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B4 - PLANS AND PROCEDURES Threat category Responsibility
Elements I II III IV V O L N
ensuring medical treatment of casualties, including protective action, if warranted, based on conditions
at the facility in order to reduce the risk of severe deterministic health effects;
5) assessment of the state of the facility or practice and the actions to be taken on the site to limit the
extent of any radioactive release;
6) the chain of command and communication, including a description of related facilities and procedures;
7) an inventory of the emergency equipment to be kept in readiness at specified locations;
8) the actions to be taken by persons and organizations involved in the implementation of the plan for
each class of emergency; and
9) arrangements for declaring the termination of an emergency (5.20).
This can be accomplished by having an emergency plan consistent with the outline in Appendix 12.
B4.9 Develop procedures, analytical tools and computer programs to perform the functions specified to
meet the requirements for emergency response (5.21).
Develop the tools needed to perform the emergency response functions specified in Section 4.2. Develop
procedures and technical support for all tasks that are not normally performed and provide detailed
instructions and the required information. The technical aspects of the procedures used by
groups/organizations performing the same tasks (e.g. sampling or analysis) should be the same.
Develop procedures according to a writer guide in order to have a common structure, appearance and
terms. The procedures should:
1) be, as much as possible, stand-alone (that is provide all the information needed without referring to
other procedures, manuals or references);
2) identify the response position or team responsible for their performance;
3) prominently display the entry conditions on the first page (when the procedure is to be used);
4) list safety steps (e.g. notify control room,) performed before use of the procedures;
5) list tools, protective equipment, resources or information needed to use the procedures;
6) identify the customer - who gets the product (if appropriate);
7) show the date approved and identify who is responsible for maintenance of the procedures ;be
provided for each individual or team performing a task/function;