Work Health & Safety Awareness Lesson Plan

shifts workable by the worker, and• in any other case - 30 or more successive working daysDangerous Occurrence. An occurrence at a workplace that resulted from operationsthat arose from the undertaking conducted by an employer; and could have caused(but did not cause) the:• death or serious personal injury to any person, or• total incapacity or any employee for 30 or more consecutive shifts or days.[NEXT SLIDE]PPT 15:Speaker notes:Army workplaces and personnel may be considered prime targets for acts ofterrorism; this could include bomb / suspicious package threats or chemical, biologicalor radiological attacks. Other credible emergencies could include fire, naturaldisasters or any other emergency which may impact on Army’s capability.An emergency is any event, whether natural or man-made, which by its occurrenceendangers the health and safety of personnel, contractors and visitors to theworkplace and which necessitates an immediate response.Emergency management is necessary to ensure that appropriate responses havebeen developed to maximise the safety of personnel, contractors and visitors to theworkplace during emergencies and to minimise damage to workplace facilities and thesurrounding environment.Emergency Management Plan (EMP): The unit EMP is displayed on all notice boards.The EMP details the locations of Evacuation Routes / Fire Fighting Equipment and‘Actions On’ in the event of an emergency. Emergencies covered by the EMP are notjust limited to ‘fire’, and can include bomb threats and other scenarios in which thephysical integrity of the area has been compromised. All unit personnel are to readand be familiar with the unit EMP.You should also familiarise yourself with the Building Emergency Response Plan(BERP) for your work areas. The BERP details the evacuation details for a specificbuilding, as well as listing the local ‘actions on’.If you hear the fire alarm tone sounding, or are verbally told to evacuate, you shouldtake the following actions:• Remain as calm as possible;• Stop work and evacuate the workplace via the safest exit, or exit asdirected by ECO Wardens;• Move directly to the workplace’s primary evacuation assembly area (asdepicted on your nearest Emergency Management InformationPage 9 of 14