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Preparing for
Workplace Emergencies
Richard Mendelson
Area Director
Manhattan Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
SENY PDC – April 2006
Planning for emergencies
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Conduct a comprehensive assessment
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Consider accidents, fires, medical
emergencies, chemicals, severe weather,
transportation, utilities, deliberate acts
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Most likely scenarios
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Worst-case scenarios
Minimum elements of an
Emergency Action Plan
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Preferred method of reporting
Evacuation policy & procedure
Emergency escape procedures and route
assignments
List of contacts with telephone numbers
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Inside & outside facility
Procedures for employees that remain for:
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Shutdown of critical operations
Fire suppression
Other EAP elements
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Rescue duties & medical care
Assembly area & employee accountability
Coordinator
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Size-up emergency
Oversee operations
Coordinate with emergency responders
Direct orderly shutdown of operations
Employee training
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Roles & responsibilities
Threats, hazards, and protective actions
Notification, warning, and communication
Proper response
Train employees:
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Initially
New hires
Changes to process, facility, or plan
Important considerations
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Evacuation routes
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Muster point
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Alternatives
Alternatives
Accountability
Handicapped individuals
Visitors and contractors
Coordination with other tenants
Practice drills
Contingency plans
Continuity of operations (COOP)
 Who’s in charge?
 Employee rosters (current? available offsite?)
 Staff morale
 Temporary space
 Resumption of operations (critical, other)
 Telecommunication & information technology
 Administrative functions & files
 Permanent relocation
Continuum of response
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Host site employees
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Emergency Action Plan
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Evacuation / Shelter-in-Place
Public safety responders
Skilled support personnel
Continuity of operations
National Incident Management System &
National Response Plan
NIMS
• Aligns command, control,
organization structure, terminology,
communication protocols, &
resources/resource-typing
• Used for all events
Resources
Incident
Local
Response
State
Response
or Support
Federal
Response or Support
Knowledge
Abilities
NRP
• Integrates & applies Federal
resources, knowledge, &
abilities before, during, & after an
incident
• Activated only for
Incidents of National Significance
NRP Structure
BASE PLAN
ESF #5 – Emergency
Management
JFO, PFO, IIMG,
HSOC
ESF #15 – Emergency
Public Info
ESF #10 – Hazardous
Materials
ESF #4 - Firefighting
ESF # 9 – Urban Search
and Rescue
ESF #3 – Public Works
and Engineering
ESF #14 –
Community Recovery,
Mitigation, and Economic
Stabilization
ESF #8 – Public Health
& Medical Services
ESF #2 –
Telecommunications
ESF #7 –Resource
Support
ESF #1 - Transportation
ESF #6 – Mass Care,
Housing and Human
Services
Emergency
Support Function
Annexes
ESF #13 –Public Safety
and Security
ESF #12 - Energy
ESF #11 –Agriculture
and Natural Resources
Insular Affairs
Logistics
Cyber Response
Science and Technology
Private Sector
Coordination
Financial Management
Worker Safety and
Health
Terrorism Response
Biological Response
Volunteer Coordination
International
Coordination
Public Affairs
Nuclear/Radiological
Response
Hazardous Materials
Response
Catastrophic Incident
Response
Tribal Relations
Support
Annexes
Incident
Annexes
NRP Changes and
Updates
Acronyms and
Abbreviations
Terms and Definitions
Appendices
Safety for responders
“Responders” includes more than formal
emergency services
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Skilled support personnel, contractors, utilities, public
works, transportation
Safety for responders
Incident management
 Preplanning
 Training
 Incident Command System (ICS) implementation
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Unified command
Incident Safety Officer
Risk management
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Realistic estimate of risk vs. benefit
Hierarchy of controls
Safety for responders
Incident management, cont’d
 Personnel accountability, span of control
 Identification of hazards and implementation of
controls
 Establish perimeter, operational zones, access
control
 Management of mutual-aid and volunteers
Safety for responders
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Safety & health represented in planning cycle
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Incident Action Plan (IAP) should include safety
components
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Medical, rehabilitation, evacuation, accountability
Safety & health concerns may be inadvertently
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Competing priorities, limited experience with certain
hazards
OSHA activities
Focus on risk management
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WTC critique
OSHA – FEMA Summit
First Receivers document
Disaster Site Worker training (#5600 & #7600)
Internal preparedness
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Planning, training, equipment
Drills and exercises
Specialty Response Teams
Applicable standards
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Revised Exit Routes standards
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29 CFR 1910 Subpart E (November 2002)
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Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response
(HAZWOPER)
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Recognizes Life Safety Code (NFPA 101-2000)
CPL 02-01-037 – Compliance Policy for Emergency Action
Plans and Fire Prevention Plans (July 2002)
29 CFR 1910.120
Portable Fire Extinguishers
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29 CFR 1910.157
References
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E-tools
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Evacuation plans & procedures
ICS / UC
Anthrax
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Fire Safety Expert Advisor
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http:/www.osha.gov/