EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health

CODE BLACK
EMERGENCY CO-ORDINATOR
• Respond to the Emergency Co-ordination Centre immediately and take over
Emergency Control Room duties.
• Release Control Room Security Officer (Deputy Co-ordinator) to attend scene.
• Don tabard (vest) identifying position.
• Ensure Switchboard has notified Police, Security and relevant St. Vincent’s staff.
• Maintain communication with the Area Warden, Deputy Emergency Co-ordinator
and Security Officers at the scene.
• Liaise with Police and direct to location of incident.
• Activate “Respond Orange” evacuation of area as considered necessary,
commencing horizontally and then vertically. Advise adjoining areas of possible
danger.
• Liaise with Officer In Charge of responding Police via Deputy Emergency Coordinator.
• Request assistance from other senior staff as required
• Recall/notify St. Vincent’s Security and ‘on call’ staff as required. (Assistance
with control, communications, evacuations and media).
• Act as initial media liaison point, keeping media outside the Hospital.
• Set up a patient query line to answer calls from the public if incident warrants.
• Ensure that relevant information about the emergency and its progress is regularly
provided to appropriate people.
• Give “All Clear” order on termination of emergency.
• Maintain a message/action log and provide a report to Risk Manager on
completion of incident.
• Ensure that a debriefing is conducted following significant incidents.
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