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Directing all emergency activities includingevacuation of personnel. Ensuring that outside emergency services arenotified when necessary. Directing the shutdown of plant operationswhen Response TeamsEmergency response team members should bethoroughly trained for potential crises and physi-cally capable of carrying out their duties. Teammembers need to know about toxic hazards in theworkplace and be able to judge when to evacuatepersonnel or when to rely on outside help ( ,when a fire is too large to handle). One or moreteams must be trained in: Use of various types of fire extinguishers. First aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscita-tion (CPR) and self-contained breathing appara-tus (SCBA). Requirements of the OSHA bloodbornepathogens standard.
• Search and emergency rescue procedures. • Hazardous materials emergency response. Response Activities Effective emergency communication is vital. An alternate area for a communications center other than management offices should be established in the plans, and the emergency response coordina-tor should operate from this center. Management
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