Comply with emergency procedures
Overview
This standard is for anyone who works and defines the competences required in order to comply with emergency procedures as they occur. It covers responding to and raising the alarm, alerting others and minimising the effect of an emergency as well as reporting any acts of
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Respond to emergency situations
identify and evaluate situations that have the potential to affect the
safety of yourself and others
report the situation immediately to the relevant person(s)
3.
seek assistance from the relevant person(s) where you cannot
rectify the situation
promptly act to minimise the risk to people and the environment in
line with your job responsibilities and organizational procedures
- comply with emergency evacuation procedures if required in line
with your organisational procedures
- complete any required documentation on line with health and
safety, legislative and organisational requirements
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
You need to know and Emergencies
- how to identify an emergency situation
- your organisation's emergency response procedures
- evacuation procedures of your workplace/site
- changes that may be required to the operation of your workplace/site
as a result of an emergency situation
- how and when to liaise with emergency services
- the reporting lines within your organisation
- the limits of your own responsibility
- your organisational recording procedures