02 — Capability · BC-830.30
Emergency Response
Protect life and contain the event in the first minutes and hours — evacuate, account for people, notify and hand over to the responders who need to take control.
- Emergency Preparedness
- Evacuation
- First Response
In scope
- Emergency plans by site and scenario
- Evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures
- Mass notification and headcount
- Liaison with public emergency services
Out of scope
- Workplace injury first aid as a safety program (see BC-810)
- Site guarding and access response (see BC-840)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-830.30.10Emergency PlanningPrepare site-specific plans for fire, weather, hazardous release, medical emergency and violence, with roles assigned by name.
- BC-830.30.20Evacuation & ShelterGet everyone out, or everyone in, quickly and in the right order, with routes, wardens and assembly points that have been practiced.
- BC-830.30.30Mass Notification & AccountabilityReach every person affected by an event within minutes and confirm who is safe, who is missing and who is not on site.
- BC-830.30.40Emergency Services LiaisonGive fire, police and medical responders what they need on arrival — site plans, hazards, a point of contact — and work under their command while they have it.