This week is Emergency Preparedness Week! This year’s theme is “Be Prepared. Know your Risks”. The intent of the theme is to encourage us all to understand the risks in our area and learn what actions we can take to protect ourselves, our families, and our community.
Emergency Preparedness at TBRHSC
Here at TBRHSC we want to strive to continuously improve our level of organizational emergency preparedness. What can you do to help?
- Ensure emergency binders have up to date policies and sub plans.
- Activate emergency colour codes and alerts by calling “55”; clear them as soon as the appropriate responders have arrived and/or the situation is resolved.
- Submit Incident Learning System reports and eObservation reports for emergency code and alert activations so we can learn from our real events and near misses.
- Regularly inspect emergency response equipment in your area (e.g., fail safe phones, sprinkler heads), report safety concerns, and submit workorders as appropriate.
- Stay cyber vigilant by securing your devices and connections, reporting fishy emails, and updating passwords (learn more via https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en )
- Take part in educational opportunities such as virtual and in-person training, drills, and exercises.
Photos above from 2024’s Minimum Staffing Drill.
If you have questions, please reach out to Mēsha Richard, Lead, Emergency Preparedness (ext. 6552 or mesha.richard@tbh.net)