When something serious happens.
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
Fire Serious injury Chemical release Structural failure Power failure affecting safety Violence or intrusion Evacuation for external reasons
WHAT A PLAN SHOULD ESTABLISH
What each person does How the alarm is raised How people evacuate Where they assemble How they are accounted for Who contacts emergency services Who takes charge
WHY ACCOUNTING FOR PEOPLE MATTERS
It determines whether anyone re-enters to search.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
A list of who is on site, kept current.
WHY CURRENT
Contractors and visitors are routinely omitted.
WHAT FIRST AID REQUIRES
Trained people, in sufficient number Equipment, accessible and stocked A place to treat someone Arrangements for getting to medical care
WHY GETTING TO CARE DESERVES PLANNING
Response times vary, and the plan must reflect local reality.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
How an injured person actually reaches medical attention.
WHAT TO PROVIDE
Contact details, displayed.
WHAT TO PRACTISE
Evacuation, at least.
WHY
Plans not practised fail.
WHAT DRILLS REVEAL
Blocked routes Alarms not heard People who do not know what to do Assembly arrangements that do not work
WHAT TO DO AFTERWARDS
Record what happened and fix what failed.
WHAT TO REVIEW
The plan, after any change to the workplace.
