PURPOSE

This plan provides for the preparation and implementation of emergency response to address

unplanned situations.

What is the overall objective of the emergency plan?

An emergency plan specifies procedures for handling sudden or unexpected situations. The objective
is to be prepared to:

 Prevent fatalities and injuries.

2. SCOPE

This emergency plan applies to all employees, contract employees, guests, and visitors to the
Company during normal office hours, unless noted below:

a) Employees working outside of normal office hours will be responsible for carrying out all
appropriateactivities in the plan.

b) Employees travelling outside the office facilities are addressed in Section IIIF.

it is important that the relevant individuals or groups be asked to participate. Members of the
team can include:

employees with knowledge of the work

supervisor of the area or work

safety officer

health and safety committee

union representative, if applicable

employees with experience in investigations

"outside" experts

representative from local government, police, fire, or ambulance

What are examples of technological and natural hazards?

Examples of technological hazards are:

Fire.

Explosion.

Building collapse.
Major structural failure.

Spills.

Unintentional release of products.

Deliberate release of products (e.g., hazardous biological agents, or toxic chemicals).

Other terrorist activities.

Exposure to ionizing radiation.

Loss of electrical power.

Loss of water supply.

Loss of communications.

Due to the scale and nature of this development, it is anticipated that the following risks could
potentially

arises during the construction and operation phases:

» Fires;

» Leakage of hazardous substances;

» Storage of flammable materials and substances;

» Flood events;

» Accidents; and

» Natural disasters.
Objective

The objective is a brief summary of the purpose of the plan; that is, to reduce human injury and
damage to property and environment in an emergency. It also specifies those staff members who
may put the plan into action. The objective identifies clearly who these staff members are since the
normal chain of command cannot always be available on short notice. At least one of them must be
on the site at all times when the premises are occupied. The extent of authority of these personnel
must be clearly indicated.

Contact numbers

3. RESPONSIBILITIES & IMPLEMENTATION

Management

Management shall ensure that all possible life threatening situations are evaluated and emergency

response and evacuation procedures are in place to prevent fatalities from occurring.

Supervisors

Supervisors shall make all their employees aware of this procedure and partake in evacuation drills

Employees

Employees will partake in evacuation drills to ensure they recognize and understand the importance

of evacuations and their part played during evacuations.

Evacuation/Emergency Coordinator

Evacuation coordinator shall take charge of any emergency evacuation and shall lead the

evacuation.

PLAN

Action Plan

The following action plan is proposed in the event of a fire:

1. Quantify risk.

2. Assess person safety, safety of others and environment.

3. If safe – attempt to extinguish the fire using appropriate equipment.

4. If not safe to extinguish, contain fire.

5. Notify the Site Manager and emergency response crew and authorities.

6. Inform users of the potential risk of fire.

7. Record the incident on the company database or filing register.

Persons should not fight the fire if any of the following conditions exist:

» They have not been trained or instructed in the use of a fire extinguisher.

» They do not know what is burning.

» The fire is spreading rapidly.

» They do not have the proper equipment.

» They cannot do so without a means of escape.

» They may inhale toxic smoke

 Report fire immediately to the site manager, who will determine if it is to be reported to the
relevant emergency services and authorities.

» The site manager must have copies of the Report form to be completed

Emergency Team

In order to formulate and execute the Emergency Procedure and Plan, responsibility must be

allocated to specific personnel.

The Manager shall establish an Emergency Team consisting of appropriate personnel such as

 Section Managers,
 SHE Coordinator,
 Fire fighters
 Health and Safety Representatives
 .

The Emergency Team shall nominate an Emergency Evacuation Controller and Emergency

Evacuation Coordinator. A number of Emergency Evacuation Wardens appropriate to the size of the

area of responsibility must also be appointed.

All the appointments shall be communicated to all within the building to ensure they know how the

responsible employees are. Records thereof shall be kept in the SHE file.

First Aid Personnel and Security Staff

Personnel who hold these positions shall be trained on first aid procedures and appointed. They
shall ensure to take their first aid boxes with them in the event of an emergency. They will assist and
tread all injured employees at the assembly point in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Documentation and Signage.

Emergency exits, escape routes and communication equipment shall be clearly signed all over the

building and indicated on the layout plan.

Training

The Emergency Team shall identify and provide training in accordance with the needs of personnel

involved with emergency evacuation activities. They shall determine the depth of training required
for themselves and all other personnel, given the assessment of risk for each potential emergency
scenario and the proximity and skills of the local emergency services.

Consideration shall also be given to the number of First Aid personnel and any associated training

requirements.

Training must be given to all staff in the building in how to raise the alarm, the evacuation route and
the location of assembly areas. Other opportunities for emergency procedure training include:

 Meetings
 Refresher Inductions
 Specific Group Training
 Specific Individual Training

Emergency Contacts

Telephone contacts details such for:

Ambulance;

Fire Station

Hospital;

Police;

Security Company