Workplace Emergency Planning: Your Best Defense Against Disaster
2/15/2010
The hardest thing to do is plan for the unexpected. Natural disasters like wildfires and flooding can cause physical and environmental damage, but chemical spills or workplace violence can result in bodily harm and trauma which takes a very personal toll at your company. Whether the disaster is manmade or natural, a well-thought-out emergency action plan can help you and your employees survive the most threatening of situations.
One doesn't need to go further than the daily headlines to read about tornadoes, hurricanes, toxic gas releases or riots that affect the workplace. What if you were in the direct path of the latest hurricane? Or a truck carrying hazardous waste overturned on the freeway near your company forcing an emergency evacuation? Or a disgruntled former employee decided to seek payback on his boss and coworkers?
A comprehensive emergency and evacuation plan is the first step in protecting yourself, your workers and your business when the unexpected happens. Because so few people are able to keep a cool head during a crisis, it is important to plan in advance, but many companies continue to place this important task on the back burner and hope to get to it another time. Or they have a plan that is old and untested. Join us November 9 as we walk you through the key steps in preparing an emergency and evacuation plan and how you can make sure it is followed in a time of danger.
Learning Objectives:- How to create an emergency and evacuation action plan that takes into consideration the worst case scenarios
- Which disasters require evacuation and for which scenarios it is best to shelter-in-place
- How to designate an authorized person to order an evacuation or shutdown and establish a general chain of command for your organization
- When to conduct drills and training of employees on emergency procedures and practices
- Who should notify police, firefighters or other appropriate emergency personnel
- How to account for employees after an evacuation and insure the safety of those employees that stayed behind to shut down operations that may have caused additional hazards
- What supplies to have on hand in case of an emergency to avoid additional injury and safeguard employees during an evacuation
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