Emergency Preparedness Part 3: Response Plans

The What and How of Response Response plans are the next phase that operate hand-in-hand with the emergency plan. While the emergency plan establishes where and what the concerns are, the response plan develops the what and how of response. At the very least, every facility should develop and implement a response plan for protecting employees, visitors, contractors and anyone else in the facility. Creating Your Plan Following the...

Emergency Preparedness Part 2: Emergency Plans

The Importance of Foundation Emergency plans are the lifeblood and the foundation of your company. In the very least, every facility should develop and implement an emergency plan for protecting employees, visitors, contractors and anyone else in the facility. Just like any other structure, a house doesn’t need a foundation, but when things go wrong, the foundation comes heavily into play. If it isn’t solid, if the materials used...

Emergency Preparedness IS for Everyone

Emergency Preparedness, Defined According to Wikipedia, Emergency Preparedness is actually Disaster Preparedness – the creation of plans through which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Disaster management does not avert or eliminate the threats, instead it focuses on creating plans to decrease the impact of disasters. Failure to create a plan could lead to damage to assets, lost revenue, and even human mortality. Currently, an estimated...

The Race is Over

Confined Space Rules – Oregon vs. Washington DC Oregon’s new combined Confined Space Rule for General Industry/Construction, (OAR 437-002-0146 ), is now in place.  The new Federal OSHA’s Confined Space Entry Rule for Construction(29CFR1926.1201) is also underway, which makes this an opportune time to consider which of these new rules protects workers best. Oregon’s combined Rule (OAR 437-002-0146) I believe the intent to blend the two industries makes a lot...

Doing what we were carved out to do

After over thirty years in the first responder leadership role it’s not only a calling to serve, it’s what I believe I was born to do. In that statement “Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life” rings so true to me and the band of brothers that have come together to form 360 Safety Solutions. Taking the life experiences of a group...