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Alert
Emergency Class
Description
Events 73 involving unknown or significant
decrease in the level of protection of the
public or on-site personnel
Immediate Response Actions
Threat Category I, II and III facilities
Operator and on-site:
- Take life saving actions and give first aid on site.
- Notify off-site officials.
- Activate the appropriate part of the response, using the incident command system under an incident commander,
needed to analyse and resolve the condition resulting in the alert or reduce the potential threat.
- Conduct off-site monitoring near facility (if appropriate).
- Implement actions to mitigate the event and provide technical assistance to control room or operational staff (if
required).
- With off-site officials, initiate joint media briefings at a PIC if the alert receives media or public attention.
Off site:
- Increase readiness.
- Implement the minimum components of the ICS, including appointing an incident commander.
- Ensure that all governmental agencies are informed.
- Provide fire, police or medical support if requested.
- With on-site officials, initiate joint media briefings at the PIC if the alert receives media or public attention.
73 Involving release barriers, critical safety systems, instrumentation, staff, natural occurrences, fires, terrorist or criminal acts.