Types of Emergencies
This emergency involves a person threatening staff with a weapon.
What is an armed hold-up?
These three elements—oxygen, heat, and fuel—are required to start a fire.
What is the fire triangle?
The Emergency Action Plans aim to reduce risks to these three things.
What are lives, property, and the environment?
This action ensures all colleagues are accounted for during an evacuation.
What is taking the register or attendance?
These measures focus on minimizing the likelihood of an incident occurring.
What are preventive measures?
This type of emergency occurs when unstable weather, such as a hurricane or earthquake, strikes.
What are natural disasters?
Storing flammable liquids properly and removing heat sources are examples of this type of strategy.
What is fire hazard prevention?
The EAP includes these, which describe the tasks of everyone involved in an emergency response.
What are assignments or responsibilities?
If equipment needs to be turned off during an emergency, you are responsible for this action.
What is the shutdown of specific equipment?
This type of risk can be reduced by eliminating or minimizing exposure to hazards.
What is emergency risk?
A threat involving an explosive device is called this.
What is a bomb threat?
When handling a fire, isolating this element by cutting off the air supply can help extinguish it.
What is oxygen?
These scheduled events help employees practice their emergency response.
What are practice drills?
If you encounter a suspicious person, you should do this instead of confronting them alone.
What is reporting the situation to a supervisor?
Removing one element of the fire triangle prevents this emergency situation from occurring.
What is a fire?
These incidents involve physical harm to employees or guests from minor accidents to severe injuries.
What are workplace accidents?
A person should never do this when encountering a suspicious package or item that might catch fire.
What is move or touch the item?
The EAP must list contact details for these teams or agencies that assist during emergencies.
What are emergency response teams?
During an emergency, this person is responsible for contacting medical assistance.
Who is the designated responder or employee?
Securing hazardous materials and minimizing heat sources are part of this strategy.
What is accident prevention?
The unexpected behavior of a mentally unstable individual might cause this type of emergency.
What is dealing with a deranged/angry/aggressive/disruptive/challenging customer?
These types of alarms are essential to warn employees of a fire emergency.
What are smoke alarms or fire alarms?
This document outlines steps for each potential emergency in the workplace.
What is the Emergency Action Plan (EAP)?
In an armed hold-up, the best immediate response to avoid escalation is this.
What is remaining calm and following instructions?
This term refers to an analysis of potential emergencies based on factors like geography and product type.
What is a hazard assessment?