1. SITE EMERGENCY RESPONSE All sites are different. Different chemicals. Different configurations. Advance planning and training is necessary to protect worker and community health.

2. PLANNING When emergencies occur, decisive action is required. A Contingency Plan is required. It should include: –Personnel. –Site. –Medical. –Equipment.

3. PLANNING, continued... Medical and First Aid. Equipment. Emergency Procedures. Documentation. Reporting.

4. PERSONNEL ONSITE PERSONNEL Roles. Responsibilities. Names of Leaders. Teams.

5. PERSONNEL OFFSITE PERSONNEL. Response Contractors. Fire and Emergency.

6. TRAINING All Employees. Visitors and Contractors. Hazard Recognition. SOPs. Evacuation Routes and Refuges. Person or station to report to.

7. TRAINING,continued….. FOR IN-PLANT RESPONDERS. Emergency chain of command. Communication methods and signals. How to call for help. Emergency equipment and its uses. Removing injured personnel. Offsite support and how to use it.

8. TRAINING, continued…... OFFSITE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. Site Specific Hazards. Appropriate Response Techniques. Site Emergency Procedures. Decontamination Procedures.

9. EMERGENCY RECOGNITION AND PREVENTION Personnel alert for potentially hazardous situations. Signs and symptoms in themselves and others that warn of hazardous conditions over exposure.

10. COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATE. Location of injured persons. Evacuation Routes. Reach Outside Services. Public. All Practiced.

11. SITE MAPPING A graphic of locations and types of hazards. Site terrain-buildings, barriers, waterways. Evacuation Routes. Offsite populations and environments at risk.

12. DECONTAMINATION Decontaminating the victims. Protecting Medical Personnel. Disposing of contaminated protective equipment.

13. EQUIPMENT Necessary to treat victims. Protect Personnel. Mitigate Hazardous Conditions. All equipment must be available, in working condition and unobstructed.

14. FOLLOW-UP & DOCUMENTATION Notify Outside Agencies. After emergency, team members meet and conduct critique of actions. Restock equipment and supplies. Replace or repair any damaged equipment. Review contingency plan for changes.