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DEALING WITH
EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Emergency situations may occur at any time during any given day and very
often could have been avoided had their potential danger been detected early
and corrected speedily. Emergency situations may include but are not limited
to:
Accidents
Health issues heart attacks, fainting, bleeding, etc.
Deranged customers
Fire
Flood
Robbery
Armed hold up
Bomb threats
Earthquakes
RECOGNISE AND HANDLE
EMERGENCIES/POTENTIAL EMERGENCIES
Electrical faults
Trailing electric or telephone leads
Loose objects
Loose fixtures
Chemicals
Malfunctioning equipment
Overloading of sockets
Slippery/wet floors
Poorly maintained or frayed carpets
FOLLOWING EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES
FOLLOW EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES
Death
Temporary and permanently disability
Long hospitalization
The rule of thumb is to quickly assess
the situation and take action.
This could be simply to alert the
designated personnel who could
either be:
Cause
Damages
Liability
New measures/enforcement of procedures