Comply with emergency procedures

URN: EUSWO52
Business Sectors (Suites): Waste Resource Operations Management
Developed by: Energy & Utility Skills
Approved on: 01 Nov 2017

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

  1. identify and evaluate situations that have the potential to affect the

safety of yourself and others

  1. report the situation immediately to the relevant person(s)

  2. 3.

seek assistance from the relevant person(s) where you cannot

rectify the situation

  1. promptly act to minimise the risk to people and the environment in

line with your job responsibilities and organizational procedures

  1. comply with emergency evacuation procedures if required in line

with your organisational procedures

  1. 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

  1. how to identify an emergency situation
  2. your organisation's emergency response procedures
  3. evacuation procedures of your workplace/site
  4. changes that may be required to the operation of your workplace/site

as a result of an emergency situation

  1. how and when to liaise with emergency services
  2. the reporting lines within your organisation
  3. the limits of your own responsibility
  4. your organisational recording procedures

Scope/range


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


Values


Behaviours


Skills


Glossary


Links To Other NOS


External Links


Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

01 Nov 2021

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Energy & utility skills

Original URN

euswo52

Relevant Occupations

Public Services, Public Services and Care

SOC Code

9225

Keywords

Emergency; Procedures; Waste; Management; First aider; Major service failure; Emergency services; Environment; Environmental damage; Hazards