With the
introduction of hi-tech equipment in the industries and offices the
ever growing competition and the level of emerging challenges which
these organization have to comforts within day to day survival. The disaster
could be one or more type as mentioned below Floods, earthquake, lightening
strike, fire, chemical accidents, bursting of boiler, bursting of pipe, arson,
bomb explosion, civil riots, nuclear attack, poisonous gas attack. The basic
purpose of disaster plan is as under:
1) Rescue and evacuation of
all casualties of first aid centers and directly to hospitals depending upon
the conditions of the personnel
2) To protect the lives of
people who are not injured or directly affected
3) To contain loss of live
and damage to property and environment
4) To ensure that almost
complete situation is well under control within minimum possible time and
factory is able to resume normal routine /production
5) Ensure there are no
further after affects of the disaster.
6) Waste no time in
planning and consideration for the use of men and machinery
7) To inform all civic
bodies with fastest means to ensure timely help in resources if provided.
8) To activate the
resources of neighboring units in case any additional assistance is required.
9) To avoid any theft and
pilferage
10) People / worker must not
wait for the senior to arrive on the scene / factory they must commence their
rescue / assigned work without wasting the time
11) To prevent any
reoccurrence of such disaster
12) To review the plan after
disaster is over for nay rectification, modification as per the current
experience.
Essential of the plan
The
content of the plan will not be similar as each factory differs in its
location. Size products and extent resources in terms of men and material.
However certain things are generally common and considered essential for each
plan and thus must be incorporated there in. These are:
1) Methods to establish and
identify the type of disaster i.e. explosion fire sabotage or any unlawful
elements attack etc. an effective disaster management cell must be organized
2) Ability to communicate
accurately with fastest means to all other officials, department civil bodies
and neighboring units etc.
3) To activate immediately
the means of fire fighting and evacuated of causalities if any without wasting
any time
4) Shifting of material,
machinery, if possible and any other movable assets to safer places
5) Frequency of rehearsals
and mock-up drills, to ensure all the employees are fully aware of their duties
and responsibilities in case of disaster.
6) Shut down procedure for
machinery and other plant.
7) In case single handed
operation is not adequate then procedure for pooling of neighboring resources
and their optimum utilization in addition to won recourses
8) Proper security system
to prevent spectators, which may cause hindrance in rescue operations.
9) An organization public
relations officer must be authorized to brief media about disaster to avoid
rumors
10) A follow up action
report after debriefing to check the functional feasibility of the disaster
plan
11) A final report should be
prepared to include the actual losses and damage to men and material in terms
of financial burden to the organization.
