Workplace Safety
Owners, managers and employees of all businesses, whether large or small, need to be prepared and capable of managing emergencies.
Incidents can occur at any time, affecting staff, business, or even the surrounding community, with potentially devastating results.
With proper planning, the risks of such incidents can be considerably reduced and the outcomes more effectively controlled.
Each facility has its own character; elements such as design, construction, classification and occupancy.
Your emergency management plan must be specifically designed to meet the requirements of your facility.
At the planning stage there are many processes that should be followed, including:
- Establishing an effective method of identifying and communicating an emergency situation to both people inside and outside the facility
- Assessing the possible threats using the risk management process
- Studying the facility's design and installations to register safety assets and hazards
- Selecting key people for emergency control positions.
Your emergency management plan should list the hazards, set out instructions for dealing with various kinds of emergencies, and include information on fire fighting equipment, facility services and general safety features.
Things that should be included in your plans are:
- Emergency planning committee - its role and responsibilities
- Emergency control organisation
- Telephone contact numbers - emergency services, other services and staff
- Evacuation diagrams and assembly areas
- Evacuation procedures
- Staff training
For further information please contact the Dangerous Goods Department on 1300 668 006 or wem@mfb.vic.gov.au