EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health

Respond Green
EMERGENCY CO-ORDINATOR
Code Green
• On notification of Code Green, Don tabard (Emergency Co-ordinator vest),
• Ensure rear lifts have been isolated, proceed to ground floor using front lifts.
• Ensure the switchboard has notified Group 4, Victoria Police and the relevant St.
Vincent’s staff appropriate to the potential magnitude of the incident.
• Arrange for a staff member to await the arrival of emergency service personnel
to provide directions (if required);
• Proceed to Lift 7 – on ground floor, rendezvous with Deputy Co-ordinator.
• Proceed to any Forward Command Post, if established.
• Ensure site plan has been obtained from Security office drawer.
• Liaise with the Area Warden / Deputy Co-ordinator to monitor developments.
• Maintain an Incident Register, log all messages and actions associated with the
incident.
• Receive SITREPS at least every 15 minutes.
• Liaise with Senior Corrections Officer.
• Liaise with Senior Police Officer.
• Recall/notify St. Vincent’s security and senior ‘on-call’ staff as required, (for
assistance with incident control, communications, evacuations and media
liaison).
Personal safety is paramount - If safe to do so.
• Proceed to level 3 / In-Patient Services Building.
• Liaise with Area Warden.
• Provide SITREPS to Emergency Co-ordination Centre as events unfold (or at
least every 15 minutes).
• Enter the Corrections Control Room.
• Remain at location (in a safe position) liaise with Deputy Co-ordinator, Senior
Corrections Officer, and Senior Police.
• Activate Respond Orange, evacuation of area as considered necessary using
the EWIS, commencing horizontally and then vertically, considering points on the
Code Orange Action Card. Security integrity MUST be maintained at all times.
• All media calls to be directed to Group 4 via Duty Manager. Act as initial Hospital
media liaison point.
• Establish a patient query line to answer calls from the public using a dedicated
line. Consider using Police Advice Line (P.A.L.).
• Give ‘All Clear’ authorisation to switchboard on termination of emergency.
• Arrange immediate replacement/rectification of used / damaged equipment.
• Liaise with Operations Manager / Medical Director Correctional Health Service.
• Discharge patients, as required to Port Phillip Prison (St. John’s).
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