TYPES OF EMERGENCIES Fire

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESFire

• Prevention, Prevention, Prevention
• Fire Extinguishers / Training
• Assign fire wardens to each area
• Predetermine the level of response
• Meet with Local FD to
• review their capabilities
• review their fire plan for your facility
• request their help with evac drills

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESHazMat Incidents

• Review both on-site and off-site sources
• Highly regulatory environment
• OSHA - HazWoper, HazComm, Resp Standard,
  Ventilation
• EPA - RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, HMTA, TSCA
• Consider
• labelling, MSDSs (HazComm)
• Predetermine the level of response
• Meet with the Local FD

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESFloods

• Determine if you are in a flood plain
• Know NOW where the higher ground is
• Establish a weather radio watch
• Consider
• permanent flood proofing measures
• contingent flood proofing
• emergency flood proofing

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESHurricanes

• The Season is June-November
• This far inland storm surge and direct wind
  damage is unlikely, but
• Hurricanes can spawn Tornadoes
• Emergency planning involves flood and tornado
  preparations

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESTornadoes

• Winds can reach 300 mph
• Damage up to 1 mile wide 50 miles long
• Establish a weather radio watch
• Designate shelter areas in the plant
• area of 6sqft per person
• structurally sound (engineer)
• away from exterior wall, windows, doors
• conduct drills

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESSevere Winter Storms

• A little snow can cause a lot of problems
• Plan for shutdowns and early releases
• Plan for employees stranded at the facility
• Back-Up power

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESEarthquakes

• Geologically minor risk for Augusta
• Ensure new construction considers seismic rating
• prevent resultant damage
• secure shelves and equipment to floor/wall
• secure utility and process piping
• move large heavy objects to lower shelves
• install safety glass where appropriate
• if indoors, stayif outdoors, get away

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESTechnological Emergency

• Loss of utility service, power, information
  system, or critical business equipment
• Avoid or mitigate the loss
• redundancy
• plan for rapid restoration
• establish preventive maintenance system
• review building systems with key safety and
  maintenance personnel

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESOthers

• Riot, War, Sabotage, Terrorism
• Workplace Violence
• Bomb Threats
• Emergency Medical Situations
• Lightening
• Wildfire
• Dam Failure
• Radiological

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESThreat Rankings
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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESLEPC Threat Rankings

• HighwayHazMat
• Power Failure
• Winter Storm
• Flood
• Tornado
• Draught
• Transportation Radioloogical
• Facility HazMat
• Urban Fire
• Rail HazMat

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TYPES OF EMERGENCIESTen Most Costly

• 1992Hurricane Andrew (10.8 Billion)
• 1989 Hurricane Hugo (4.2 Billion)
• 1992 Hurricane Iniki (1.6 Billion)
• 1991Oakland Wildfires (1.2 Billion)
• 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (960 Million)
• 1983 Winter Storms (880 Million)
• 1992 Los Angeles Riots (775 Million)
• 1979 Hurricane Frederic (753 Million
• 1983 Hurricane Alicia (676 Million)
• 1990 Denver Storms (625 Million)