Your%20Emergency%20plan

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Your Emergency plan
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Outline

• General Principles Introduction
• General Principles
• Types of Emergencies
• Emergency Management Considerations
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Insurance / Risk Management

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General Principles introduction

• Goal
• Provide a step-by-step discussion on your
  emergency management program.
• Creation
• Maintenance
• Execution
• Evaluation
• Didactic - Interactive - Informative

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The Three Os of an Emergency

• O
• OH S!
• OH MY GOD!

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General Principles introduction

• Background
• Augusta Company spills sulfur trioxide.
• Bad press, regulatory attention, public
  relations.
• Amoco faces scrutiny over new school.
• Emergency plans helped reduce concern .
• Tyson Foods
• Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
• Other Examples
• Ford Boiler Explosion, Hurricane Andrew

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General Principles introduction

• So What???
• Emergencies take their toll on business in lives,
  well-being, and dollars.
• Prevention is the best medicine, butPreparedness
  is the key to survival.
• Other Terms
• Emergency management
• Emergency response
• Emergency preparedness
• Emergency planning
• Contingency planning

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General Principles introduction

• The end result is the same
• - Limit injuries and damage.
• - Limit civil/criminal liability.
• - Regulatory compliance / avoid fines .38(a) 5a1.
• Return more quickly to normal operations.
• Protect employees, community, and environment.
• Enhances company image.
• So, lets get into it

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General Principles

• What is an Emergency
• Any unplanned event that can cause deaths, or
  significant injuries to
• Employees, customers, or the public.
• Or, that can
• Shut down your business.
• Disrupt your operations.
• Cause physical or environmental damage.
• Threaten the facilitys financial standing.
• Threaten the facilitys public image.

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General Principles

• Numerous Events Can Be Emergencies
• Fire, Explosion
• Hazardous Materials Incident
• Hurricane, Tornado, Flood, Earthquake, Snow
• Civil Disturbance
• Avoid the term Disaster.

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General Principles

• What is Emergency Management
• The PROCESS of preparing for, mitigating,
  responding to, and recovering from one of these
  events.
• It is a DYNAMIC process, that MUST include
• Planning
• Training
• Conducting drills
• Testing equipment
• Coordinating activities

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General Principles

• The Five Main Steps
• Establish a planning team
• Analyze capabilities and hazards
• Develop the plan
• Implement the plan
• Go to Step 2

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General Principles - Establish a Planning Team

• Forming The Team
• Involve all functional areas
• Support Services
• Management and Personnel
• Emergency Response
• Communications
• Community

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general principles - Establish a Planning Team

• Establish Authority, Schedule, Budget.
• Commission the team.
• Where the managers rank.
• Issue a mission statement.
• Establish schedules, deadlines and priorities.
• Determine the budget (needed vs. approved).

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General Principles - Analyze Capability/Hazards

• Gather info about current capabilities.
• Review internal plans and policies.
• Meet with outside groups.
• Identify codes and regulations.
• Identify critical products, services and
  operations.
• Identify internal resources.
• Identify external resources.
• Conduct a Vulnerability Analysis.
• Well address this in detail later.

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General Principles - Develop The Plan

• The Plan should include
• Executive Summary
• Emergency Management Elements
• Emergency Response Procedures
• Support Documents
• Emergency Management Elements are
• Command, control and communications.
• Life safety and property protection.
• Administration and logistics.
• Recovery and restoration.
• Community outreach.

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General Principles - Develop The Plan

• The development process should include
• Prioritizing
• Writing
• Training
• Outside coordination
• Corporate communication
• Review/revision
• Approval
• Distribution

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General Principles - Implementation

• Integrate plan into Company Operations
• It should become part of the company culture.
• Senior Management support.
• Incorporated into personnel/financial process.
• How is the plan distributed/communicated?
• Are all levels of the organization involved?
• Do personnel know what they should do?

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General Principles - Implementation

• Conduct Training
• Orientation and education sessions.
• Tabletop exercises.
• Walk-through drill.
• Functional drills.
• Evacuation drill.
• Full scale exercise.

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General Principles

• Does Anyone Remember the Last Step?
• Go to Step 2