INTRODUCTION
Emergency procedures should be formalized to ensure that the appropriate reaction is entrenched throughout the business.
Emergency contact numbers must be displayed on notice board at all sites.
This procedure should be read together with the “Emergency Preparedness” document that is part of the Safety, Health and Environment Management System.
Classification of emergency incidents
Possible emergency incidents include the following:
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Motor vehicle accident
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Assault of employee
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Injury on duty
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Armed robbery
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Explosion
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Flood
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Product failure
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Fraud
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Corruption
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Strikes
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IT hardware crash
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IT software malfunction due to virus infection
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Employees taken hostage
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Fire
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Contravention of competition law
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Political unrest
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Loss of mining license
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Bomb threat
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Spill of chemicals and fuel
In the event that any of the possible emergency incidents result in the following then such incident should be classified as a catastrophe:
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Any incident where there is loss of life
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Any incident causing reputation risk to the company
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Loss of an entire production plant
Reaction to emergency incidents
In the event of a catastrophe the following steps should be taken:
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Advise site manager and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and provide details of the situation
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If the CEO is not contactable then contact the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and General Manager Human Resources.
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CEO (or her nominee) will determine what actions should be taken which could include any of the following:
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Deploying a task team to travel to the site and manage the incident
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Setting up a communications center
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Enggae the services of Mineral Commission, where applicable
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Engage the services of trauma counselling specialists where necessary
Contact Numbers
Contact numbers of key persons that should be involved in managing emergencies from a head office perspective are as follows:
CEO, Falin Ding, +233-243 333 395 , QUARRY MANAGER Benjamin Thompson +233-244 371 137
COMMUNICATION
The severity of the emergency incident will determine what communication should take place.
Communication with the following persons/organization should be considered by the
CEO:
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Board
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Management
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Employees
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Media
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Customers
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Suppliers
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Mineral Commission
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Police
Post incident investigation
A proper investigation should be done after any emergency incident and findings of the investigation, including corrective actions required, should be documented and forwarded to the CEO and other relevant management.
Management, Haoxin Quarry Limited