Manage and maintain effective systems for responding to emergencies

Overview


This standard is about implementing systems and mechanisms to respond to emergencies. Emergencies can be actual or potential and could relate to fire, accidents, spills, breaches of security, damage to property, suspicious incidents or power outages. This standard can apply to any part of the waste management industry.
It includes the developing, implementing and reviewing emergency plans and procedures, organising practices and drills, arranging training, implementing incident and emergency reporting, communicating with others about procedures and incidents.
This standard is for waste managers in any type of waste management facility.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. identify potential emergency situations for all activities within your area of responsibility
  2. review emergency systems and procedures so that they will provide effective responses to emergencies that may arise
  3. devise and implement new emergency systems and procedures when there are none in existence
  4. establish and maintain preventative inspection and maintenance programmes for emergency equipment so that it is available and serviceable at all times
  5. introduce and establish mechanisms for communicating emergency plans and procedures to people concerned in ways that suit the types of information being given
  6. arrange for practices and drills to be carried out within normal work operations 
  7. record practices and drills in accordance with legislative and organisational requirements
  8. obtain feedback from all people participating in practices of emergency drills at appropriate times
  9. use feedback to improve procedures and practices for emergency situations
  10. carry out reviews of established emergency procedures, and the equipment and resources they require 
  11. arrange for any deficiencies identified through reviews, practices, and drills to be addressed in accordance with legislative and organisational requirements
  12. carry out training programmes to meet reporting requirements for incidents and accidents
  13. maintain a record of training in accident and emergency procedures for all staff employed 
  14. implement incident and accident reporting procedures for all activities in the work place
  15. evaluate incident and accident reports at appropriate times 
  16. make improvements to emergency plans and procedures to reduce or eliminate risks from identified hazards 
  17. advise colleagues and managers about accidents, incidents, interruptions to work or any situations that require their attention

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. types of emergency that may arise on site
  2. relevant health, safety and environmental legislation 
  3. organisational procedures for responding to emergencies
  4. planning and resource requirements for responding to fire, accidents, spills, breaches of security, damage to property, suspicious incidents, power outages 
  5. types of recorded data used to review systems for responding to emergencies
  6. deficiencies that may be identified during review and methods of resolving them
  7. designated people for emergencies and how and when to contact them
  8. why it is important for all personnel to receive training on how to respond to emergencies
  9. how to arrange training 
  10. record keeping requirements in relation to training undertaken
  11. why it is important to have effective systems for responding to emergencies
  12. record keeping requirements for incidents, accidents and other emergencies
  13. organisational procedures and legal requirements relating to practices and drills
  14. how to evaluate the effectiveness of plans and procedures
  15. how to collect and analyse information from people and other relevant data