Emergency Response Planning
Overview
When an emergency happens, a tested plan saves lives and limits damage. This course covers how to plan for emergencies: identifying scenarios, setting up response organisation, writing emergency plans and procedures, coordinating with external services and running drills and exercises.
Who should attend
Emergency coordinators, HSE and security staff, facility managers, civil defence liaison officers and incident commanders.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, practical exercises, case studies, group discussions, role-plays where relevant, and a personal action plan that participants apply in their own work.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify credible emergency scenarios for a site or organisation
- Design an emergency response organisation and roles
- Write emergency plans and response procedures
- Coordinate with external emergency services
- Plan, run and evaluate drills and exercises
Course outline
Day 1Emergency Management Principles
- Emergencies, incidents and disasters
- The emergency management cycle
- Legal and standard requirements
- Lessons from past emergencies
- Roles of the organisation and authorities
- Review of your current arrangements
Day 2Scenarios and Resources
- Hazard and scenario analysis
- Worst credible cases
- Resource needs assessment
- Emergency equipment and facilities
- Mutual aid arrangements
- Exercise: scenario list
Day 3Response Organisation
- Incident command system
- Emergency roles and teams
- Emergency control centre
- Communication and alerting
- Evacuation, shelter and muster
- Workshop: design your structure
Day 4Plans and Procedures
- Emergency plan structure
- Scenario-specific procedures
- Action cards and checklists
- Information for responders
- Coordination with civil defence and medical services
- Exercise: write an action card
Day 5Drills and Exercises
- Types of exercises
- Planning an exercise
- Running and controlling the exercise
- Evaluation and debrief
- Updating plans
- Tabletop exercise and action plan
