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    A contingency plan outlines emergency procedures to minimize hazards from fires, explosions, or hazardous material releases. It must include descriptions of emergency response procedures, arrangements with local emergency services, contact information for emergency coordinators, an inventory of emergency equipment, and an evacuation plan. Examples of isolation procedures that can help prevent the spread of contagious diseases include strict, contact, respiratory, and reverse isolation. Decontamination involves reducing or removing chemical hazards through physical removal or chemical neutralization.

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    A contingency plan outlines emergency procedures to minimize hazards from fires, explosions, or hazardous material releases. It must include descriptions of emergency response procedures, arrangements with local emergency services, contact information for emergency coordinators, an inventory of emergency equipment, and an evacuation plan. Examples of isolation procedures that can help prevent the spread of contagious diseases include strict, contact, respiratory, and reverse isolation. Decontamination involves reducing or removing chemical hazards through physical removal or chemical neutralization.

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    A contingency plan outlines emergency procedures to minimize hazards from fires, explosions, or hazardous material releases. It must include descriptions of emergency response procedures, arrangements with local emergency services, contact information for emergency coordinators, an inventory of emergency equipment, and an evacuation plan. Examples of isolation procedures that can help prevent the spread of contagious diseases include strict, contact, respiratory, and reverse isolation. Decontamination involves reducing or removing chemical hazards through physical removal or chemical neutralization.

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    NAME:_____________________________________________________ YR & SECTION:_________________

    CONTINGENCY MEASURES AND PROCEDURES


    A contingency plan is a written emergency procedures plan which describes what actions must be taken
    to minimize hazards from fires, explosions or unplanned releases of hazardous waste or hazardous waste
    constituents to air, soil or water.

    What Must a Contingency Plan Include?


     A description of the emergency procedures to be followed by facility personnel in response to fires,
    explosions, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste
    constituents to the air, soil or water;
     A description of arrangements agreed to by local police departments, fire departments, hospitals,
    contractors, and state and local emergency response teams;
     An up-to-date list of names, addresses and phone numbers (office and home) of all persons qualified
    to act as emergency coordinator. When more than one person is listed, one must be designated as
    primary emergency coordinator and the others must be listed in the order in which they will assume
    responsibility as alternates;
     An up-to-date list of all emergency equipment at the facility, including the location and physical
    description of each item, along with a brief outline of its capabilities. Examples of emergency
    equipment include, but are not limited to, fire extinguishing systems, communications and alarm
    systems, personnel protective equipment, spill containment or clean-up equipment, and
    decontamination equipment; and
     An evacuation plan for facility personnel.

    Evacuation is the immediate and rapid movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence
    of a hazard. Examples range from the small scale evacuation of a building due to a bomb threat or fire to
    the large scale evacuation of a district because of a flood, bombardment or approaching weather
    system. In situations involving hazardous materials or possible contamination, evacuees may be
    decontaminated prior to being transported out of the contaminated area.

    Isolation refers to various measures taken to prevent contagious diseases from being spread from a
    patient to other patients, health care workers, and visitors, or from others to a particular patient. Various
    forms of isolation exist, some of which contact procedures are modified, and others in which the patient is
    kept away from all others.
    Forms of Isolation
    a. Strict isolation is used for diseases spread through the air and in some cases by contact.
    b. Contact isolation is used to prevent the spread of diseases that can be spread through contact with
    open wounds.
    c. Respiratory isolation is used for diseases that are spread through particles that are exhaled.
    d. Blood and body fluids precaution is used when there is concern about communicable diseases found in
    a patient's body fluid.
    e. Reverse isolation is a method to prevent a patient in a compromised health situation from being
    contaminated by other people or objects.
    Decontamination is the reduction or removal of chemical agents. It may be accomplished by removal of
    these agents by physical means or by chemical neutralization or detoxification.

    SEATWORK: THREE MINUTE ESSAY

    Directions: State the importance of having a contingency plan for an emergency case.

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