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Communications are needed to report emergencies, warn personnel of the danger, keep families and off-duty employees informed about what’s happening at the facility, coordinate response actions, and keep in contact with customers and suppliers.
Employers must plan for all possible contingencies from a temporary or short-term disruption to a total communications failure. Some things to consider include:
Employers must establish procedures for employees to report an emergency and then train employees on those procedures. Personnel assigned to specific notification tasks must be trained on those tasks. Employers should:
Communications are needed to report emergencies, warn personnel of the danger, keep families and off-duty employees informed about what’s happening at the facility, coordinate response actions, and keep in contact with customers and suppliers.
Employers must plan for all possible contingencies from a temporary or short-term disruption to a total communications failure. Some things to consider include:
Employers must establish procedures for employees to report an emergency and then train employees on those procedures. Personnel assigned to specific notification tasks must be trained on those tasks. Employers should: