Handy Workplace Emergency Reference Guide Released

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety released a new pocket sized guide about emergency preparedness in the workplace in April. The 150-page guide, entitled: The Emergency Response Planning Guide, provides a simple step-by-step template for providing a workplace emergency response program. The CCOHS has produced the guide for businesses of all sizes.

"An emergency response plan… lets employers and employees know what to do in the event of an emergency situation to ensure the safety of everyone and minimize property damage," say sources at the CCOHS. "To be truly effective, the plan must be in place in advance of a crisis."

The guide outlines ways of developing and implementing an emergency plan tailored to a specific workplace, with detailed procedures on exactly how to:
Alert employees;
Report emergencies;
Evacuate the premises and designate assembly locations;
Get first aid and medical assistance;
Clean up, and resume business operations;
Train employees;
Test the plan by conducting drills; and
Communicate with media, community and employees and their families.

The Emergency Response Planning Guide is available for under $10 plus shipping and handling. To order, please contact CCOHS Client Services by e-mail at clientservices@ccohs.ca or by telephone at 1-800-668-4284.

For more information, visit: http://www.ccohs.ca/headlines/text129.html.