...Vessel Emergency Contingency Plan An Update IAATO Vessel Emergency Contingency Plan 2006-2007 IAATO Operational Document Information Paper submitted by The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators Introduction The following IAATO Vessel Emergency Contingency Plan was agreed to originally at IAATO’s 14th Annual General Meeting, May 2003. It was tabled as ATCM XXVI IP069 and has been in place for all subsequent seasons. At IAATO’s 17th Annual General Meeting, April 2006, the plan was reviewed first by IAATO’s Marine Committee and then presented to all ship operators for discussion and adoption. It was agreed by the membership that the plan was effective and only required additional supplemental text. The plan retains the flexibility to be amended should international shipping regulations be changed or operators find more efficient and practical ways to work. The plan is outlined below, and an IAATO Emergency Contingency Plan Flow Chart, is shown in Appendix A. This paper was originally prepared by Captain Leif Skog and reviewed and or updated each year since 2003. Captain Skog has been working in Antarctica for 27 years and is the Vice President of Marine Operations for IAATO member, Lindblad Expeditions. Background All IAATO vessels operating in Antarctica are required to operate under the ISM Code and consequently they must have a well-established Safety Management System (SMS) in place in addition to the IAATO emergency contingency...
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...An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for any healthcare organization consists of procedures designated to effectively handle any natural, resource, system, or human-related incident or disaster. The procedures are in compliance with various national emergency response requirements. Each healthcare organization follows these requirements while establishing a plan that makes the most sense for their specific location, given their capacity and resources. For this particular assessment, Banner Thunderbird Medical Center's (BTMC) Emergency Operations Plan has been reviewed and M, C. (2013) that is experienced handling these procedures, has provided the following information. Banner Health (2013), has categorized six critical areas at risk of being effected by potential disasters and would require an emergency response: communications, resources and assets, safety and security, staff roles and responsibilities, utilities, and clinical activities. Examples of a disaster for this organization in the Phoenix metro area are: Infant/Child Abduction, Fire, Haz Mat Spill, Cardio/Pulmonary arrest in hospital, Over Capacity, Bomb Threat, Combative person, IT systems failure, Utility outage, and Internal/External Disaster (this could be an outbreak). In response to a disaster, the administrator is notified. The administrator will designate an Incident Commander, typically a House Supervisor. The Incident Commander will then make critical decisions for patient care and safety decisions. One...
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...The United States Emergency Management System is a structured tool that is utilized during a wide variety of disasters. It was originally developed to provide a set of guidelines to local, state, and federal organizations for responding to any type of disaster. These guidelines have been adopted by each level and modified to fit their needs. It is an extremely useful tool because it flexible and adaptable. It can be scaled up or down and be used for man-made or natural disasters. Probably the most important aspect of the United States Emergency management System has bee the development and requirement of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) (United States: Department of Homeland Security, 2008). According to the video posted by the...
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...TERRORISM AND THE MILITARY ROLE CRISIS MANAGEMENT Terrorism and the Military’s Role in Domestic Crisis Management Angela Tyler Principles of Management Professor Jones May 3, 2012 TERRORISM AND THE MILITARY ROLE CRISIS MANAGEMENT 1 I am going to discuss a crisis management plan, “Terrorism and the Military’s Role in Domestic Crisis Management”. This crisis management plan will explore how to reviews the current legislation and policies that govern the military’s role when supporting law enforcement in a domestic terrorism crisis and highlights some of the issues confronting the U.S. government. To fully understand the military’s role in domestic crisis response it is necessary to explore existing national level structures and response options prior to the involvement of military forces. (Terrorism and the Military’s Role in Domestic Crisis Management, 2003) Crisis management is predominately a law enforcement function that manages the resources necessary to prevent or resolve a terrorist incident. Current U.S. government terrorism response policy is contained in presidential directives. Among other matters, these directives address National Security Council structure and federal agency crisis response roles when responding to a domestic terrorism incident. (Terrorism and the Military’s Role in Domestic Crisis Management, 2003, CRS6, para 3, line 7). National Security Council (NSC), U.S. agency...
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...------------------------------------------------- Business Contingency Plan – Petley Tea Petley Tea is a Global distributor of the finest tea leaves with a reputation for quality products, best customer service, and a reputation for one of finest companies to work for. Without a Business Contingency Plan this would not be possible, so we have developed a BCP to set a standard for operations. The purpose of this Business Continuity Plan is to provide general direction to ensure the execution of essential functions for Petley Tea in the event a disaster cripples or disables operations. It is imperative any organization plan for disaster, no matter how small or large the scale. The purpose of this plan is to address fundamentals necessary to provide stability of services during emergencies/disasters. The plan’s intent is to provide detailed procedures required to implement management’s requirements and an expeditious response to disasters/emergencies compromising or halting day to day operations. This will be imperative if prompt recovery of daily operations can’t be accomplished by implementing normal day to day operations. This BCP will explore the protection and ethical use of Petley Tea’s sensitive corporate data and customer records. It will provide a detailed communication plan to be followed during the event of an emergency/disaster. As well as, details on restoring operations following an emergency/disaster. I. Pre-Incident Changes to follow to ensure the well-...
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...GUIDE FOR MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES: EMERGENCY PLANS Safe Work Australia is an Australian Government statutory agency established in 2009. Safe Work Australia consists of representatives of the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australian Industry Group. Safe Work Australia works with the Commonwealth, state and territory governments to improve work health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements. Safe Work Australia is a national policy body, not a regulator of work health and safety. The Commonwealth, states and territories have responsibility for regulating and enforcing work health and safety laws in their jurisdiction. ISBN 978-0-642-33376-6 [PDF] ISBN 978-0-642-33377-3 [RTF] Creative Commons [pic] Except for the Safe Work Australia logo this copyright work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Australia licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/ In essence, you are free to copy, communicate and adapt the work for non commercial purposes, as long as you attribute the work to Safe Work Australia and abide by the other licence terms. Contact information Safe Work Australia Phone: +61 2 6121 5317 Email: info@safeworkaustralia.gov.au Website: www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au Table...
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...Recovery Plan Saphia Christopher Strayer University CIS 462 Dr. Basta An IT disaster recovery plan provides step-by-step procedures for recovering disrupted systems and networks, to help them resume normal operations. The goal of these processes is to minimize any negative impacts to company operations. The IT disaster recovery process identifies critical IT systems and networks; prioritizes their recovery time objective; and delineates the steps needed to restart, reconfigure, and recover them. A comprehensive IT DR plan also includes all the relevant supplier contacts, sources of expertise for recovering disrupted systems and a logical sequence of action steps to take for a smooth recovery (Kirvan, 2009). The following Disaster Recovery Plan has been put together for the mock company which will be named ABC Technologies. The information contained in the DRP is partially real information from my current employer and other parts are made up. This is in response to my current firm’s policy against the dissemination of proprietary information. Information Technology Statement of Intent This document delineates our policies and procedures for technology disaster recovery, as well as our process-level plans for recovering critical technology platforms and the telecommunications infrastructure. This document summarizes our recommended procedures. In the event of an actual emergency situation...
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...Response Plan to Aircraft Emergencies Karl M. Campbell Safety 350 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Response Plan to Aircraft Emergencies Geilenkirchen (GK) Air Base, Germany, is situated in a unique location at the borders of Germany and the Netherlands. On the West side of the base, right off the end of the runway is a road that represents that border line between the two countries. So besides having a Response Plan for Emergencies between the on-base agencies and off-base agencies you have to have some sort of plan between countries. Currently the plan at Geilenkirchen Air Base describes the responsibilities and functions of the E-3A Component personnel involved in the emergency response in the event of an aircraft emergency at the NATO Air Base (NAB) Geilenkirchen (Van Happen, 2012). The plan is used in exercises and real live responses to accidents/incidents involving aircraft. The plan is coordinated with the municipalities of the surrounding Districts of Heinsberg, Germany and the Districts of Onderbanken, the Netherlands for mutual aid support by the civil emergency services surrounding the base. I will now analyze the Response Plan for Emergencies, E-3A Plan 3.6-8, at Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany. The first part, Section 1, of E-3A Plan 3.6-8 goes over the Definitions and Terminology for all personnel to understand. It covers the Classifications of Aircraft Emergencies in which emergency services would be required. The classifications include:...
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...SAMPLE PLAN OF OPERATION 1.0 PURPOSE This Plan of Operation has been prepared in accordance with requirements established by Tennessee Law, TCA 68-221-1006, and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Rules, Chapter 1200-22-6, which require all CWSRF loan recipients to comply with a Plan of Operation approved by the Department of Environment and Conservation. The purpose of this Plan of Operation is to identify needs, actions, and the corresponding completion dates related to staffing, training, recordkeeping, reporting, laboratory control, start-up and process control, safety, emergency operations, maintenance management, Operation and Maintenance (O & M) Manual development and revision, and operational budgets during the construction, start-up, and performance certification periods. 2.0 SUMMARY OF IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS AND DATES The implementation dates of the following sections are arrayed below in chronological order to allow rapid identification of action items and related completion dates. Frequent reference to this listing will help avoid the possibility of omission or slippage of key actions necessary for successful plant start-up and continued operation. Plan of Operation Section Reference 10(a) Date Action May 1990 July 1990 Start Construction of treatment facility Establish new Sewer Use Ordinance to accommodate industrial discharges Establish Industrial Pretreatment Ordinance FY 92 pre-start-up budget consideration 10(a) 10(b) 9 June 1991 Januar...
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...Description of the Emergency Plan The City of Toronto Emergency Plan aims to assist local authorities and municipal services to deal with the emergencies and provide an efficient response to it. The Plan consists of 11 main sections that describe legal authorities, planning assumptions, the emergency management governance structure, hazard identification and risk assessment, preparedness cycle, concept of operations, recovery operations, and the revision history. Moreover, the Plan contains two sufficient documents, such as Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) and Risk-Specific Plans (RSPs) that outline the coordinated work of the authority of the city together with different agencies to ensure an effective response and recovery from a hazard situations. The first document depicts the organization of local bodies that have to guarantee the needed material and financial resources and staff when an emergency occurs while RSP includes hazard identification and assessment of the risks that may cause problems during an incident. The emergency planning document provides an expert guidance on the emergency management process for the local leaders, appointed officials, healthcare workers,...
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...Security and Privacy Funmi Fashakin HCS/533 June 10, 2013 Aimee Kirkendol Security and Privacy Patient security and privacy is one of health care organization fundament responsibility in meeting the organization objectives and providing services to the community the organization serves. Patients’ health care information are expected to be kept confidential and protected, there is a legal and ethical responsibility binding health care organization to protect and to develop a plan within the organization to protect patients’ medical records. There is always a privacy concern when patients’ medical data information are not protected and secured during a natural disaster. In this paper natural disaster scenario case of a small town on Gulf Coast that was struck by a hurricane will be discuss, also management detailed plan for patients’ medical record privacy and security will be discussed. The implementation of management plan for staff training and code of conduct will be discussed. A disaster is an adverse event as a result of natural processes of the Earth. It can cause losses of life, property damage, and electronic damage. Examples of natural disaster are flood, volcanic eruption, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes. Actions to take when patients ask for their records Patients health care records serves many purposes to patients, it provides patients with accurate summary of patient’s health, patients have legal right to...
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...Fundamentals of Emergency Management Independent Study 230.a January 14, 2010 FEMA COURSE OVERVIEW Unit 1: Course Introduction Introduction How to Complete This Course Unit 1 Objectives Course Objectives Case Study: Tornado in Barneveld, Wisconsin Your Place in the Emergency Management System Case Study: Hazardous Chemical Release Activity: Where Do I Fit? Unit 2: Overview of the Principles of Emergency Management and the Integrated Emergency Management System Introduction and Unit Overview FEMA Mission and Purpose Response Authorities History Principles of Emergency Management Recent Changes to Emergency Planning Requirements Why an Integrated Emergency Management System? Emergency Management Concepts and Terms Partners in the Coordination Network Activity: Partners in the Coordination Network Emergency Management in Local Government Activity: Where Is Emergency Management in My Community? Unit 3: Incident Management Actions Introduction and Unit Overview Introduction to the Spectrum of Incident Management Actions Prevention Preparedness Response Activity: Response Operations Recovery Mitigation Unit 4: Roles of Key Participants Introduction and Unit Overview The Role of the Local Emergency Program Manager State Emergency Management Role How the Private Sector and Voluntary Organizations Assist Emergency Managers Federal Emergency Management Role The National Response Framework Activity: Emergency Management...
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... COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ____________________________________________________ 1. PURPOSE: To provide resources for the continuation of patient care during a variety of emergencies that may disrupt operations at the W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC, the Winston-Salem OPC, the Charlotte CBOC and all other associated clinics. The plan describes how the medical center will establish and maintain a program to ensure effective response to disasters or emergencies affecting the environment of care. The plan addresses four phases of emergency management activities: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. 2. MISSION: To improve the health of the served veteran population by providing primary care, specialty care, extended care and related social support services through an integrated healthcare delivery system. Consistent with this mission, the Executive Committee for the Governing Body (ECGB), Integrated Risk Management Committee and the Environment of Care Committee have been established to provide ongoing support for the Emergency Management Program. 3. FUNDAMENTALS: a. This plan addresses the four phases of emergency management activities: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. In each of these four phases the following is addressed: • Mitigation: These activities lessen the severity and impact of a potential emergency. Mitigation begins by identifying potential emergencies (as indicated in our...
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...|Table of Content | Table of Content Chapter Page 1. WHAT IS THE PROVINCIAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM? 4 2. INTRODUCTION 5 3. CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES 5 4. OVERVIEW OF PIMS COMPONENTS 6 4.1. PREPAREDNESS 6 4.2. COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 6 4.3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6 4.4 COMMAND & MANAGEMENT 7 4.5 ONGOING MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE 7 5. COMPONENT 1: PREPAREDNESS 8 1) UNIFIED APPROACH 8 2) LEVELS OF CAPABILITY 9 6. COMPONENT 2: COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 16 7. COMPONENT 3: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 23 a) CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES 23 1) Concepts 23 2) Principles 23 a) Planning 24 b) Use of Agreements 24 c) Categorizing Resources 24 d) Resource Identification and Ordering 24 e) Effective Management of Resources 24 8. COMPONENT 4: COMMAND & MANAGEMENT 25 a) INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 25 b) MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS 26 9. PIMS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROVINCIAL DM FRAMEWORK 28 |Distribution | At this stage limited to GPG OPS Workgroup members |WHAT IS THE PROVINCIAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM? ...
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...Slide: 1 Presenter's Notes: Presentation regarding the university’s Disaster Recovery Plan/Enterprise Continuity Plan including: basic structures; roles within the DRP/ECP plan; areas within a company if addressed improve resilience to catastrophic events, and an employee awareness campaign. Slide 2: Presenter's notes: Presenter's notes: The presentation will cover several areas dealing with the university’s ability to prepare for an emergency or catastrophic event. The areas covered include: 1. Personnel roles within a disaster recovery and emergency continuity plan 2. Areas within the university that when properly addressed provide resilience to operational disturbances 3. Outline of a DRP/ECP training program. 4. Areas of the emergency plans that will improve by input from outside vendors. 5. The creation and execution of the plan to make employees aware of their roles in the DRP/ECP plan while confirming their understanding A1. DRP/ECP Roles Slide 3: Presenter's Notes: The responsibility of the emergency management team is to coordinate a series of teams within the university. First the perimeter security team is responsible for maintaining the physical security of the university’s property during an emergency. Second the technical support team must define operational procedures to create preparedness for an emergency; procedures to execute during an emergency situation, and procedures for catastrophic events to allow the business to function...
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