information.

Know the procedures for –

Earthquake

Tsumani

Flood

Volcanic Eruption

Pandemic

Emergency Response Equipment –

Fire Extinguishers

Hose Reel

Sprinkler Systems

Fire Blankets

Spill Kits

Follow this link to ERMA’s full PDF version -

Full version of the Emergency ManagementFlip Chart

Further advice –

Your Responsibilities and Plan Testing –

  • Ensure all staff know what their responsibilities are and conduct Plan Testing [Fire Drills and Emergency Evacuation Procedures] at least annually.

What should happen after the Emergency

  • Clean up
  • Write up the Incident Report as close to the time as possible and ensure that copies go to all authorities concerned.
  • Ensure that any staff who were injured report this to their own GP’s.
  • Note any staff who require counselling and ensure they receive it.
  • Replenish any stocks/equipment used or lost in the emergency as quickly as possible.