Appendix 2: Emergency Response Management

Emergency response management could be as simple as the activation of a building evacuation plan, or as comprehensive as an emergency management strategy involving the immediate protection of people, property, and resources across multiple sites or communities.

For entities that are located in multiple sites, it may be appropriate to prepare emergency response plans for each location.

Typical activities that may be incorporated within an emergency response management plan include:

• building evacuation and role call;
• communication with Emergency Services;
• initial and on-going assessment of the consequences of the disruption on the entity;
• escalation to the incident management team as appropriate;
• addressing immediate people issues, which may include arranging transport, and providing funds, food and drink;
• securing of premises; and
• arranging for salvage of the site.

Further references

• Australian Emergency Manual Series, Various Years, Emergency Management Australia.
• Australian Emergency Manual Series, Emergency Management in Australia Concepts and Principles, Manual Number 1, 2004, Emergency Management Australia.
• Audit Report No. 27 of 2007-08, Emergency Management Australia, 2008, Australian National Audit Office.
• Emergency control organization and procedures for buildings, structures and workplaces, AS 3745—2002, 2002, Standards Australia.
• Emergency management and business continuity programs, Z1600, 2008, Canadian Standards Association.
• Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry, FEMA 141, 1993, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
• Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management, ISO/PAS 22399:2007, 2007, International Standards Organisation.
• The Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System, AIIMS, 2004, Australasian Fire Authority Council.