Emergency Management Checklist
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What is an example of an emergency management checklist?
Back to topThe following checklist can be used to help organize your emergency management and response plan. Be sure to customize this list with items specific to your needs.
| Emergency Management Checklist | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Documented | Functional Ability Proven | Comments | ||
| Yes | Yes | No | |||
| Documented emergency response plan that is up-to-date | |||||
| Plan is approved by top management | |||||
| Plan is available to all workers | |||||
| Plan establishes the emergency response team | |||||
| Emergency contact list including key internal and external stakeholders | |||||
| The authority to declare a full evacuation is designated | |||||
| The authority to declare the emergency is "over" is designated | |||||
| All response personnel are competent to perform their duties | |||||
| The following functions have been clearly defined and assigned to individuals: | |||||
| – Plan documentation, maintenance, and update | |||||
| – Operational control | |||||
| – Coordination of support | |||||
| – | |||||
| – Conducting the emergency risk assessment | |||||
| – Training | |||||
| – Drills and exercises | |||||
| – Maintenance of equipment | |||||
| – Emergency response roles (first aider, emergency warden, etc.) | |||||
| – Coordination of off site plans | |||||
| – Safe shutdown of equipment and processes | |||||
| – Media relations | |||||
| Alternates for all key positions exist | |||||
| Plan is based on current risk assessment | |||||
| Plan provides for regularly scheduled drills and exercises | |||||
| Plan establishes various levels of emergencies with appropriate levels of response | |||||
| Plan includes basic elements: | |||||
| – | |||||
| – Shutdown procedures | |||||
| – Employee roll call procedures | |||||
| – Rescue and medical duties | |||||
| – Reporting procedures | |||||
| – Fire prevention plan | |||||
| All types of emergency scenarios are considered: | |||||
| – Natural | |||||
| – Man-made | |||||
| – Civil disorders | |||||
| Plans and risk assessment account for critical equipment, activities, and personnel | |||||
| Subject matter experts and specialists are consulted in the completing of plans and the risk assessment | |||||
| All hazardous products are listed | |||||
| Potential impacts to off-site locations are considered | |||||
| Incident investigation procedure exists | |||||
| Good housekeeping procedures exist | |||||
| Procedures exist for inspection or testing of critical equipment | |||||
| Procedures call for the review for compliance with: | |||||
| – Occupational Health and Safety legislation for your jurisdiction | |||||
| – National Fire Code | |||||
| – National Electrical Code | |||||
| – Environmental Protection Act | |||||
| – Other applicable legal requirements | |||||
| Fire protection equipment is inspected per Fire Code | |||||
| Contractors and other individuals on site are briefed about emergency response plans | |||||
| The plan establishes a command post and ensures: | |||||
| – Command post locations provide protection from hazards | |||||
| – The command post is adequately equipped | |||||
| – Provisions have been made for emergency power, light, utilities, etc. | |||||
| Plan provides for emergency response training and covers the following: | |||||
| – Emergency response training is based on specific hazards and response duties | |||||
| – Testing of knowledge and skills is conducted | |||||
| – Plan specifies type and frequency of training for each response function | |||||
| – Adequate training records are kept | |||||
| – Minimum training levels are defined | |||||
| – Training of first aid responders complies with legislation, at minimum | |||||
| A current inventory list of all equipment and supplies exists: | |||||
| – Maintenance and decontamination procedures are included | |||||
| – Equipment is tested as specified by the manufacturer | |||||
| – Equipment and supply needs are reviewed when changes occur | |||||
| – Contact lists for suppliers of emergency equipment and supplies maintained, updated and readily available | |||||
| – Respiratory equipment selection, use, and maintenance comply with current standard | |||||
| Mutual aid agreements are in place: | |||||
| – Call lists and letters of agreement are up-to-date | |||||
| – Drills involving mutual aid have been held | |||||
| – Capabilities of community organizations have been reviewed and considered | |||||
| Communication procedures include: | |||||
| – Telephone/cell phones | |||||
| – Two-way radios | |||||
| – Intercom | |||||
| – Runners | |||||
| – Emergency numbers posted at telephones/programmed in phones | |||||
| Effective detection systems are installed, such as: | |||||
| – Smoke detectors | |||||
| – Heat detectors | |||||
| – Carbon monoxide detectors | |||||
| – Leak detectors | |||||
| – Process control alarms | |||||
| Detection devices undergo regular testing, inspection, maintenance, and calibration | |||||
| Regular tests of the alarm systems are conducted | |||||
| Evacuation details involve: | |||||
| – At least two evacuation routes exist from each area | |||||
| – All emergency exits are properly marked | |||||
| – All employees are instructed in evacuation procedures | |||||
| – Maps and procedures are posted | |||||
| – Assembly areas are located at safe distances | |||||
| – All employees and visitors can be accounted for | |||||
| – Procedures address needs of person(s) with disabilities or those with issues that may impact their reacting to the emergency signal or evacuation (such as being hard of hearing, having a broken leg, etc.) | |||||
| – Temporary shelter or transportation is considered | |||||
| – The security function is defined | |||||
| – Facility access is controlled during an emergency | |||||
| – Traffic control has been considered | |||||
| – Pilferage and theft have been considered | |||||
| – High security risk areas have been identified | |||||
| – There are physical security devices | |||||
| The plan includes media relations before, during, and after the emergency: | |||||
| – Public information documents exist | |||||
| – Those dealing with the media/public are trained | |||||
| – Contacts with the media are established and maintained | |||||
| – Media information is reviewed annually and updated | |||||
| – Procedures are in place to best inform or control the release of information to the public during an emergency | |||||
| – Names and information regarding the injured are restricted until appropriate to release to the public | |||||
| – Regular media releases are made during an emergency | |||||
| Business continuity: | |||||
| – An alternative location for continuing operations management is available | |||||
| – Agreements have been made with other facilities to continue production of products, where possible | |||||
| – Procedures are adequate to document all compensable losses | |||||
| – Procedures provide for preserving the incident scene for investigations, when required | |||||
| – A safety plan is in place before re-entry into affected areas | |||||
- Fact sheet last revised: 2025-05-26
