Comments on: Emergency Drills http://safetyconcepts.com.au/140/emergency-drills/ Workplace Health and Safety Information and OHS Resources for Australian Workers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:39:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ajlouny http://safetyconcepts.com.au/140/emergency-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Ajlouny Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:52:32 +0000 http://safetyconcepts.com.au/?p=140#comment-105 I agree that the emergency drills should still be in effect even though we are in the workplace. Its so evident that there has to be a plan...look what happened during 9/11. I am sure that if there was an evacuation plan, there would have been just a few more people saved. I agree that the emergency drills should still be in effect even though we are in the workplace. Its so evident that there has to be a plan…look what happened during 9/11. I am sure that if there was an evacuation plan, there would have been just a few more people saved.

]]> By: Fiona Etherington http://safetyconcepts.com.au/140/emergency-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Fiona Etherington Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:53:47 +0000 http://safetyconcepts.com.au/?p=140#comment-96 I implement four emergency response exercises a year relating to incidents that could potentially happen on site. They don't take a lot of time to organise or conduct, but I find the lack of participation and seriousness of the exercise to be the main issue. No one wants to be apart of it, others watch from a distance making comments and laughing as though it was free entertainment, with limited support from managment. Why do people still find it hard to see the importance of Safety? Fiona I implement four emergency response exercises a year relating to incidents that could potentially happen on site.
They don’t take a lot of time to organise or conduct, but I find the lack of participation and seriousness of the exercise to be the main issue.
No one wants to be apart of it, others watch from a distance making comments and laughing as though it was free entertainment, with limited support from managment.
Why do people still find it hard to see the importance of Safety?

Fiona

]]> By: Kyle Masterman http://safetyconcepts.com.au/140/emergency-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Kyle Masterman Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:33:37 +0000 http://safetyconcepts.com.au/?p=140#comment-95 The issue with Emergency Drills these days is they take time to conduct and with such tight schedules on work and cost of hourly wages, employers push them aside as too costly. I agree they should have more focus as they could be the differance between multiple fatalities and an injury / damage free evacuation. Kyle The issue with Emergency Drills these days is they take time to conduct and with such tight schedules on work and cost of hourly wages, employers push them aside as too costly.
I agree they should have more focus as they could be the differance between multiple fatalities and an injury / damage free evacuation.
Kyle

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