Emergency Response Template
ACTIVITY NAME:
HOME BASE LOCATION:
Lat:
Lon:
Fieldwork Supervisor
KEY CONTACT NUMBERS ON TRIP
Name Contact No Alternative No
Fieldwork Leader on-site
(1) First Aider
(2) First Aider
School Emergency Contact
University Emergency Contact
COMMUNICATIONS ON TRIP
☐
Mobile Phone
☐
PLB no:
☐
First Aid Kit
Nearest Medical Centre:
Type: ☐
☐
Satellite Phone
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
Travel ☐
☐ EPIRB
Standard no:
☐ Remote Area
Type:
Type:
VEHICLES / VESSELS
Registration:
Registration:
Check-in with
DATE CHECK IN TIME
UHF Radio Channel :
CHECK IN TIMES
Every ____ Hours Itinerary Attached ☐ YES ☐ NO
EXPECTED LOCATION
1

Emergency Response Template
MEDICAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

Initial first aid to be administered.

Patient is to be made as comfortable as possible. Someone always stays with the injured person.

Decide whether the patient can walk to the recovery point agreed for that day, or whether help need be sought to carry the patient there.

If necessary, two persons should walk to the recovery point agreed for that day and raise the alarm. If necessary, use the satellite phone or mobile to call 000 for help.

Call the University security hotline in the event of any critical incident (02 93513333).
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT PROCEDURE

Inform School Emergency Contact that a system has developed, and provide daily communication for the duration of threat. Ensure that School Emergency Contact has a copy of the participant list and next of kin.

If safe to do so, evacuate all persons on the fieldtrip to a secure location.

Monitor the threat via the BOM website/radio. Assess the threat, and if the risk of serious incident seems possible the fieldtrip may need to be abandoned.

Inform all fieldtrip participants of the threat and provide regular communications to them at a minimum of every four (4) hours.

School Emergency Contact will inform Head of Department or equivalent of the situation and provide minimum of daily updates.
NO-CONTACT/MISSED CHECK-IN PROCEDURE

Alert other fieldworkers in the vicinity (they may be able to investigate without placing themselves at risk).
Enquire with accommodation if person has returned there.

Mobilise a vehicle to search wider area while Fieldwork leader continuously attempts to contact the missing person through normal communication channels for 3 hours (as well as checking for messages on phone message bank).

If after fter 3 hours person is still missing, contact their next of kin to check if contact has been made with them.

Contact station owner or ranger in search area to assist in search.
MISSING PERSON PROCEDURE

Advise local authorities / state emergency service of the situation and respond to their advice or instructions.
Once informed police will take charge of search.

If local authorities implement search and rescue, the Fieldwork Leader to liaise with emergency services and advise the School Emergency Contact.

The School Emergency Contact will alert the Head of School and USyd Security Service.

If missing person is found / contacted and a remote area emergency reported, the following procedure must be observed. Record :

Location and time of incident
 Nature of the incident

Number of casualties

Action undertaken by field crew
 What future action response required by field crew

Any additional information.

Once missing persons are located, contact RFDS and SES and notify that emergency is over.
2

Emergency Response Template
3