Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00421:reg:400:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00421
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 400 (pt 14/21)
Character Range: 62228–65148

hazards at the workplace, including the possible consequences of an incident occurring as a result of those hazards. For example, a cleaner working by themselves in a city office building will be subject to different hazards to a worker in a chemical plant. The varying nature of the hazards requires the risks of the particular job to be assessed, and an appropriate emergency procedure put in place.
The impact of external hazards that may affect the health and safety of workers should also be taken into account (for example, a chemical storage facility across the road).
The preparation of an emergency plan for a workplace shared by a number of businesses (for example, a shopping centre, construction site or multi-tenanted office building) should be co-ordinated by the person with management or control of the workplace (who may be the property manager, principal contractor or landlord) in consultation with all tenants or businesses at the workplace.
If the business is conducted at such a workplace and an emergency plan has already been prepared, the types of emergency situations that may arise from the business must be taken into account in the emergency plan. Workers and their health and safety representatives must be consulted when reviewing, and if necessary revising, the emergency plan by the person responsible for preparing it.
A plan must be developed if there is no emergency plan at the workplace. If the workplace presents a significant hazard in an emergency, consultation with the local emergency services when developing the plan should occur.

5.1              Preparing emergency procedures
The emergency procedures in the emergency plan must clearly explain how to respond in various types of emergency, including how to evacuate people from the workplace in a controlled manner.
The procedures should be written clearly and simple to understand. Where relevant, the emergency procedures should address:
    * allocation of roles and responsibilities for specific actions in an emergency to persons with appropriate skills, for example appointment of area wardens
    * clear lines of communication between the person authorised to co-ordinate the emergency response and all persons at the workplace
    * the activation of alarms and alerting staff and other people at the workplace
    * the safety of all the people who may be at the workplace in an emergency, including visitors, shift workers and tradespeople
    * workers or other persons who will require special assistance to evacuate
    * specific procedures for critical functions such as a power shut-off
    * identification of safe places
    * potential traffic restrictions
    * distribution and display of a site plan that illustrates the location of fire protection equipment, emergency exits and assembly points
    * the distribution of emergency phone numbers, including out-of-hours contact numbers
    * access