3.0 FOREWORD This Planning for a School / College Emergency manual is a resource to provide Principals with a reference to facilitate writing an Emergency Management Plan and to give guidance for appropriate immediate action at the time of an emergency. The ongoing management of serious incidents should be addressed with the assistance of relevant support personnel. The aim of emergency planning is to ensure: the safety of students, workers and persons (including visitors) is maintained, as far as possible, during an emergency, the degree and impact of trauma that potentially accompanies people’s exposure to an emergency is minimised on school or college communities, the safe and rapid evacuation of all occupants from building(s), communications are maintained during an emergency and appropriate first aid and medical treatment of injured persons. 3.1 The suggested Emergency Management Plan has been designed in accordance with Australian Standard AS 3745:2010 - Planning for Emergencies in Facilities. To maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of emergency control, a determined effort is required by all employees to ensure the following is maintained: The nomination of suitable persons to carry out the duties of Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) personnel Bi-annual meetings of ECO personnel to provide training. Employees of schools / colleges in NSW acting as ECO personnel in the course of employment: are covered by the NSW Workers Compensation Act 1998 in case of injury or illness and are indemnified from liability for civil wrongdoing under the Employees Liability Act 1991 which provides that if, in the exercise of their ECO role, an employee commits an offense against the civil rights of another person, the employee can’t be held liable to the employer but the employer is liable to indemnify the employee (unless the employee’s actions constituted serious or willful misconduct). It is recommended that schools / colleges in jurisdictions check the provisions of relevant legislation in their jurisdiction.
3.0 FOREWORD This Planning for a School / College Emergency manual is a resource to provide Principals with a reference to facilitate writing an Emergency Management Plan and to give guidance for appropriate immediate action at the time of an emergency. The ongoing management of serious incidents should be addressed with the assistance of relevant support personnel. The aim of emergency planning is to ensure: the safety of students, workers and persons (including visitors) is maintained, as far as possible, during an emergency, the degree and impact of trauma that potentially accompanies people’s exposure to an emergency is minimised on school or college communities, the safe and rapid evacuation of all occupants from building(s), communications are maintained during an emergency and appropriate first aid and medical treatment of injured persons. 3.1 The suggested Emergency Management Plan has been designed in accordance with Australian Standard AS 3745:2010 - Planning for Emergencies in Facilities. To maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of emergency control, a determined effort is required by all employees to ensure the following is maintained: The nomination of suitable persons to carry out the duties of Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) personnel Bi-annual meetings of ECO personnel to provide training. Employees of schools / colleges in NSW acting as ECO personnel in the course of employment: are covered by the NSW Workers Compensation Act 1998 in case of injury or illness and are indemnified from liability for civil wrongdoing under the Employees Liability Act 1991 which provides that if, in the exercise of their ECO role, an employee commits an offense against the civil rights of another person, the employee can’t be held liable to the employer but the employer is liable to indemnify the employee (unless the employee’s actions constituted serious or willful misconduct). It is recommended that schools / colleges in jurisdictions check the provisions of relevant legislation in their jurisdiction.
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