be sited away from the most likely approach of a bush or grass fire and the least vulnerable to a potential bushfire attack: be located in a position away from the impact of radiant heat (primarily for facilities on the BARR) include construction measures to protect the building from any radiant heat source and ember impact (primarily for facilities on the BARR) include toilet and water amenities You may wish to consult your relevant local emergency service when assessing the most appropriate place on your premises to use if required to shelter-in-place. Sections 11.1-11.11 of your EMP template have been pre-populated with emergency response procedures for specific types of emergencies: building fire • bushfire • major external emission/spill • severe weather • riverine flooding • bomb/substance threat (includes Bomb/Substance Threat Phone Checklist) • earthquake • intruder • influenza pandemic • Once you have completed your risk assessment (section 17) and you have identified threats and hazards to your early childhood service or school, your planned preparation for, response to, and recovery from these threats and hazards need to be included in the Response Procedures for Specific Emergencies section of your EMP. Remove any pre-populated responses to specific emergencies from this section that are not identified in your risk assessment. For example, if your early childhood service or school is in a metropolitan area and will never be at risk of bushfire, delete this from risk from section 11 of your EMP. Add any threats and hazards identified in your risk assessment that are not currently addressed in this section. You will need to exercise judgement when implementing response procedures during an emergency as the particular circumstances of the event need to be considered in your response. You may consider changing the titles of the positions within your response procedures to best reflect your school’s preferences. In section 12 of your EMP template insert an area map to show the location of your facility and its off-site evacuation points. Your area map will assist you when selecting the most appropriate evacuation and off-site assembly points. It should include: surrounding streets (including street • exit points from your school •
be sited away from the most likely approach of a bush or grass fire and the least vulnerable to a potential bushfire attack: be located in a position away from the impact of radiant heat (primarily for facilities on the BARR) include construction measures to protect the building from any radiant heat source and ember impact (primarily for facilities on the BARR) include toilet and water amenities You may wish to consult your relevant local emergency service when assessing the most appropriate place on your premises to use if required to shelter-in-place. Sections 11.1-11.11 of your EMP template have been pre-populated with emergency response procedures for specific types of emergencies: • building fire • bushfire • major external emission/spill • severe weather • riverine flooding • bomb/substance threat (includes Bomb/Substance Threat Phone Checklist) • earthquake • intruder • influenza pandemic Once you have completed your risk assessment (section 17) and you have identified threats and hazards to your early childhood service or school, your planned preparation for, response to, and recovery from these threats and hazards need to be included in the Response Procedures for Specific Emergencies section of your EMP. Remove any pre-populated responses to specific emergencies from this section that are not identified in your risk assessment. For example, if your early childhood service or school is in a metropolitan area and will never be at risk of bushfire, delete this from risk from section 11 of your EMP. Add any threats and hazards identified in your risk assessment that are not currently addressed in this section. You will need to exercise judgement when implementing response procedures during an emergency as the particular circumstances of the event need to be considered in your response. You may consider changing the titles of the positions within your response procedures to best reflect your school’s preferences. In section 12 of your EMP template insert an area map to show the location of your facility and its off-site evacuation points. Your area map will assist you when selecting the most appropriate evacuation and off-site assembly points. It should include: • surrounding streets (including street • exit points from your school