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Meri Hamilton FOUN 3000 Dr. Kaminsky 03 December 15 Policy for School Safety Purpose of the Plan: The purpose of the [School Name] Emergency Operations Plan (School EOP) is to provide information on how to respond to emergency incidents by outlining the responsibilities and duties of [School Name] and its employees. This plan has been customized to meet the specific and unique needs, capabilities and circumstances found at [School Name]. No later than the first day of July of each year, the…

a. I am a member of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety’s (SCDPS) Emergency Management Unit. The main issue I have as a team leader is developing emergency plans for “Hurricane Operations” while integrating multiple agencies and functions to effectively evacuate the coast. I need to develop a team who can serve multiple purposes and capabilities. Specifically, the ability to supply personnel to support more than 1200 traffic control points off of the coast and inland 90 miles. This…

The City of Waco Fire Department responded to the Twin Peaks incident on May 17, 2015 one of the largest loss of life incidents in the city since the 1957 Tornado. In order to decrease the loss of life from Active Shooter/Mass Casualty Incidents in the future, the fire department should institute a Mass Casualty Alarm assignment and implement the use of tourniquets as part of our medical protocols for exsanguination wounds. Mass Casualty Alarm would send an appropriate amount of first…

D & H Mining, Inc. employed me for two months as an off side (return side) roof bolter at the No. 3 mine. Danny Tucker owns and operates the No. 3 mine and Gerald Ball is the section foreman. No. 3 mine produces coal with a continuous miner. The day shift worked from 7 am to 5 p.m., 10 hour shifts Monday through Thursday and eight hours on Fridays and every other Saturday. I carried the Personal Dust Monitor (PDM), when the company conducted dust surveys to measure the respirable dust…

Unexpected events that involved a significant amount of casualties are very stressful and require everybody's effort. For this reason, hospitals have in place a plan that will help the employees in these situations. My facility emergency response plan can be found online with all the policies and procedures. Accessing it is very easy. It is required that all employees know where to find this valuable information. Randomly the clinical coordinator will come on the floor and make sure that…

Additionally, the Response and Recovery go hand in hand. However, the Response portion of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Model refers to any activities that help to stop the spread of a disaster or emergency that is currently taking place (United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 2015). To better explain, Response is enacted at the same time the incident is taking place (Ryan, 309). There are three goals associated with an emergency response, the first is to protect the public, the…

Considering all factors are the hospital ready in case of a catastrophe, plans are in place, and a couple of drills exercised are not on a regular base, in fact, note the last test, was during the Ebola breakout when citizens were just going crazy. One of the perimeters that were in place at that time was asking every patient had he or she been out of the country in the last three months. Remember to start with the mitigation/preparedness where activities that undertake in advance to lessen the…

Environmental factors that occur in Los Angeles make the area extremely vulnerable to debris flows. Because the debris flows descend into highly populated areas, the city of Los Angeles has put forth numerous efforts to control debris flows and the impact they have on housing developments. The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (now titled Sedimentation Section of the Hydraulic Division of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works) is responsible for the safety of the eight…

to Health is the law which requires employers to control substances that have the potential to be hazardous to their health. Ways to reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances may include; understanding the health hazards involved, carry out a risk assessment to prevent a hazard occurring, provide and ensure preventative measured are put in place to reduce harm to health (as well as making sure they are in working order), provide information, instruction and training on health and safety…

When identifying hazards in a workshop, it is important that you try to find as many hazards as possible to ensure correct safety measures can be taken and maintaining a safe working environment. There are many methods to identifying hazards in thee workplace which include considering working methods, checks on the environment, walks around the workplace, accident and health records, talking to employees and safety audits. Considering working methods Many jobs may not have a risk but the way…