To understand Emergency Response Planning it is best to start with the origins of the legislation. Legislation has developed over the years to protect people, property and environment (PPE) in and around the workplace. In order to hold companies responsible, it was determined that companies must act with considerations by complying to “Due diligence” in regards to PPE.

IN this case the essence of “Due Diligence” was determined to be a Emergency Response Contingency Plan that addressed specific risks that have been identified with that business at that location, Training of personnel in relation to identified risks and the presence of specific equipment to deal with any risks that were identified.

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In order to deal with preparing the Emergency Response Contingency Plan Document we should complete some initial preparatory tasks.

1. We will be doing a Risk Assessment Interview concerning this site. Too best prepare for this, it is prudent to go through your facility and remove Hazardous items that are out of date, redundant , improperly labeled , or do not have a current use on this site. By doing this you will immediately reduce and mitigate a potential risk. If you contact your local waste company they will be glad to send people to your location to analyze and ten remove these hazardous materials.

2. It is best to reduce the amount of inventory of Hazardous Materials ( Oils , Chemicals , Poisons etc) and initiate a just in time inventory ordering system. This again will reduce your risks significantly.

3. The final pre-Risk Interview item should be to consider contracting out hazardous activities such as maintaining rat poison traps on site, use of pesticides, etc. The expenditure can be less than the risk.

We will present the Risk Assessment Interview with the consideration that any risk to a person’s life is paramount in presenting a response.

We will be considering the 16 most common risks that are prevalent at most sites and we will be encouraging you to add to this list as your physical site or circumstance will dictate.The strategies to manage risk include transferring the risk to another party, avoiding the risk, reducing the negative effect of the risk, and accepting some or all of the consequences of a particular risk.

The interview will cover the following Risks:

• Fire and Explosion Fuel and Oil Spills
• Hazardous Materials Spill Gas Leaks
• Chemical Spills Floods/ High Water
• Bomb Threats Work Place Violence
• Earthquakes Extreme Winds
• Medical Emergencies Evacuations
• Snow Storms/ Blizzards Disease & Epidemics
• Power Outages Terrorism
• Business Continuity
  

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