Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify nature of emergency
- Respond to emergency
- Identify potential risks and hazards and incorporate into emergency response action
- Follow emergency response procedures in accordance with company requirements and relevant legislation
- Communicate full details of emergency to all relevant parties
- Use emergency and personal protective equipment safely and efficiently in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and company OHS requirements
- Contain and isolate emergency situation, where possible, to minimise danger to surrounding equipment, area, environment, other personnel and general public
- Avoid risks to personnel and follow evacuation procedures in accordance with company requirements
- Take all necessary actions to protect company interests in accordance with company requirements and relevant legislation
- Review emergency response
- Monitor and evaluate emergency response actions continuously and make modifications to response actions, where appropriate, to reduce the impact of the emergency
- Exercise control of emergency situation until formal relief is notified or received, in accordance with company requirements, OHS and relevant legislation
- Assist with clean-up
- Document and report emergency