2. Thank you for taking the time to complete this important training.
Emergency Response
Course Overview
This course provides an understanding on how to respond to various emergencies situations. Understanding what could happen and having a plan to react in an emergency will help keep you and your co-workers safe during an emergency.
This Emergency Response course is designed to prepare our employees to respond to an emergency, as well as protect assets and property.
Target Audience
This course is an annual training for Rockwell Automation employees.
Duration
The typical duration for this course is 20 minutes.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this important training.
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3. Emergency Response Learning Objectives
After completing the Emergency Response Training, employees will be
expected to:
Report an emergency at your facility
Be prepared for internal and external evacuations
Understand the emergency notification systems in use
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4. Emergency Response Recognizing Emergencies
Emergencies are either man-made or caused by a natural disaster.
Any emergency in the workplace is an unforeseen situation that disrupts the
day to day operations. It is very important to anticipate such a scenario
before it actually takes place.
Below are different types of emergencies:
Medical
Fire, Explosion
Chemical Spill
Bomb threat, hostage incident, rioting
Power outage, gas leak
Natural disasters (earthquakes, tornado, severe weather)
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5. Emergency Response Reporting an Emergency
It is important to report the emergency immediately, if you are involved or witness an emergency.
If you are in immediate danger, leave the area and then report the emergency.
If you are reporting an emergency via phone, please stay on the line until you are told to hang up.
If time is of the essence, use fire pull boxes.
Note:
Most Rockwell Automation locations have an internal notification process. Site specific information for many locations will be included at the end of this training.
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6. Emergency Response Emergency Escape Routes
Ask these questions to yourself: “How would I escape from my workplace in an emergency?” “Do I know where all the exits are in case my first choice is blocked?” Knowing the answers to these questions assists in keeping you safe during an emergency.
Note:
For some emergencies, such as a fire, an external evacuation is required.
For other emergencies, such as a tornado, an internal evacuation is best.
You should know your evacuation routes and meeting place for both types of emergencies.
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7. Emergency Response Internal Evacuations
When an internal evacuation, such as a tornado warning is issued:
Do not leave the building:
If you are outside or in your car when the warning is issued, seek the best available shelter. Get inside if you have time.
If you are inside the building, take shelter immediately in the severe weather shelter areas (restrooms, enclosed stairwells, and other windowless interior spaces).
Do not use the elevators during a tornado warning.
Always remain calm, and be prepared to shield yourself by crouching down and covering your head, once you reach the shelter area.
If a shelter area is too crowded, move to a lower level for shelter. To reach a lower level, use the stairwells, not the elevators.
Note:
Remain calm and encourage others to keep quiet so that the Safety and Security and/or Emergency Personnel can provide further instructions. Wait for the “all-clear” announcement to re-enter the work area.
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8. Emergency Response External Emergency Escape Routes
A well-thought-out emergency plan plays a crucial role when an emergency arises. Evacuation routes will be
posted in your work area. Please make yourself familiar with them.
You must know your route to get out of the building - be familiar with both a primary route and a secondary route.
You must know your assembly point location.
You must know the locations of fire fighting equipment, if you are trained to use fire fighting equipment.
You Are Here
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9. Emergency Response Exits
Effective communication of safety messages is essential. Exits are clearly
marked in Rockwell Automation facilities.
Look for exit signs located throughout your primary facility or any other locations which you work.
The direction of travel will typically be marked if it is not immediately apparent.
Doors that could be mistaken for an exit are marked "Not An Exit".
Exit doors are unlocked to the path of exit, and unblocked at all times.
Note:
If you see a problem with an emergency exit, please report it immediately to your supervisor or your location’s EHS coordinator.
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10. Emergency Response Special Emergency Evacuation Actions
You may also want to consider the following:
Employees with special needs
(for example, use of a wheelchair) should be assigned someone to assist him or her during an evacuation, if necessary. Please contact your location’s EHS Coordinator for additional information.
If you see any employee in your area who might need help exiting, please consider offering assistance.
If you are responsible for a visitor, please make sure he or she evacuates safely with you, and is accounted for, during the headcount.
If you are assigned other emergency response responsibilities, please follow those instructions.
In this case, additional training is required.
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11. Emergency Response
Be accounted for during External and Internal Evacuations
Knowing what to do during an emergency is very important.
Let us now understand the basics:
Failure to report could result in the Emergency Personnel searching for you if they do not know your whereabouts.
Evacuate in an orderly manner, and do not panic.
Employees must wait until an “all clear” signal is given by an Emergency Marshall before re-entering the facility.
During an emergency, do not leave the area for lunch, off-site meeting or other activity.
Watch for non-employees trying to enter the building after an evacuation or fire alarm, criminals can breach the security by “tailgating.”
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12. Emergency Response
Getting help during a Medical Emergency – Injury or other Health Problem
Immediately, seek help or have someone else call for emergency response while you stay with the victim.
Assist the injured or ill person, if trained to do so.
Follow all blood borne pathogen universal precautions. Assume that the victim has a blood borne pathogen and protect yourself.
Do not move the injured person unless the situation requires it (for example, the possibility of an explosion or fire).
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13. Emergency Response Fire Emergency
Fire safety becomes everyone's responsibility at a work location. In the event of a fire: 1
Call for help 2
Refer to the emergency numbers identified on stickers applied to the phones (available at most Rockwell Automation locations) 3
Use the nearest safe stairs and proceed to the exit. Do not use the elevator
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14. Emergency Response Fire Suppression Equipment
Fire extinguishers are often mounted on the wall and clearly visible.
Improper use of a fire extinguisher could actually spread the fire.
Note:
This on-line training does NOT qualify you to use a fire extinguisher.
Please talk with your supervisor if you are interested in becoming authorized to use a fire extinguisher.
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15. Emergency Response Bomb Threats Treat all bomb threats as real.
If you receive a bomb threat:
Note as much information about the call as possible, for example: male or female, young or old, accent or no accent, quiet background or noisy.
Ask questions such as:
“Where is the bomb?”
“When is it set to go off?”
Do not hang up the phone, even if the caller hangs up.
If you have Caller ID, write down any number shown in the display.
Try to get someone to call your facility’s emergency contact number immediately, otherwise you should notify your facility’s emergency contact number using a different phone, if possible.
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16. Emergency Response Suspicious Package
If the threat is in the form of a mailed package, do not tamper with it.
Set it down gently and call your facility's emergency contact number immediately.
If your facility does not have an emergency contact number, please contact your Security Coordinator or Facility Management.
Note:
In the event of an evacuation because of a bomb threat, take your personal belongings (such as lunch boxes, brief cases and purses) with you so that these items will not be viewed as suspicious items, and will allow for a faster “sweep” of the building.
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17. Emergency Response Access to Medical Records
In many countries, including the U.S., employers have the responsibility to maintain and provide access to occupational medical and exposure records. At Rockwell Automation, you have a right to access these records.
Occupational medical records are work-related documentation concerning the health status of an employee, including the results of medical examinations and laboratory tests for the purpose of establishing a base-line or detecting occupational illness. For example, industrial hygiene monitoring and hearing tests.
Note:
Occupational medicine and recordkeeping requirements vary, depending on local regulations. For questions regarding occupational medical records, please contact your location’s EHS Coordinator.
For more information regarding Medical Services at Rockwell Automation, please refer to RA procedure
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18. Emergency Response Knowledge Check
Next you will take a short quiz to check your knowledge on what you learned in this course.
The quiz consists of 6 questions.
You need to answer each question correctly before moving to the next.
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