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Develop
a database and clarify roles
and responsibilities of emergency management stakeholders |
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Commentary
The Local Emergency Management Committees (LEMC) are established under the State
Emergency Committee, and are responsible for the development and planning of local
arrangements, to assist the community prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover
from events that cause, or have the potential to cause, death or injury to persons
or damage to property.
The aim therefore of the
LEMC is to overview, plan and test the local community emergency management
arrangements. The committee includes representatives of agencies, organisations
and community groups with expertise relevant to the identified community hazards/risks
and emergency management arrangements.
As a general rule, the LEMC
are based on the local government or emergency management boundaries and are
chaired by a local government representative.
The Aged care sector represents
a significant vulnerable group within local communities, and as such, efforts
should be made by both the industry and the LEMC to ensure that the LEMC is
aware of, connected to, and actively includes aged care in local emergency management
planning.
The Aged care organisations
should have input into the LEMC planning process, through certain provisions,
which are based on information such as:
- The location and estimated
population of residents/clients at aged care facilities, and the support
staff and systems available.
- The location and frailty
of local community clients.
- The estimated capacity
of the organisation/service to manage and support residents/clients in an
emergency,
and the duration of such support.
- The organisation/service
access to detailed evacuations plans (these should be made available to
the committee, if representation is not feasible)
Actions
Ensure that within the aged care provider's geographical region the requirements
of aged care are incorporated in the Local Emergency Management Plan.
- Liaise with local aged
care providers to determine an appropriate representative / liaison person
for the Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC)
- Nominated representative
make contact with the LEMC - contact Local Council for relevant LEMC Chairperson
- Identify the Chair of,
or the Local Emergency Management Committee, for the local aged care representative
to establish a link and relationship.
- Clarify with the Local
Emergency Management Committee the role and extent of Department of Community
Development (DCD) involvement in emergency evacuation to welfare centres.
- Assess the suitability
of support for your resident / client group for dispatch to DCD welfare
centre.
- Document and plan
for the support systems needed to meet resident/client needs during short-term
evacuation to DCD welfare centre
Identify and incorporate
key stakeholders in the Emergency Management Plan, and clarify their roles and
responsibilities. Key stakeholders should include:
- Hazard management agency
- Emergency response agencies
- FESA, Fire Brigade, Police
- Local & state public
health agencies including hospitals
Identify and maintain an
up to date contact list of:
- Hazard Management Agencies
- Emergency service providers
such as transportation, emergency power, fuel, water, police, fire department.
Establish and document mechanisms
for timely contact and communication (email/phone/SMS) during an emergency.
Implement a system to ensure that information is always available and current
(these tasks may be written into job descriptions and duty statements, be reflected
as a portfolio responsibility, may be tested on an ongoing basis through monitoring
systems such as audits and reported against as a routine agenda item for the
Occupational Health and Safety Committee).
External
Contractors
Establish parameters for external contractors to report and update the organisation
of key contact and personnel changes.
Establish response time parameters within contracts with external contractors
in emergency (ie; security, maintenance, fuel, catering, water, power etc).
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Resource:
www.bayswater.wa.gov.au
Go to Services 'A-Z', then 'Environmental
Health' and then 'Emergency Management'.
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