Emergency Planning H2 the Purpose

Emergency Planning H2

The purpose of this work is to provide an evacuation plan for a shall hotel with a gymnasium and swimming pool complex attached in Scotland during the G8 Summit to take place at Gleneagles Hotel in 2005. This paper will propose a model in which factors to be considered will be outlined in the process of preparing an evacuation plan to deal with a potential bomb threat keeping in mind the fact that evacuation plans are more lengthy than are fire evacuations.

Scope:

This plan provides an outline for an emergency response plan, recommended emergency response teams, site specific vulnerabilities due to hazards, emergency procedures for employees, requirements of training, procedures exercise and disaster preparedness for employees and their families.

Mission and Goals:

The mission of the hotel's management is in the event of an attack to:

Protect lives and property

Mitigate the effects of a disaster

Prepare for emergencies and disasters

Respond to emergencies

Aid recovery from disasters

The goals are focused toward the elements of:

Providing emergency response plans, services, and supplies for all facilities and employees of the hotel.

Coordination of the use of school personnel and facilities within the school

Restore normal services

Planning Assumptions

Assumptions on the basis of this plan:

An emergency on a single site in form of a bomb threat or other such situation could arise at any time without any advance warning and it is not feasible that the hotel should wait for local response agency direction but should through immediate action attempt to save both lives and property.

In the event of an attack or disaster the local and state government may be overwhelmed thus leaving the hotel employees on their own for a length approximated at 72 hours or possibly longer following an attack or disaster.

It is the policy of the hotel that the guest, employees of the hotel and their families will be the first consideration in the event of an attack, threat of attack or disaster.

Limitations:

It is the policy of the hotel that this document does not imply a guarantee. The hotel can only endeavor to make every possible and reasonable attempt to provide response based on the specifics of the situation, available resources as well as information available at the time.

Specifics:

In the event of a bomb threat it will be imperative that the heating/cooling unit in the hotel be shut off as well as all kitchen appliances, laundry facilities, and all systems attached to the swimming complex. Evacuation of guests and employees is a foremost consideration as well as shutting down of the hotel computer system. A team should be trained and assigned to evacuation in the event of this type of emergency in order to effectively shut down and secure the hotel while simultaneously evacuating guests and others on the premises.