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Hutchinson Builders – ABN:52 009 778 330
Work Health & Safety Management Plan
Appendix 8 – Emergency Response Plan
Version: 9.1
Definitions
Emergency – defined as an event that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment;
and there is already loss and with a high probability of the situation escalation resulting in increased loss.
Emergency Plan and Contacts
The review and development of sections of the Work Health and Safety Management Plan will be in
referencing the procedure MP:09 Emergency Planning of the OHS Corporate Procedures Manual and Project
Risk Assessment titled Fire Protection on Site.
Emergency Plan for Major Incident / Accident
1. Upon first discovery of the following emergencies:
● Any material, gas or chemical fire situation
● Any medical emergency or fatal injury
● Any plant or equipment rollovers or dangerous situations or failures
● Any situation where hazardous materials cannot be controlled
● An act of sabotage or physical violence
● Any temporary structure failure i.e.; formwork, scaffolding or back propping supports
● Any bomb or explosive threat
● Any electrical fire situation
In all emergencies notify the Project Manager, Site Foreman or Health and Safety Officer/H&S Rep.
Names of site and safety personnel should be listed on the Site Specific Induction Board. In event
of emergency on site the Team Health and Safety Manager is to be notified.
2. Notify Emergency Services. Telephone numbers are listed next to Site Specific Induction Board.
3. Instigate the following and communicate with other people on site.
a. Make sure there is clear and uncluttered access to and from work areas.
b. Sound the siren alarm where installed or contact the subcontractors on site to round up
all their workers proceed to the designated evacuation areas.
c. Encourage people to remain calm and orderly
d. Feel surfaces of closed doors before opening them to determine whether the fire is
present on the other side.
e. Foreman to ensure a “search and remove” operation is under taken area by area,
including the lunchrooms and toilets.
f. Shut down any plant and equipment, which could be affected.
g. Do not attempt to remove valuables or go back for valuables until the all clear is given.
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