Critical Incident Manual - Ministry of Education

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Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentWhat is a Critical IncidentManagement Plan (CIMP)?A Critical Incident Management Plan (CIMP), is a proactive and direct way of planning forand managing critical incidents. A school-based plan also includes a realistic and periodicassessment of the school’s facilities, complemented by effective decision making, in order toachieve the desired level of safety. The plan should indicate specific tasks to be implementedonce a crisis is in force.Purposes of the PlanThe purpose of a co-ordinated response to critical incidents is to provide:1. A rapid response to critical incidents at school;2. A systematic approach to critical incidents among the critical incident management teammembers;3. A system for evaluating the school’s response to critical incidents;4. Improved management of information by the school during a crisis.Priorities of the PlanThe priorities of an operational CIMP are to:1. Protect human life/minimise personal injury;2. Prevent/minimise physical damage;3. Restore normality.Features of a Management PlanDesirable features of a workable management plan should include:• Provision of access to support services.• Development of evacuation procedures.• Periodic practice of evacuation plan.• Assigning of duties to school staff.• Ensuring that staff and students are familiar with emergency warnings.• Provision of assistance to students with Special Needs.Ministry of Education 2007 / 26
Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School Environment• Being prepared to give response to the media.• Making contact with critical service providers.• Informing critical stakeholders.The best critical management plan is one that is:• Written• Simple• Disseminated• Tested, and• Revised.Steps in Developing and Executing the PlanIn preparation for the developing and executing a CIMP, the following should be done:• Review the school’s mission and how the CIMP fits into this mission.• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the institution in responding to criticalincidents.• Identify institutional needs.• Identify the available resources.• Initiate discussions aimed at getting buy-in from parents, students and other keystakeholders for implementing the school’s CIMP.• Establish a critical incident management team.• Provide training for the team.• Customize the critical incident management response plan as the is implementedand reviewed.• Sensitise staff and other stakeholders as to how the plan works.• Conduct and simulation exercises.• Establish monitoring and evaluation procedures.• Establish reporting systems.Ministry of Education 2008 / 27
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