Emergency Plan Manual

HAZARD VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS POLICY: * A vulnerability analysis is performed by the Safety Officer to identify areas of vulnerability so that provisions may be undertaken to lessen the severity and/or impact of an emergency. * During the hazard vulnerability analysis the following are considered potential emergencies for this Agency: • Hurricanes • Tornados • Flood • Fire • Civil Disorders • Heat • Thunderstorm * The Agency’s buildings and grounds have been evaluated for vulnerability to the above listed emergencies. Weaknesses have been listed and provisions undertaken to reduce the severity or impact of a potential emergency. * Priorities are established from the hazard vulnerability analysis for which mitigation, preparation, response and recovery activities will need to be undertaken, such as: Mitigation and Preparedness, will occur before an emergency, and include all our activities to be ready to successfully respond to emergency situations: Full Category classification of our active patient during admission, sign up visit, (D1 to D4 category), were we are aware what step we will take with them during emergency (stay at home, go to family, shelter, hospital, etc), distribution of Educational Brochures to our patients to be prepared for any Emergency, with prioritization of the more vulnerability in our area, full Employee training about emergencies and preparedness, maintain up-to-date Active patient prioritized list that must include copy of: Emergency Plan form, Medication sheet, Plan of Care, Evacuation form (if needed), provide the utility company with a list of potentially vulnerable patients in the event of power failure. Priorities will be set with the communitywide emergency management planners (if available). Response: occur during an emergency, and are the compliance of all our preparedness before it occur, that include the communication with our staff, the use of volunteer is they are available, assure patients/staff safety, guarantee the continuos care plan of our patients by caregivers, specialty shelters, hospitals. Recovery: occur after emergency, and is the phase were we can contribute to come back to a normal services and life, and may include distribution of duties in continuous compliance of patient’s care plan after our area is safe for our employees and the streets are clean *See Emergency Management Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Worksheet and www.fema.gov.