Respond to, implement and manage emergencies according to an Emergency Action Plan Module 45

Respond to, implement and manage emergencies according to an Emergency Action Plan in the Workplace

Purpose:

With the exception of those incidents that are solely attributable to nature, virtually all other incidents, the hand of man can usually be detected to a greater or lesser degree. It would be fair to say that if the myriad of laws, regulations, standards and Codes of Practice that govern mining operations were scrupulously adhered to, there would be very few untoward incidents.

However, in reality, one must anticipate that, at times, things will go wrong and sometimes they will go badly wrong. It is therefore prudent that mine management, having done their best to prevent an incident from occurring, to begin with, have in place plans, facilities and equipment to manage the situation when the incident occurs. This is achieved by introducing and rigorously enforcing a system of Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment right down to the individual sections. Thereafter putting in place appropriate and if necessary, site-specific Emergency Response Strategies and Procedures.

The qualifying learner is capable of:

• Describe the specified requirements pertaining to responding to emergencies according to an emergency action plan in a workplace.
• Implement and manage emergency action plan procedures.
• Respond to emergencies according to action plan procedures.

Steps:

1. Complete the Formative Assessment
2. Watch the Video Part 1
3. Complete the Summative Assessment