Emergency Situations

Policies and procedures we need to know when dealing with Emergency Situations include:

• Duty of Care

• Reporting Incidents

• Debrief procedures

• All of the Above

Should be followed after an injury, accident or loss. Employees should be supported and given an opportunity for debriefing - voluntarily.

• Briefing

• De-Brief

• Social Media Post

• All of the Above

Certain industries have different ways of dealing with emergencies, depending on the nature of the organisation.

• True

• False

• Not Sure

Employees need to recognise emergency and potential emergency situations before responding the most productive way. Possible emergency situations include:

• Fire

• Lost party or party member

• Activity-specific injuries or accidents

• All of the Above

Sometimes, when responding to an emergency, you will need to access emergency equipment to adequately respond to the situation. Common equipment includes:

• Fire extinguishers

• First Aid Kit

• Thermal Blankets and Sheets

• All of the Above

Two key considerations when dealing with an emergency situation that an employee must manage effectively include communication systems and appropriate personnel.

• True

• False

Communication systems include:

• Hand signals

• Emergency Warning and Alarms

• Whistles and Flares

• All of the Above

External personnel include:

• POLICE (INCL. SEARCH & RESCUE - SAR)

• AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER COASTGUARD

• STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE (SES)

• FIRE BRIGADE

Internal personnel include:

• WHS REPRESENTATIVE

• SUPERVISORS

• FIRE WARDENS

• COLLEAGUES

Group control, removal and monitoring involves:

• ASKING THE GROUP TO LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER

• DO A HEAD COUNT

• SPEAK ASSERTIVELY

• REMAIN CALM