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 Give particulars of type of accident, extent of injuries, if people were killed and if emergency
situation still exists.

 Render assistance to injured persons by making them comfortable and stopping serious
bleeding.

 Assist members of emergency service when they arrive.

Emergency Procedures
Your will have procedures to follow in the case of an emergency. Make sure that you know what
these procedures are, so that you can:

 Identify the nature of the emergency in order to take the appropriate action
 Prioritise and grade the emergency in order to determine evacuation drills and or emergency
signals to be used

Emergency plans
Emergency plans contain the steps that have to be taken in an emergency, to ensure that everyone
acts in an organised manner. The main purpose of these plans is to safeguard lives, protect property
and to maintain essential services
It must include the following:

 How to co-operate with external organisations, e.g. the SAPS, ambulance services, etc.

 If there are civil defence units in the area, how the efforts of your organisation can be
integrated with these units during emergencies

 What actions to take during specific emergencies
Make sure that the plan

 Is simple so that everybody involved can understand it.

 Is practical and can be activated quickly and without causing confusion or panic
 Is co-ordinated with the Local Security and Civil Defence Services, where possible

 Is exercised periodically.

Everyone involved must know exactly what their responsibilities and tasks are.

Co-ordination

 The emergency plan must be controlled from a central point. A chief co-ordinator must be
appointed.
 It is of the utmost importance that when an emergency situation arises every member of the
emergency team knows exactly where to report to and who to report to.

 Instructions from the chief co-ordinator must be strictly adhered to.
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