Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify hazards and implement general readiness actions
- All on-land hazardsand emergencies to enterprise products, personnel and assets, natural resources and environment are identified.
- Input of managers and stakeholders is sought in identifying potential emergencies and developing a risk register.
- Appropriate authoritiesandemergency agencies are identified and liaised with to identify potential risks.
- On-facility and external monitoring and warning systems provide sufficient time to allow risk management contingency plan or loss minimisation strategy to be implemented or accessed.
- Labour, materials, equipment and liaison procedures with emergency agencies sufficient to implement the contingency plan are determined and acquired.
- Rosters or shifts and contact telephone numbers of staff and emergency agencies are maintained and periodically updated with version control.
- Equipment and resources needed to minimise, remove or deal with threats and emergencies are marked and kept operational.
- External specialists are briefed on management policies and priorities.
- Develop contingency plans and emergency procedures
- Contingency plans are developed that address risks in consultation with experts, if required.
- Emergency procedures are developed to address a range of possible emergency situations in consultation with experts, if required.
- Actions to be taken during incidents and emergencies are prioritised and documented, checks made and all legal requirements are met.
- Practical drills are undertaken to test contingency plans and emergency procedures.
- Costs and benefits of contingency plans or emergency procedures are evaluated and refined, if necessary.
- Implement risk management contingency plans and emergency procedures
- Copies of specific contingency plans and emergency procedures are lodged with relevant authorities and emergency agencies.
- Specific risks and severity of incidents are identified and appropriate risk management contingency plans selected.
- Staff and resources are mobilised and areas of responsibility confirmed.
- Professional or external assistance is obtained, appropriate to the complexity of the emergencies and financial risk.
- Emergency procedures are undertaken and liaison with emergency agencies maintained.
- Loss minimisation is maintained until risk has passed.
- Emergency debrief is undertaken.
- Personnel and resources required for post-incident activities are identified and supported.
- Improve the contingency plans
- Responses to threats and emergencies are monitored in consultation with appropriate authorities and emergency agencies.
- Overall performance of the contingency plan is regularly analysed for currency and functionality to ensure business stability and profitability.
- Results of regular analysis are documented promptly and appropriately reported to managers and key personnel.
- Information on alternative risk management strategies is assessed to determine relevance and possible application in existing or potential situations.
- Innovations are tested on-site to determine their suitability and adaptability to individual circumstances.
- Innovation benefits and costs are assessed and decisions made on adoption.
- Management is briefed on outcomes and recommendations made for improvements.