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Emergency Response Workplace Compliance Check
Understanding Australian Standards can be difficult and time consuming. This quick and free tool allows you to check if your workplace is up to date and compliant with national regulations. COMPLETE…
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The Canberra Times Article – Putting people first, every day
There’s no denying it, we’re experiencing more frequent, life-threatening emergencies across Australia each year. Responding to these events however requires more resources, smarter strategies and quicker action. But it seems that…
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Dreamworld Tragedy – lessons learned
This case study will examine the lessons learned about compliance to Australian Standards and the importance of emergency planning and training from the tragic 2016 Dreamworld incident. An emergency incident occurred at…
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Case Study – Chief Wardens in multi-tenanted buildings
Names have been changed to protect client identities. Suttons Medical Centre is a multi-tenanted office building in rural NSW that accommodates individual medical and allied health businesses. I was asked by the…
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What is an Emergency Control Organisation?
The Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) is a structured organisation that assumes control and authority during an emergency (Standards Australia, 2010, p. 27). The ECO team is the frontline when an emergency arises…
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Developing Responses to Hostile Incidents
Incidents within the “Hostile Intruder” spectrum may occur as a singular event requiring a response by the occupants of a facility. However, as we have seen time and time again, a situation…
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How many wardens does my workplace need?
According to the Australian Standard (AS3745-2010, pp. 27, Clause 5.3), the Emergency Planning Committee will determine the number of Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) members based on: The size of the facility The…
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Emergency Response during COVID
The current pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and business and may continue for some time yet. Many organisations have closed or are operating on reduced staffing numbers and…
