Push Partner Program: Private Sector Helping the Public Sector Push Partner Program: Private Sector Helping the Public Sector August 2010 Robbie Roberts Compliance Specialist Compliance Specialist Business Continuity / Corporate Security

NWN Push Partner Program  Advantages  Relieves pressure on Public Health personnel  Helps the community by taking pressure off the system  Keeps NWN close to Public Health & current information  Shows workers we do care about them & their family  Helps keep employees healthy, productive, on the job  Helps ensure critical gas infrastructure is operational  Serves our customers by being proactive

NWN Push Partner Program  NWN Health Emergency Coordination Team (HEC-T)  11 Members - HR, PIO, Safety, Risk, BCP/Security  Trained cadre for operating a Private POD  Trained to provide “Just in Time” training for add’l staff  Assigned specific Roles & Responsibilities  Reports to execs & NWN Incident Command Team  Resource for all things “Health” related & planning  Meets as needed (daily during an event)  Makes recommendations for company actions

NWN Push Partner Program  NW Natural Health - Related Planning  NWN Push Partner Plan  NWN Health Emergency Plan  Full Scale Push Partner Exercise  Held at NW Natural Headquarters  Validated our Push Partner Plan and why we are involved We would be happy to share these plans with your organization!

NWN Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Q U E S T I O N S ? Robbie Roberts (o) x3556 (c)