Emergency Management
ESMC’s application of Emergency Risk Management principles can assist your organisation to:
- Assess emergency risks; and
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•Develop, implement and monitor Emergency Management Plans
Emergency Risk Management Principles
- Determine the CONSEQUENCES of events.
- Determine the KEY AREAS affected.
- Identify SOURCES OF RISK.
- Identify and analyse the RISKS.
- Prepare RISK STATEMENTS.
- Determine RISK LEVELS.
- Implement and monitor CONTROLS and TREATMENTS.
Risk is the chance of an event that will have an impact measured in terms of consequences and likelihood. In Emergency Management it is a concept describing the likelihood of harmful consequences arising from the interaction of sources of risks, communities and the environment.
Emergency Risk Management is the systematic application of management policies, procedures and practices to identify, analyse, evaluate, treat and monitor risks to communities and organisations from extreme events. It involves the development and maintenance of arrangements to prevent or mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.
(Source – Emergency Management Australia)
Emergency Management Plans prepared by ESMC will be:
- Controlled – authorised, distributed, amended.
- Scoped – aim, objectives, participants, definitions, operating princples.
- Structured – prevention, preparedness, response, recovery.
- Phased – report, action, build-up, operation, run-down, debrief.
- Coordinated – coordinator, coordination centre, communication.
- Maintained – trained, implemented, evaluated, tested.
- Supported – Emergency Planning Committee, Emergency Control Organisation.
(Reference – Australian Standard 3745 – Emergency Coordination Organisation & Procedures)
PPRR – the Comprehensive Approach to Emergency Management is recognised by the Australian Government, endorsed by Emergency Management Australia, and utilised by ESMC.
Prevention (or mitigation) – reducing the severity of hazard impact
Preparedness - within the community or organisation
Response - effective and immediate
Recovery - providing for the community or organisation
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