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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…