condition which unexpected condition requires the requiring specific action administration of plans to normalize (i.e. life-saving fire, explosion, leak of measures products or gas, loss of containment or threats WORKPLACE EMERGENCY • It is an unforeseen • This can pose actual or situation that threatens potential hazard to life, employees, customers, or environment, facility, the public; disrupts or production, and company’s shut down company’s image. operations; or causes • Emergencies may be physical or environmental natural or man made damage. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
• It is an action plan to • Well developed emergency
organize and employ plans and proper employee actions during training will result in fewer workplace injuries and less structural emergencies. damage to the facility during EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
PROCESS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Preparedness Phase
• Consists of activities carry out in advance before an
emergency strike, to improve responses to the emergency. (E.g. hazard or risk analyses, trainings, drills and exercises, emergency plans and procedures, emergency communications, joint cooperation consensus, warning systems procedures and response planning)
redness Phase Response Phase
• Consists of immediate response to emergency by the ERT
• It is aim at containing the disaster so as to minimize loss of life and destruction to property • Includes measures such as o Notification o Implementation of emergency plans o Activation of emergency operation centers o Mobilization of resources o Issuance of warnings and direction o Provisions of medical and social services assistance o Announcement of emergencies or disasters by the management Recovery Phase
• It refers to those measures undertaken following a disaster that
will return all systems to normal levels of service.
• Includes measure such as:
o Physical restoration and reconstruction; o Cleaning up contaminated areas; o Eliminating and/or reducing any known hazards o Restoring businesses Mitigation Phase
• It is the continuous ongoing endeavor to avert or reduce the
impact that a hazardous materials incident will have on people, property, and the environment
• Examples of mitigation activities would include the following:
o Hazard Identification o Risk Analysis o Evaluation o Research o Education