Responding to Emergencies and Accidents Emergencies that may occur include: Natural disasters such as flood, fire, earthquake, severe electrical dust storms Power failures, gas leaks, cut to water supply Spills of toxic materials on the roadside or release of toxic chemical into the atmosphere

Emergencies that may occur include: serious injury to a child serious, sudden illness of a child serious, sudden illness or accident of a carer parent who presents as angry, abusive or under the influence of drugs or alcohol child goes missing from the service threat of an intruder to the service Responding to Emergencies and Accidents

Seek expert advice Display plan prominently Emergency numbers located near telephones and emergency evacuation plan Carers fully trained in emergency procedure Carers know the location of and how to use fire extinguishers and fire blankets What to consider when devising an evacuation plan

Identify two escape routes Identify two safe assembly areas Know how to turn off utilities (gas) Teach chidren to respond to a particular signal that is only used for emergencies such as a whistle Teach older children “Stop, Drop and Roll” drill. Have on hand a mobile trolley/cot that will fit through a standard doorway that infants and toddlers can be put into quickly and safely. What to consider when devising an evacuation plan

All team members should be assigned specific roles as part of the preparation for emergencies. A system needs to be place to account for all people, including children, carers and any parents, students and other people who may be visiting at the time of the emergency. (A visitor sign-in/out book will help with this task). What to consider when devising an evacuation plan

All parents should be made aware of the evacuation plan and advised to make a note of the locations and contact numbers which can be kept at home and at work.

What would you need to consider when determining an appropriate assembly point? How would staff and children get to the assembly point? Evaluation Assembly Point

What should an emergency evacuation kit contain? Where should it be located? Emergency Kit