Emergency planning checklist
Consider using this checklist to help you in your planning and preparation for an emergency.
EMERGENCY CHECKLIST | YES | NO |
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1. Have we prepared an emergency management plan? |
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2. Have we selected an Incident Management Team (IMT) and assigned key roles to staff? | ||
3. Have we ensured our Incident Management Team have had training? (For example, understand their role, undertaken drills and practice scenarios) | ||
4. Have we developed a communication plan which identifies who we need to communicate with and how. For example:
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5. Have we developed an emergency reunification procedure to reunite children, students and families? | ||
6. Have we included transport management in our planning? | ||
7. Are we conducting an assessment of our school or early learning service environment on a regular basis to identify and assess new risks? | ||
8. Are backup systems in place so that information is securely stored in more than one place in case of damage in an emergency? | ||
9. Do we have emergency response warning systems in place to alert staff, children and students when evacuation or lockdown/shelter in place is required? | ||
10. Is our evacuation equipment kit up to date and readily accessible? | ||
11. Are we carrying out practice drills on a regular basis appropriate for our risk environment? | ||
12. Do we have a reasonable and appropriate amount of food/water/medicine? | ||
13. Have we reviewed our plan and assessed the effectiveness of our procedures and actions? | ||
14. Is emergency preparedness a standing agenda item along with health and safety, at meetings? |
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