F31p – Emergency Management Plan – Small Plant

• Attract assistance, call for First Aid Officer.  
• Notify Site Supervisor/Project Manager. 
• If required call 000 for ambulance   
• Comfort and reassure the patient until medical aid arrives.  
• An injured person should not be moved unless there is danger of further injury before medical aid arrives. 
• The following treatments should be given priority: 
  • Airway: ensure the patient has a clear airway. 
  • Breathing: ensure the patient is breathing, if not, artificial respiration will be necessary. 
  • Circulation: check pulse – if none exists, external heart massage will be necessary. 
  • Control any severe external bleeding by applying pressure. 
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• Attract assistance, call for First Aider,  
• Assess the situation and isolate the area, 
• If safe to do so, shut down the plant/vehicle, isolate fuel, 
• If personnel are injured ring ambulance on 000  
• This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.
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• Assess the situation and if necessary, isolate the area; 
• Advise Site Manager immediately; 
• If small spill contain with Spill Kit and ensure bunding is effective; Clean up spill and render harmless 
• If large spill call 000 and request ambulance and fire brigade.  Advise them it is a chemical spill;  
• Sound evacuation signal & evacuate site; 
• Refer SDS for fume flammability or toxicity  
• Remove ignition sources 
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• Assess the situation for potential ongoing electrical risks; 
• Advise Site Manager immediately; 

IF ELECTROCUTION – Worker unconscious/deceased 

• Call 000 and request ambulance, police & fire brigade;  
• Isolate power if safe to do so;  
• Isolate area, delegate persons to control access & egress 
• If electrical risks is eliminated, and confirmed by a licensed electrician, a first aider may render support,  
• If electrical risks cannot be verified as eliminated the area must be protected until emergency services arrive 

IF ELECTRICAL SHOCK- Worker conscious  

• Call 000 and request ambulance.  Even mild electrical shocks can have serious health aftereffects. Worker must be treated/monitored by paramedics/medical practitioner;  
• Isolate area, delegate persons to control access & egress 
• If electrical risks is eliminated, and confirmed by a licensed electrician, a first aider may render support,  
• First Aider to provide assistance if electrical risks are eliminated;  
• This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.  

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• Stop work immediately  
• Advise Site Manager  
• Evacuate immediate area & isolate 
• Arrange for assessment by licensed assessor – deem as hazardous until assessment completed; 
• Determine method for containment/removal 
• This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator. 
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• Isolate the source if safe to do so/ turn off source if possible;  
• Advise Site Manager immediately;  
• Call 000 for Fire Brigade and Ambulance; 
• Remove all persons from area;  
• Assess for whole of site evacuation.  If evacuation required sound evacuation signal;  
• Remove all sources of ignition;  
• This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.  

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• Advise Site Manager immediately; 
• Sound site evacuation alarm; 
• Call Fire Brigade on 000, request Policy & Ambulance also 
• Shut down all plant;  
• Use Fire Extinguisher to extinguish if no imminent danger exists;  
• If fire is extinguished call 000 and cancel Police and Ambulance.  Organise escort fire brigade to fire area to assess for further risk.  
•  This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.  
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• Assess the situation and isolate the area if safe to do so; 
• Advise Site Manager immediately;  
• First aiders to provide support to injured workers if safe to do so;  
• Make safe areas of potential further collapse only if safe to do so; 
• Call 000 and request ambulance and fire brigade;  
• Call Site Engineer for immediate advise;  
• If safe to do so, rescue trapped personnel by removing debris/soil from head (clear airways) and then body. If possible, support unstable debris to safely remove trapped personnel;  
• This is a reportable incident.  Contact regulator.