New Emergency Preparedness Guidance Released by Cabinet Office

29th April 2016

The Cabinet Office have recently released guidance on how to prepare for emergencies, reiterating the importance of emergency preparedness. The guidance comes as the BBC reports that approximately 1 million workers will receive training on how to cope during a terror attack. The guidance is designed to help identify risks and help to prepare individuals, businesses and communities what to do in the event of an emergency.

You can view the full guidance here.

Whilst individuals and organisations can’t prevent several types of disasters, they can prepare for the effects that hazards may pose. With the types of emergency varying widely, being prepared for the unforeseen ensures peace of mind, and reduces the potential impacts of emergencies – reducing risk, ensuring business continuity, and property and life safety.

S2’s Emergency Preparedness Testing has been designed to review the effectiveness of emergency response procedures in order to ensure that legal obligations to prevent and mitigate the effects of a major incident are met. The objective of the emergency scenario is to test, through simulation, the effectiveness of crisis management and other arrangements to deal with an incident likely to cause significant harm to the site and/or its people, and to provide recommendations after the event for corrective action.

What are the benefits?

Emergency Preparedness Testing assesses and reports on the effectiveness of the emergency response by the site management team. It is vital to ensure procedures are in place to prevent, prepare for and mitigate the effects of major incidents, and to ensure all site personnel are effectively trained and aware of their responsibilities in relation to such potential incidents.

For more information on emergency preparedness testing and how the S2 Partnership can also assist with evacuation and emergency planning click here.