Code Grey – New Sub-Category Response Plan Policies

Shared on behalf of Ryan Sears, Code Grey Executive Sponsor

The Hospital has finalized two new sub-category response plan policies to provide key information regarding roles and responsibilities related to hazard specific disruptions to power and medical gas or vacuum. These sub category response plan policies directly support the overarching Code Grey – Infrastructure Disruption or Failure (EMER-10B) policy.

New Sub-Category Response Plan Policies

  • Code Grey – Loss and Recovery of Power (EMER-10B-4): addresses power failures in the Hospital (980 Oliver Rd) which will require back-up diesel generators to activate, resulting in reduced services and capacity, as well as instances where the Hospital experiences a total loss of power.

Actions required:

  1. Read this memo and review the two new sub-category response plan policies to familiarize yourself with important process changes.
  2. Managers to ensure that the new sub-category response plan policies are added to their area’s emergency binder(s) and that all workers review the attached diagram and policies.

Process Reminders:

  • Code Grey applies to incidents where the Hospital experiences a significant unplanned disruption or loss of essential services, such as any utility or the use of hospital facilities.
  • Upon discovery of a significant infrastructure disruption or failure:
    • Report failure to your Supervisor.
    • Supervisor will confirm and will notify Switchboard “55.”
    • Switchboard will announce: “Code Grey – Alert – [Type and Location]”.
    • Incident Manager or designate will advise Switchboard when to announce it is Confirmed.

Please note that additional sub-category response plan policies are currently in development to address each of the failure types recognized in the Code Grey – Infrastructure scope definition (see Sec. 3 of EMER-10B).

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mēsha Richard, Lead, Emergency Preparedness (ext. 6552 or mesha.richard@tbh.net).