September Technical Webinar/Meeting

Creating an Effective EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM presented by Michael McWilliams

Mr. McWilliams will be presenting best practices for establishing an emergency response team developed through his experience evaluating emergency response systems at multiple companies that lacked formal operation plans for their response teams. Many articles about emergency response plans (ERP) or action plans outline the elements of the plan as required by OSHA. However, plans based solely on these requirements will lack a practical method of managing the emergency. This presentation is about creating and developing an emergency response team (ERT) from the start that is comprised of employees who will work at ground level to manage all emergencies at the workplace with the OSH professional. This presentation lays the foundation for building an effective, self-functioning ERT. It is not intended for industrial fire brigades or departments that fall under OSHA1910.156 requiring training such as fire training schools.

Michael McWilliams, CSP, SMS, ASP, is an environmental, health and safety engineer specializing in explosive manufacturing safety, occupational safety and emergency management. He has been responsible for developing and creating programs that support compliance with manufacturing and the use of explosives and other chemicals, and instrumental in creating programs that have supported two plants to achieve the OSHA VPP Star Award. He holds a Bachelors of Applied Science from Arizona State University and an Associate of Applied Science in Occupational SAfety and Health Technology from Gateway Community College.

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