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3. External Emergency: Some emergency situations arise due to civil issues such as protests strikes workplace
violence or harassment. Such emergency lockdowns the city and transport system is highly affected. So
commuting to work place can be a real problem for employees in that situation.
4. Government Emergency: Some emergency situations are implied by government itself in case of
political instability or due to security reasons or unrest in critical locations such as borders, airports, etc.,
at the national or state level. In such situations, section 144, lockdown or curfew may be declared by the
government, to handle such situations. Employees work from home or operate or go to workplace as per
the guidelines laid by the government.
In case of immediate emergency, steps have to be taken to keep everybody safe at workplace and rescue
them from any kind of adverse situation.
ertain emergencies that re uire evacuation from a workplace include causes such as:
Fire Sparks or faulty electronic circuit system
Slip rip and Fall Crash and Collision
Natural alamity ash driving or tra c on the road
Inade uate ersonal rotective uipment epetitive strain in uries
Mishandling of heavy machinery in production houses iots
Clinical or chemical reactions Sports activities
adiological accidents
Workplace Evacuation
In case of emergency, employees should be guarded with
safety measures and safely sent to their homes. Employees
should themselves realise the importance of saving their
life and their cooperation in saving other’s life too. There
should be a provision for evacuation of people from the
workplace, during emergency.
Evacuation is the process of emptying a place. All organisations must have a proper backup for evacuation in
case of any emergency.
Organisations must have a well-prepared ready to execute evacuation plan. Seniors should know about
the plan and should properly inform and guide the uniors in case of emergency. uniors must be attentive
when their team leader is informing about the plan. Negligence in such cases may cost lives.
Organisations must have a fixed common assembling point to meet during emergencies about which each
employee should be well informed.
ifferently abled should be assisted and guided especially by their buddies to come out of the premises
safely while evacuation.
For people with special needs or disabilities a uddy System must be developed and practiced. It ensures
that such people will be assisted and guided out to a safe point.
Floor plans with evacuation routes should be displayed at key locations and employees should be well
informed.
Evacuation drills should be organised at intervals. It must be ensured that all stakeholders are pay attention
during such drills.
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