Emergency Plans are a core legislative requirement under WHS legislation, but many are poorly done.

How often has your Emergency Plan been tested?  - Note there are legislative requirements

 

This workshop was developed to assist organisations to prepare, implement, test and update Emergency Plans. It will provide a legislative and practical knowledge of emergency management from an environmental, chemical and safety perspective.

 

Pollution Incident Response Management Plans (PIRMP) required under environmental laws overlaps with that covering the emergency planning.  If poorly organised this can lead to a confusing and perhaps contradictory cross linkages between documents.  A number of businesses have been fined as a result of poorly written documents which either do not comply with the laws or are not implemented correctly.

Workshop: A half-day workshop designed to help participants understand how to go about writing, testing and implementing Emergency Plans under the Workplace Health and Safety laws and Protection of the Environment Operations Act and Regulations covering:

• Overview of Emergency Planning
• Legislative requirements for emergency preparedness, plans and PIRMP preparations
• Emergency Planning under Work Health and Safety legislation
• Emergency Planning for hazardous chemicals, asbestos and other additional areas
  Fire and Rescue’s requirement for fire risk chemicals
• Requirements for Pollution Incident Response management Plans for sites holding Environment Protection Licenses
• Obligations for implementing and reporting to government agencies following an incident
• Managing multiple Emergency Planning and its documentation
• Developing effective Emergency Management Planning including:
  • Emergency management processes
  • Allocation of roles and responsibilities
  • Risks, risk assessments and their management
  • Chemical risk management
  • Pollution risk management under PIRMPs and for general environmental protection
  • Prevention and preparedness
  • Evacuations, safe routes and assembly areas
  • Testing and training in emergency and PIRMP requirements
  • Incident reporting analysis and updating
• Case study review and assessment
  

Dates: Wednesday 20 June 2018
Time:  8:20 am (Registrations) for 8:30 am to12.30 pm
Venue:  Doolyes Club, Church Street, Lidcombe
Cost:     $285 (ASBG Members) or $345 (Non Members)