Emergency Measures Planning

Fire Safety Evacuation Plans, Bomb Threat Procedures, Crisis Management, and establishment and continuous maintenance of an Emergency Control Centre (ECC), are basic elements to an effective Emergency Measures Plan.

• I. Employee Safety and Public - Protection
• II. Employee; Media; and Public - Information
• III. Essential Services (Mission Critical): defined / assessed / prioritized for restoration / return-to-business plans developed (Disaster Recovery Plan-DRP).
• IV. Continuity of Business - Plans Developed (Business Continuity Plan-BCP)
• V. Essential Utilities and Special Services - Protected
• VI. Have established; provisioned and tested; an effective Emergency Control Centre, for dealing with Crisies.
• VII. Interface with First Responders (Fire - Police - Ambulance Services), must be addressed, ensuring Command and Control (Emergency Management) processes are clearly defined and tested well in advance of their requirement.

• A. Purpose & Scope
  Overview
  Planning Assumptions
  
  

  B. Responsibilities:

  Chain of Command

  Emergency Control Centre Activation Procedures

  Emergency Response Team responsibilities

  Employee Safety Policy

  Company Asset(s) Protection Policy
  
  

  C. Emergency Procedures:

  Building Evacuation

  Fire

  Bomb Threat(s)

  Hazardous Materials

  Earthquake(s) (if required)

  Riot(s)

  Etc.
  
  

  D. Maps:

  Building

  Floor(s) one for each floor

  - Exit routes (main route + alternate route clearly marked)

  Fire System

  Gas System

  Electrical System

  Back-up Power System

  Etc.
  
  

With good Plans in place, frequently tested, and well audited, there is every likelihood that this company will respond to Emergencies / Crisies...