Emergency and Disaster Readiness

Overview/Description
 An employee neglected to follow the rules while working on a chemical storage tank. Now there is a large chemical spill. Is your company prepared? An explosion has occurred in your plant and a fire has erupted. Do employees know the fire evacuation plan? This course, Emergency and Disaster Readiness, outlines the basic steps you can take to handle emergency situations such as these. Such emergencies may include natural disasters, fires, the release of toxic gases, chemical spills, fires, bomb threats, and trauma caused by workplace violence. This course is not intended to be an exhaustive review of emergency safety programs. Rather it is intended to give you guidelines for emergency planning. This course addresses in part Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation 29 CFR 1910.38, Emergency Action Plans. This SkillSoft Corporation training course has been reviewed by attorneys from the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, Professional Association, of Manchester, New Hampshire. The content of this training course is an accurate statement of federal law and attendant regulations as to the matters covered as of the date reviewed. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.

Target Audience
 Employees and employers in general industry

Expected Duration
4.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Planning for an Emergency

  • identify the benefits of knowing about emergency and disaster readiness.
  • identify the minimum requirements for an emergency action plan.
  • differentiate between duties that are the responsibility of the emergency response team and those that are not.
  • match methods for reporting emergencies with communication goals.
  • make recommendations for proper reporting and communication methods in a given situation.
  • sequence the actions to take during evacuation and assembly.
  • make recommendations for a more effective evacuation in a given scenario.
  • identify the minimum requirements for an emergency disaster readiness training program.

    • Responding to an Emergency

  • identify the benefits of understanding how to appropriately respond to an emergency.
  • match emergency response strategies with the type of natural disaster.
  • identify the hazards that make fire a deadly force.
  • recommend proper steps to take in the event of a fire in a given situation.
  • sequence the steps to take in the event of a hazardous chemical spill or release.
  • sequence the steps for responding to a bomb threat.
  • apply proper steps for responding to a bomb threat in a given situation.
  • recognize warning signs of escalating hostile and aggressive behavior.
  • classify and determine how to respond to violent behavior at work in a given situation.

    • Course Number: SFTY0141