Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes.
- Determine framework for creating a disaster plan
- Identify and review existing disaster plans of the organisation
- Identify and document government policies which affect the organisation’s response to a disaster
- Identify legislative and statutory requirements impacting on the disaster plan
- Consult with local, State/Territory and federal government agencies as required to identify and determine roles and responsibilities in the disaster plan
- Identify and liaise with appropriate community organisations
- Identify community organisations to be involved in a disaster plan and develop an information database
- Establish contact through a variety of communication strategies
- Identify restrictions to effective liaison and develop processes to promote communication with other agencies
- Consult with identified community organisations to identify and determine roles and responsibilities in the disaster plan
- Incorporate local requirements for disaster planning and relief into a plan
- Collect information on local requirements and resources from key people and organisations
- Identify and determine availability of resourcing requirements for a disaster plan response
- Develop plan in accordance with organisation policy and relevant legislation requirements
- Establish parameters for reviewing and evaluating plan
- Develop a communications strategy to promote the disaster plan to local community, government and other agencies
- Implement the communications strategy
- Identify and train volunteers
- Determine roles within the disaster plan performed by volunteers and clarify responsibilities involved
- Invite individuals and organisations to take up roles as part of the disaster plan
- Establish training requirements for volunteers to understand the disaster plan and perform their role
- Develop a training program and schedule
- Deliver training to volunteers
- Evaluate and adjust training in accordance with disaster plan modifications