EMERGENCY EVACUATION
CHECKLISTS - EVALUATION POTENTIAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES
1. Someone in your organization must be familiar with and evaluate:
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Types of Disasters/Emergencies that could occur for your facility.
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Those Disasters/Emergencies that could occur for your potential losses.
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How each Disaster/Emergencies could be controlled if one does occur?
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The potential for fatalities and injuries.
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The monetary loss of:
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An entire plant.
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One department or section of the plant.
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A critical piece of equipment or system.
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One or more workers.
2. Program for combating any emergency and plans for the response to each of the various emergencies.
3. Evacuation in the event of a Disaster. Municipality or state evacuation plans. Knowledge of plant
personnel’s participation in any Disaster.
4. Statutory requirements to prevent or that must be observed in the event of a Disaster/Emergency in your
facility.
5. Procedures that are published and displayed
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An injury to one or more persons.
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A fire, explosion, chemical spill, extreme weather, floods, civil strife and sabotage.
6. A list of available resources of personnel and equipment.
7. Training of supervisors, fire fighters, other medical personnel and workers to ensure familiarity with the
types and locations of emergency equipment in a plant. Ensure all have been trained and are familiar with
their means of operation. Supervisors and workers should have been designated to respond to specific
emergencies.
8. Plainly marked and well lighted emergency exits and routes. Evacuation passages and routes are
unobstructed.
9. Facilities to broadcast any alarm or calls assistance, either in facility or to nearby affiliated organizations.
Familiarity with the locations of each facility and location of the routes that might be used.
10. A readily available list of organizations, personnel, equipment and utility companies to help provide
assistance, with names and telephone numbers.
11. A list of fire extinguishers and their locations. A program for marking their sites and replacement, with
name and telephone number of person(s) designated to check on refill dates, maintain, and refill them.
12. Holding emergency drills and notifying the plant manager as to the results.
13. A published list of company personnel who will be in direct charge for:
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Combating any Emergency.
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Security and protection of workers and equipment involved.
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Safeguarding equipment and other assets remaining after a Disaster.
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Preparing a list of fatalities and extent of injuries.
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Transportation needs.
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Liaison with city, state, and federal officials, insurance companies, and news media.
PLANNING FOR DISASTER/EMERGENCIES
1. Has a Contingency Analysis been conducted to determine what Disaster/Emergencies might arise?
2. Have Disaster/Emergency plans and procedures been developed for potentially catastrophic events such
as:
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Fires
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Blasts and Explosions
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Chemical Leaks and Spills
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Extreme Weather
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Floods
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Civil Strife and Sabotage
3. Do these plans provide for procedures for extinguishing different types of fires which might occur in your
facility?
4. Do these plans have adequate evacuation and recovery procedures for each type of Disaster/Emergency?
5. Have responsibilities been assigned in the plan to specific personnel to direct operations to counter
emergencies? Are these people aware of their responsibility? Are personnel qualified to lead in the
necessary actions which might be required?
6. Are emergency crews qualified, designated, and on station.
7. Are different communications channels assigned to support emergency operations is the emergency phone
number widely known?
8. Are there plans to evacuate personnel from each work area?
9. Are evacuation routes and warning signal information posted in each work area? Are the evacuation routes
and exits marked?
10. Are emergency plans and procedures posted in prominent area?
11. Have PERSONNEL received training in emergency procedures:
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Workers
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Supervisory Personnel
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Emergency Response Teams
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First Aiders
12. Are there drills on simulated Disasters/Emergencies being conducted periodically for personnel?
13. Is there a procedure to ensure that all personnel have been alerted to the Emergency?
14. Do all doors open in the proper direction to facilitate egress of personnel in Disaster/Emergencies?
15. Can egress routes from work areas be followed by personnel in the dark?
16. Are warning systems installed (sirens, loudspeakers) are they tested periodically?
17. Is there Disaster/Emergency equipment readily available?
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Firefighting equipment
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Chemical spill containment
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First Aid equipment
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Testing equipment