Emergency Operations Plan Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (ALS residents) Information from the Safety Advocates for EMT (SAFE)

EMT Emergency Operations Plan (ALS Residents) Overview of EOP Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities Preparedness Team Response Team Recovery Team Direction and Control Communications

Overview of EMT EOP Scope Establishes the procedures and responsibilities for EMT EMT is part of the CAS emergency preparedness effort, the EMT EOP is designed to assist in communication, command and control between CAS and EMT in the event of an emergency Concept of Operation An incident occurs that is within the capability or responsibility of the EMT Department. Through this plan, EMT has identified a command and control structure to plan for and respond to localized events. This plan is coordinated with the CAS emergency operation plan.

Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities The Department Head is responsible for the safety and protection of life, securing critical infrastructure, and timely resumption of teaching, research, and business activities. Three teams with designated responsibilities will carry out these activities. Preparedness Team Response Team Recovery Team

Preparedness Team The Safety Advocates for EMT (SAFE), with guidance from the CAS Regulatory & Safety Compliance Officer, will be responsible for making sure that plans, emergency equipment, and infrastructure to deal with an emergency are in place SAFE Members: Stacey Harper, Staci Simonich, Allison Cardwell, Andy Annalora, Lisa Truong, Cassie Nix (student rep) SAFE will convene meetings/ seminars and prepare summary materials to increase staff awareness of the content of this plan.

Response Team – Coordinates Emergency Response Response Team members: EMT Department Head – Craig Marcus Organize the EMT response command and control structure Initiates communication to inform EMT personnel of a closure Communicates with CAS Administration and the Response Team Facilities Manager – Chris Sullivan Ensures all essential staff are on-site Will direct evacuation (via fire alarm pull station) if necessary

Response Team – Coordinates Emergency Response Response Team members (cont.): Administrative Managers – Nita (Joey) Carson and Mary Mucia (will wear blue vests in case of emergency evacuation and be the designated floor monitors for the 1 st floor of ALS) Notifies affected staff, faculty, students, visitors, and volunteers of the current situation Ensures that all laboratories have been cleared by taking inventory of the designated laboratory safety flags, notify department head of count

Response Team – Coordinates Emergency Response Response Team members (cont.): Laboratory Coordination – Anyone working in the laboratory at the time of an evacuation should ensure that all individuals are out of the laboratory space. The last person out should take the ‘designated laboratory safety flag’ that indicates all members have exited the building. Flags are located next to the main exit of each laboratory and have the last name of the PI on the flag. Kolluri Tilton

Recovery Team – Restores teaching, research and business functions Recovery Team members: EMT Department Head – Craig Marcus Facilities Manager – Chris Sullivan Administrative Manager – Nita (Joey) Carson Administrator Program Assistance – Mary Mucia

Direction and Control Decision-making: When an incident occurs, each individual is responsible for immediate life safety response of themselves and personnel under their care; e.g. calling 9-1-1, evacuating the immediate area, activating the fire alarm. The EMT Departmental Head, or designated representative, is responsible for approving resources or communicating assistance requests to CAS Administration (if necessary). Line of succession in absence of head: Assistant Department Head – Staci Simonich Administrative Manager – Nita (Joey) Carson Administrative Program Assistant – Mary Mucia SAFE Committee Leader – Stacey Harper

Direction and Control Control: The EMT Departmental Head is responsible for the coordination of response resources to the incident. EMT will organize and coordinate incident response from the following locations (in order of preference): Lawn between ALS and LPSC Lawn between ALS and Hovland Parking lot to west of Cordley Hall

Communications Communication to EMT staff, faculty, students, visitors, and volunteers will depend upon the extent/level of situation: Telephone Cell phone Bulletin boards, located throughout unit offices OSUAlert – if a university wide incident Information will be reviewed by the EMT Departmental Head and CAS Administration prior to release for mass communications.