(1) The Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) is a structured organisation of persons to organise and supervise the safe movement of occupants of a facility or facilities group in an emergency. (2) The purpose of this Procedure is to familiarise all members of the Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) with the processes to facilitate safe, orderly and timely evacuation when it is necessary or to direct and manage emergency circumstances such as a medical response, hazardous material release or facility lock down. (3) This Procedure aligns to the Australian Standard 3745-2010. (4) This Procedure applies to: (5) Refer to the: (6) Facility Wardens, Area Wardens and First Aid Responders are responsible for: (7) Managers and Leaders are responsible for (8) Any person in charge of a class or meeting will lead the evacuation of participants; including visitors; and in conjunction with instruction from the ECO (9) The Health & Safety Team are responsible for: (10) All Staff, Students, Contractors and Visitors are responsible for: (11) The function of the Emergency Control Organisation is to provide organisational structure and direction during an emergency that ensures a safe response and where necessary, the evacuation and assembly of all occupants. (12) The ECO at La Trobe University consists of Facility Wardens, Area Wardens and First Aid Responders who are nominated to these roles from each work area. In addition, a Deputy Facility Warden is nominated for each Facility though this role can be undertaken by an Area Warden when required. (13) All Wardens will undertake internal training when initially appointed then periodic refreshment every two years. (14) The Emergency Control Organisation will be called upon under the duress of an emergency, so it is important that the ECO structure is constantly in place and that drill evacuations occur regularly to: (15) People that identify with a disability will have a personal emergency plan prepared to address specific needs and this will be exercised during emergency evacuations and drills. (16) All facilities under the control of La Trobe University will undertake two drill evacuations each calendar year; once per semester. The drill evacuations will endeavour to include scenario complexity once per year to stress test the ECO structure and its performance. (17) Each Facility Warden will: (18) Each Area Warden will: (19) When an emergency is apparent, either through direct communication or through the activation of the emergency alarms, the ECO will manage emergency circumstances through the emergency plan for their facility/group of facilities. (20) Each Facility Warden will: (21) Each Area Warden will: (22) First Aid Responder/s will provide First Aid in the treatment of any injuries until Emergency Services arrive. (23) Deputy Facility Wardens will assume the duties and responsibilities of the Facility Warden if the Facility Warden is absent. (24) If the Deputy Facility Warden is also absent, a nominated Area Warden will act as Facility Warden. (25) Security personnel will act as the Facility Warden when: (26) The Health and Safety team will; at times act as an independent observer of drill evacuations to capture information and provide feedback to the ECO. (27) The Health & Safety team will review drill evaluation reports and incorporate learnings periodically into plans and ongoing training. Learnings will be shared with the wider University community such as the Campus Safety Group for the purposes of continuous improvement. (28) De-briefs will be co-ordinated by members of the Campus Safety Group after each emergency for the purposes of learning and continuous improvement. (29) For the purpose of this Procedure:Health and Safety Procedure - Emergency Control Organisation
Section 1 - Background and Purpose
Section 2 - Scope
Top of PageSection 3 - Policy Statement
Top of PageSection 4 - Procedures
Part A - Responsibilities – Emergency Control Organisation
Facility Wardens, Area Wardens and First Aid Responders
Managers and Leaders
Persons in charge of a class OR meeting
Health & Safety Team
All Staff, Students, Contractors and Visitors
Part B - General
Part C - Drill Evacuation
Part D - Emergency Response
Part E - Continuous Improvement
Drill Evacuation
Emergency Response
Section 5 - Definitions
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