Guide

How is an emergency plan prepared?

A plan is not a document but an arrangement tested by drills: scenarios, teams, escape routes and communication are built together.

It starts from scenarios

The plan starts by identifying the emergencies that can genuinely occur: fire, explosion, chemical release, natural disaster, sabotage, entrapment in a confined space. The scenario list comes from the workplace's own hazards; another workplace's list is not copied.

Teams and duties

Prevention and firefighting, evacuation, first aid and protection teams are formed. Who does what in each team, who covers them, and what happens outside shift hours are written down. A team member whose name is listed but whose duty is unknown is the plan's weakest link.

Routes and assembly

Escape routes, exits, assembly points and accessible access are shown on the plan. A locked exit, a blocked door or an unlit stairwell leaves the plan on paper.

Communication

Who calls whom, who notifies externally, and what happens if communication fails are determined in advance.

In Optifora

The emergency module keeps scenarios, teams, drill records and the evacuation plan together; it shows the gap when a team member leaves and reminds of the drill date.

  1. Derive the scenariosList the emergencies that can genuinely occur.
  2. Form the teamsSet out teams, duties and cover in writing.
  3. Show the routesMark escape routes, exits and assembly points on the plan.
  4. Define communicationWrite who calls whom and who notifies externally.
  5. Announce and trainAnnounce the plan to workers and train the teams.
  6. Test by drillTest the plan in a drill and feed the gaps back into it.

Manage this in Optifora

Optifora is not a single program but a compliance platform assembled from modules. The catalogue states which module is ready today and which is on the roadmap.

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