Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com (3) Responsibilities and training requirements for emergency responders (for example, supervisors, emergency room coordinator, and emergency response team members). (4) Emergency alerting and response procedures. (5) Personal protective equipment and emergency equipment. (6) Decontamination procedures. (7) Evacuation routes, procedures, and assembly points. (8) Procedures to account for employees. (9) Medical support requirements, emergency medical treatment, and first aid. (10) Incident facility security requirements. (11) Procedures for reporting incidents to local, State, and Federal Government agencies.
(12) Names or job titles of persons or departments to be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the plan. (13) Review of response and follow-up. d. The facility emergency response plan will be reviewed at least annually and, as necessary, be amended to keep current with new or changing facility conditions or information. e. Senior commanders and local, regional, State, and Federal emergency support and coordinating agencies (for example, law enforcement, fire departments, and health departments) will be informed of CBRN defense activities at Government-owned facilities.
Agreements will be made with these agencies to identify and ensure the availability of support, including equipment and training, necessary to provide effective emergency response and to ensure compli- ance with applicable statutes and regulations and the facility emergency response plan. (1) Agreements must be in writing. (2) Agreements will be reviewed annually or upon a change in operations that could affect existing emergency response plans and updated as necessary. (3) The emergency response plan will be compatible and integrated with the disaster, fire, and/or emergency response plans of the installation and local, State, and Federal agencies. f.
An employee alarm system will be installed in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.165 to notify employees of any necessary emergency action. g. Emergency response plans will be exercised prior to adoption and at least annually thereafter to ensure the adequacy of response plans and responder training, responder familiarity with response procedures and equipment, the adequacy of support agreements, and the availability and adequacy of emergency equipment and medical support. Emergency response drills and exercises for biological operations will be conducted in accordance with DA Pam 385–69. h.
If a mishap results in a potential or confirmed exposure or release of a chemical agent, etiologic agent, or exposure or possible exposure to a radiation threat, emergency procedures will be immediately initiated to protect personnel and the environment and to limit the spread of contamination. Hazardous conditions created by the emergency shall be eliminated and the affected areas will be decontaminated before normal operations are resumed. Medical surveillance will be initiated as soon as possible for all individuals present in the potentially affected area at the time of the mishap (see chap 3 for mishap reporting). i.
The SOPs will address emergency procedures related to any mishap involving HAZMAT, including biological program etiologic agents. Notification and evacuation procedures will be covered in detail, as well as measures to contain the HAZMAT and contamination. Local, regional, State, or Federal emergency support and coordinating agencies, such as law enforcement, fire departments, health departments, and Governments will be informed of HAZMAT activities, including biological programs.
They will be informed of the appropriate support necessary, to include any equipment and training necessary, to provide effective emergency response and ensure compliance with community “right-to-know” statutes and regulations. Agreements with external agencies must be formalized. If a mishap with a HAZMAT, including a chemical agent or biological program etiologic agent, results in personnel exposure, approved emergency procedures will be immediately initiated to protect personnel and the environment and to confine the HAZMAT and constrain the spread of contamination. All personnel except those responsible for emergency operations will evacuate the immediate area.
Special medical surveillance will be started as soon as possible for all workers present in the potentially affected area at the time of the mishap. j. All activities with a chemical mission, in coordination with the host installation, will establish a central control point to coordinate all chemical agent emergency activities and conduct periodic exercises of the emergency response plans. 19–8. Aviation emergency planning a.
Commanders of installations with aviation operations will develop a detailed, written, preaccident or preemer- gency plan specifying duties, responsibilities, and immediate actions for personnel involved in accident notification procedures, search and rescue, accident investigation, and equipment recovery. b. Installations without aviation safety staff will request assistance from the regional IMCOM safety office. 76 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007