Are You Prepared When Emergency Strikes?
Emergency planning aims to prevent emergencies from occurring, and failing that, should develop a good action plan to mitigate the results and effects of any emergencies. As time goes on, and more data becomes available, usually through the study of emergencies as they occur, a plan should evolve. The development of emergency plans is a cyclical process, common to many risk management disciplines, such as Business Continuity and Security Risk Management, as set out below:
- Recognition or identification of risks
- Ranking or evaluation of risks
- Responding to significant risks
- Tolerate
- Treat
- Transfer
- Terminate
- Resourcing controls
- Reaction Planning
- Reporting & monitoring risk performance
- Reviewing the Risk Management framework
The lack of an emergency plan could lead to severe losses such as multiple casualties and possible financial collapse of the organization.An attitude of “it can’t happen here” may be present. People may not be willing to take the time and effort to examine the problem. However, emergency planning is an important part of company operation.
Since emergencies will occur, preplanning is necessary to prevent possible disaster. An urgent need for rapid decisions, shortage of time, and lack of resources and trained personnel can lead to chaos during an emergency. Time and circumstances in an emergency mean that normal channels of authority and communication cannot be relied upon to function routinely. The stress of the situation can lead to poor judgement resulting in severe losses.
PCS’ customizable training program on “Emergency Planning” assist facilities in complying with these regulations and help them prepare for potential emergency situations. Topics covered include:
* Types of emergencies.
* The emergency plan.
* The “crisis management team”.
* Evacuation.
* Communications.
* The role of outside agencies
* Practice sessions and drills and more.
For more information on this program, contact or chat us now!
Also available – Emergency Planning Video!