Emergency Preparedness and Response

Employers must assess workplace hazards and implement controls to reduce the risk of injury, including preparing for potential emergencies.

This involves developing, implementing, and regularly updating an emergency response plan for the clinic, training all staff on it, and conducting annual drills to ensure preparedness.

Also, consider potential emergencies involving hazardous substances in the clinic and maintain a written inventory. This inventory must detail each substance’s identity, properties, quantities, location, and safety information.

The clinic staff needs to be prepared in the event of an emergency. This comprehensive emergency procedures document can be used for your clinic. Please review this in full and share it with staff to ensure everyone’s health and safety. The rack card should be displayed in a visible area in the clinic.

Employers are expected to plan, prepare, and train their employees for all emergencies. This includes conducting annual emergency drills. Emergency drill evaluation records can be maintained for documentation purposes.

Fire safety systems and equipment must be regularly inspected and maintained. Annual inspections and maintenance must be carried out by certified personnel.

Every workplace should have an emergency warden to coordinate the evacuation during an emergency. They can also help by regularly checking fire safety equipment and ensuring that evacuation routes and emergency exits are clearly marked, well-lit, and unobstructed at all times.