ehs professional webinar - emergency planning and safety
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Emergency Planning and SafetyEmergency Planning and Safety
Presented by EHS Professionals
For Members by Members
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EHS Professional WebinarEHS Professional Webinar
Tamara Parris Owner EHS Professional Group
Fred N. Rubel, M.S., QEPManager, Special Projects and PrincipalEnvironmental Consulting, Inc
Our EHS Professional member Fred Rubel has more than 40 years of experience in the field of environmental protection and occupational safety.
He participated in the development and implementation of the Federalprograms under the National Contingency Plan for responding to environmental episodes.
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• Length of Webinar is 60 minutes duration• Questions can be placed in the “Question”
Area on the panel– Will try and answer all questions while on air, – Unanswered will be posted on EHS Professional
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Communication with ModeratorCommunication with Moderator
Webinar will be recorded and available to everyone at EHS
If you need to communicate out of the Webinar area Tamara can be reached through:
Email [email protected]
Skype: tamara.parris.ehsq6
Emergency Planning and SafetyEmergency Planning and SafetyJune 17, 2015
Presented by Fred N. Rubel, M.S., QEP
For EHS Members by EHS Members
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IntroductionIntroduction
• A basic overview of planning for safe outcomes during emergencies.
• Much more information out there!
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Emergency ManagementEmergency Management
Consider NFPA 1600 “Standard on Disaster/ Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.”
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IntroductionIntroduction
• Day-to-day activities are usually enough to occupy all available time.
• Time taken away from operations can be hard to come by, have consequences.
• Operations having difficulty - less likely to plan, but also have less financial margin to sustain consequences of a poorly managed emergency.
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IntroductionIntroduction
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But, only when time is allotted to prevent and plan for what to do in an emergency, will emergency planning be accomplished.
Revised Presentation Title?Revised Presentation Title?
“A Professional Waste of Time”(**To be Explained**)
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Overview of Emergency PlanningOverview of Emergency Planning
Why Do Emergency Planning?• Required by Regulation
– Hazardous Waste (40 CFR §265.52)– Bulk Storage of Oil (40 CFR §112) or Chemicals – OSHA Process Safety/EPA Risk Management
(29 CFR §1910.119; 40 CFR §68)– Plus Others
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Overview of Emergency PlanningOverview of Emergency Planning
Why Do Emergency Planning? • Best Management Practice (we need to
know what to do in an emergency) • As an ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 Element• CRAP HAPPENS!
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Emergency Planning Emergency Planning – Where to – Where to Start?Start?
Prioritize the Risks to be Addressed • Assess risk of types of emergencies.• A government organization’s emergency
planning differs from a small company’s, or a retail space in a larger building.
• At home, or at a hotel, or at a meeting room: Consider planning for some emergencies.
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Mandatory/Best Practices ElementsMandatory/Best Practices Elements
• Check the regulation!• Have a Written Plan• Set roles, functions for various emergencies• Top management endorsement• Convey to all levels of managers and
employees (training)
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Why Drills/Exercises?Why Drills/Exercises?
• Practice Proper Procedures• Identify Shortcomings• Improve Communication• Improve Response Coordinator
Effectiveness in an Emergency • Jurisdiction/country in which facility is
located - - applicable regulatory requirements.
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Emergency ManagementEmergency Management
• Regional Federal Agency Coordination• Federal & Sate Coordination• Designates the Federal “On-Scene
Coordinator” (U.S. Coast Guard & EPA) to lead the effort (by geographic location).
• Initially, primary onus is with the responsible party to respond properly.
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Emergency ManagementEmergency Management
• Local Emergency Planning Committees (“LEPC’s”) - responsible for oil/chemical emergency readiness.
• Emergency Management Agency representative coordinates actual responses.
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Emergency ManagementEmergency Management
Local, state, and Federal emergency responders are encouraged to use the Incident Command System (“ICS”):
https://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system
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Emergency ManagementEmergency Management
Typical Response Coordinators ErrorsErrors:• Failing to set up a response organization at
the outset of an incident.• Failing to delegate areas of responsibility
to others.• Failing to have a log/recording events (for
corporate, insurance, regulatory, or litigation reasons).
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Emergency ManagementEmergency Management
Designate and train “Response Coordinators” to manage any emergency incidents (all shifts, all days of the year).
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Emergency ExercisesEmergency Exercises
• Best way to have an effective emergency plan that assures safety . . .
• Practice – Emergency Exercises/Drills
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
Limitations/Opportunities• If practical, have participants play a role:
– Plant Manager– Fire Chief– Local Mayor– Reporter– Outside Contractor, etc.
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
Types of Exercises/Drills• Tabletop Exercise• Modest Roll-Out• Full Roll-Out
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
Types of Exercises/Drills• Tabletop Exercise• Modest Roll-Out• Full Roll-OutFor each: Develop a scenario of events, roles, and
the imaginary sequence of events as conveyed in information from Referees. Referees evaluate actions taken . . .
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
Types of Exercises/Drills• Tabletop Exercise
– Participants interact within the confines of one (or more) rooms
– Response equipment generally not “rolled out”
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
Types of Exercises/Drills• Modest Roll Out
– Participants interact employing internal physical equipment
– Players move to different locations
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
Types of Exercises/Drills• Full Roll Out
– Participants interact employing internal and external physical equipment
– Outside organizations “play”
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
• What will drill will test for?– Ability to use Incident Command System– Communication capabilities adequate
for an emergency– Accuracy of communications during an
emergency– When occupants should be evacuated
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Tips for Emergency ExercisesTips for Emergency Exercises
• What will drill will test for?– When to conduct response internally, or
outside specialists?– Adequate amount of PPE– Adequate type of PPE– Employee ability to use PPE– Have a post-exercise critique involving
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Change Title of This Webinar?Change Title of This Webinar?
Why should this presentation be re-titled?“A Professional Waste of Time”?
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““A Professional Waste of Time”A Professional Waste of Time”
You wasted your time if you fail to act: Assess emergencies to be prepared for Develop list of who to notify Verify that first aid supplies in
place/adequate Know/have first aid options Conduct periodic emergency evacuation
drills, and evaluate results
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““A Professional Waste of Time”A Professional Waste of Time”
You wasted your time if you fail to act: Define authority to commit resources ($)
in an emergencyEngage all workers in emergency planning
and readiness (including off-shift)Pre-qualify any emergency contractors,
such as for cleanup of a major environmental cleanup (with pre-agreed to rates)
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““A Professional Waste of Time”A Professional Waste of Time”
You wasted your time if you fail to act: Develop an ability to deal with neighbor
facilities, the public/its representatives & press
Have appropriate response equipment (PPE, oil sorbent, etc.) and make sure people practice/ know how to use it
Decide on the level of fire fighting tactic that employees will use, and train accordingly
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““A Professional Waste of Time”A Professional Waste of Time”
You wasted your time if you fail to act: Know where liquids especially go if it
escapes the facility (e.g., storm drains), how best to address, and who to notify
Get familiar with your local emergency response organizations, and they with your facility’s features
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““A Professional Waste of Time”A Professional Waste of Time”
“We Just Need to Do It!”
Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!
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Emergency Planning And SafetyEmergency Planning And SafetyPost-Webinar DiscussionsPost-Webinar Discussions
For EHS Members by EHS Members
Question for DiscussionQuestion for Discussion
“What sort of emergencies and planning would be appropriate for Solar Power Stations?”
Mandatory/Best Practices ElementsMandatory/Best Practices Elements
At a Minimum, Have Directions for • Fire• Medical Emergency• Weather Emergency
Mandatory/Best Practices ElementsMandatory/Best Practices Elements
Next Level Planning • Permit required confined spaces present (rescue
planning)? • Bulk storage of chemicals/oil? • Highly hazardous chemicals/ processes? • Hazardous waste emergency?• Communicable disease?• Active shooter?
Thank you EHS ProfessionalsThank you EHS Professionals
Tamara Parris Owner EHS Professional Group
Fred N. Rubel M.S., QEPManager, Special Projects and PrincipalEnvironmental Consulting, Inc.
Thank you for joining us today!
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrubelDirect Email: [email protected]