Organizational Development Assessment: Emergency Management Solutions

This document presents a comprehensive assessment on organizational development, focusing on emergency management within a workplace context. The assignment addresses various aspects, including emergency planning, stakeholder roles, and the application of relevant regulations. It explores hazard identification, emergency protection systems, and control equipment, with specific examples and color-coded incident classifications. The solution outlines evacuation procedures, communication protocols, and the importance of regular rehearsals and reviews. Furthermore, it delves into risk assessment methodologies, the creation of an emergency risk register, and the role of a health and safety committee. The assignment also covers employee induction for emergency management, hazard awareness, and the responsibilities of fire wardens, providing a detailed overview of workplace safety protocols and procedures. The document also includes a list of references used for the assignment.

Running head: Organizational Development
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Assessment 1..............................................................................................................................3
Question No 1........................................................................................................................3
Question No 2........................................................................................................................3
Question No 3........................................................................................................................3
Question No 4........................................................................................................................4
Question No 5........................................................................................................................5
Question No 6........................................................................................................................5
Question No 7............................................................................................................................6
Question No 8........................................................................................................................6
Question No 9........................................................................................................................7
Question No 10......................................................................................................................7
Question No 11......................................................................................................................7
Question No 12......................................................................................................................7
Question No 13......................................................................................................................8
Question No 14......................................................................................................................8
Question No 15......................................................................................................................8
Question No 16......................................................................................................................8
Question No 17......................................................................................................................9
Question No 18......................................................................................................................9
Question No 19......................................................................................................................9

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Question No 20......................................................................................................................9
Question No 21......................................................................................................................9
Question No 22....................................................................................................................10
Assessment 2............................................................................................................................10
1............................................................................................................................................10
2............................................................................................................................................10
3............................................................................................................................................11
Reference..................................................................................................................................12

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Assessment 1
Question No 1
The emergency planning is done in the state with the help of Sate Emergency
Management Act 2005 and State Emergency Management Regulations 2006. It able to show
the responsibility and roles which the state has to follow in case of any emergency which
occur in the company (Bahr 2018). It should be said the country is having any emergency
than it should able to take help from the same to know more about the planning of the
emergency state.
Question No 2
2A
Emergency is an sudden and unexpected situation which can cause many loss to an
individual as well as the society it can be financial loss or health loss to the company.
2B
Emergency is a situation which should be handle very carefully, the government
should plan accordingly. It should be well prepared as this directly affect the human life so
the government so take this into consideration on a priority basic so it should prepared well
for the same.
Question No 3
The stakeholder which are related to fire in workplace are:
 Owners
 Managers
 Employees
 Insurance Company

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 Regulator of Industry
Question No 4
4A
Example of Emergency Protection System are:
 Fire Extinguishers system
 Signs and Emergency Exit Lighting
 Fire Sprinkler System
 Security Alarm
 Fire Controllers System
 Emergency lift
 CCTV
 Warning System
4B
Example of Emergency Control Equipment
 Communication Equipment
 Fire Alarm
 Smoke Detection
 First- aid kids
 Personal Protection kits
 Isolation Barrier
 Spill control kit
 Fire Extinguisher
4C

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Example of Hazardous Work
 Working at height
 Poor housekeeping
 Electrical factor
 Fork lifts
 Lockout
 Chemical Hazard
 Confined Spaces
 Fire and theft hazard
Question No 5
Incident Type Incident Colour Code
Fire/smoke RED
Medical Emergency BLUE
Bomb Threat Purple
Infrastructure and other internal emergencies Yellow
Personal threat Black
External emergency Brown
Evacuation Orange
Question No 6
6A
The three things an emergency evacuation plan aims to achieve are:
 Safety of the individual

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 Safeguard of infrastructure in the business
 Prioritize fire safety planning and execution in the company
6B
Class C Fire Extinguisher should be used for electrical switchboard.
6C
The company should check all the policy and procedure which they should follow
while implementing the evacuation process in the company.
6D
As per the identification of first aiders in regards of AS3745-2010 it should consider
some factors as it should make proper research upon the personal which help them to know
about the person as it should be easily available for the employee so company should aider
for each 50 employee in the company.
Question No 7
1. Consideration for communicating with neighbouring facilities. •
2. The location of the emergency control point (ECP), as well as an alternate ECP to
allow for contingencies.
3. Inclusion of information and instructions on the use of any emergency response
equipment that is in place in a facility.
4. Outline of various evacuation options – full evacuation, partial evacuation (for aged
care, hospitals, etc) and shelter in place (ie lockdown)
Question No 8
1. Information on the structure and purpose of the Emergency Planning Committee.
2. Description of the fire safety and emergency features of the facility.

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3. The organisational arrangements for the facility.
4. Identified emergency outcomes, see the emergency risk register.
5. Emergency response procedures (pre-emergency, emergency and post-emergency). •
Emergency evacuation diagram, including ‘You are here’
6. Training arrangements. (Managers, wardens, First aid, HSRs, committees, workers)
Question No 9
Yes, CCTV is a part of emergency control system, as it will help the company to
monitor all activities in the business so that the company is able to control the emergency
situation in the place.
Question No 10
1. Compromising security infrastructure or integrity - Evacuation systems becoming
inoperable
2. Failed emergency lighting and/or exit lighting - Emergency protection systems
3. Locking or blocking exits - Emergency protection systems
4. Alarm systems failures - Emergency control systems
5. Fire/smoke doors system failure - Emergency protection systems
Question No 11
Company should carry routine practice so that it can know that the company is able to
have proper emergency protection which will help them in different situation (Boyle 2015).
As the company should make a process of verifying each equipment in a month basic so that
it will help the company to know the utilization of the product and able to make necessary
change to bring it back to utilization resource for the business.
Question No 12
1. Bomb Threat – Contact the Police Station

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2. Earthquake - Contact help from different regulation
3. Siege – Call the Police Station
4. Fire – Firefighter
5. Road Rescue - Hospital
6. Mine Rescue - Hospital
Question No 13
The five stakeholders are:
 Owner
 Manager
 Employee
 Government
 Investors
Question No 14
e) All of the above
Question No 15
The information which the company should include in the employee induction for
emergency management are:
 Company should include rules and regulation regards emergency in the business.
 Safety process in regards of company business activities
 Details of work safety practices about the employee role in the business
 Procedure which employee should follow in case of emergency
 Training in regards of different emergency situation in the business
Question No 16
The 3 ways fellow workers can be made aware of a new hazard are:

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 Awareness in the company business
 Training and induction in the company
 Having different sign board in the company
Question No 17
Emergency procedures are regularly rehearsed and reviewed
Question No 18
The emergency control equipment which to provided by the company in workplace are:
 Fire Extinguisher
 Communication Equipment
 First Aid kits
 Forcible Entry Tools
 Escape Equipment
 Personal Protection Kits
Question No 19
The two-reason showing why company is able to have emergency evacuation assemble area
away from building are:
1. Proper safety for the company employee in case of emergency situation in the
business
2. This help the company to manage the situation more easily in the business.
Question No 20
The responsibilities of the fire warden
Question No 21
The four ways to identify hazard associated with welding are:

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 Inspection of the job work in the work
 Proper knowledge of the hazard
 Inspection of all the equipment
 Marks on the body of company employee in the business
Question No 22
Risk register, health risk register and UWA,S Safety are the place where the company
is able to record the details of hazards and risk in company workplace.
Assessment 2
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This step is to be followed by the company to do risk assessment in the work place is:
1. Hazard Identification - First the company should able to identify the hazard which
can take place in the company business activities. It should know all the ways in
which an accident can occur in the company business.
2. Identification of Potential Victims – The company should able to have identify the
hazard as well as to whom the hazard can affect in the business. It help the company
to optimistic analysis which result them to gain advantage over the different risk
situation.
3. Establishment of risk control measures – This show that company show able to
establish different risk measure which will help them to remove or minimize the
effect of the company.
4. Assignment of Responsibility – This show that the company is able to have proper
appointment of responsibility in the company so that it can able to meet all the
measure in company business

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Emergency Risk Register
Prospective
Risk
Who is
Affected
by risk
Hand
Control
Measure
Risk
Rating
Defensive
Measure
Responsibility
Fire threat Company
Business
activities
and
employee
Fire
Extinguisher
High Fire
protection
system
Company
management is not
able to maintain a
proper amount of
responsibility in
the management
Gas leak
from
Cylinder
Risk of life
of
company
employee
Proper safety
measure in the
company
activities
High Proper
Management
of gas
activities
Lack of training to
company employee
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Health and Safety Committee Report
The workplace emergency situation is that fire in the workplace as this show that the
company is having fire in its business activities so it should able to have proper amount of
safety which can help the company to gain proper advantage in the business.
The company should install proper safety system which can help them to improve the
overall situation as well as it can lead them to fulfil all the emergency requirement in the
business.