I am in the process of writing an emergency plan - does any forum member have a template they would be willing to share plus any comments on what should be included.
Hi Jan. You'll see in the template that Chris sent that Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) can review your plan and make suggestions.
If you have Hazardous Chemicals on site (anything with HAZCHEM label son it) above trigger quantities you also need to send a summarised version of your plan to them including site plan, inventories, first responders, access after hours, etc. They have a guide on their website which might help you decide whether you need to go to this extra step: https://fireandemergency.nz/assets/Documents/Hazardous-substances/RD2-1-GDb-Emergency-response-plan-preparation-guide.pdf
This is good for the first stage of the response; depending on your industry there will be other scenarios that you need to include. These will be a case of running 'what if' scenarios on your highest rated risks (particularly any that have a rating that is higher than would normally be acceptable).
I's also include some information on returning to normal operations after an emergency. Rushing back to normal ops post-emergency can introduce other dangers. This is one of the many areas where H&S is a part of other good management practices (i.e. disaster recovery).