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4.2.14. Organization (B2 elements)
B2 - ORGANIZATION Threat category Responsibility
Elements I II III IV V O L N
B2.1 Establish organizational relationships and interfaces between all the major response organizations
(5.6).
Develop a concept-of-operations (see Section 2.2.7), consistent with Section 4.1, and Appendix 6 and 7,
for each organization that describes the response to emergencies and how it relates to other
organizations. Ensure that organizations with potentially overlapping responsibilities understand their
roles during an emergency. All response organizations should concur on the concept of operations (see
Elements B1.1 - B1.3).
B2.2 In the emergency plans, assign positions responsible within each operating and response
organization for performance of specified response functions (5.7).
In the response plans (see Appendix 12), include a block diagram of the organizational relationships and
interfaces between all the major response organizations. Use the response organization structure shown
in Appendix 13. The plans should be easily revisable to meet the needs during an emergency.
B2.3 Assign personnel to appropriate positions in all operating and response organizations to meet
requirements for performing response functions (5.8).
Assign personnel to all the positions in the response organization needed to perform the functions
specified in Section 4.2 and ensure they can be staffed adequately to meet the response time objectives in
Appendix 10. Tasks that are performed promptly (for example, making protective action decisions) must
be assigned to personnel who are available immediately and over a 24-hour period. Assign personnel
according to their ability to perform under stressful and other difficult conditions present during an
emergency in addition to their technical abilities or normal responsibilities.
B2.4 Provide sufficient qualified personnel to be available at all times to ensure that appropriate positions
can be promptly staffed following the declaration and notification of a radiation emergency (5.9).