Emergency and Security Management
What will I learn?
This resource will assist school principals to establish procedures to manage safe Emergency and Security Management implementation.
The Emergency and Security Management Unit (ESMU) operates a twenty-four hour/seven days per week emergency and security communication and coordination centre for the Department. The ESMU provides a single reference point to assist you in responding to and the reporting of emergency matters and critical incidents including criminal and unwanted activities.
Topics
The following information will provide key information, advice and assistance on a range of issues including:
- Support To Schools And Regional Offices
- Reportable Incidents
- What To Do In An Emergency Situation - Immediate Actions
- Emergency Management
- Security Management
- Crime Prevention Strategies
- Bushfire Preparedness For Schools
- Security (to be reviewed)
- Disaster Response and Reinstatement (to be reviewed)
Emergency and Security Management files contain various notices and handbooks.
Emergency Management Plan
Principals of all schools are required to maintain a current emergency management plan that details the school's response to a range of incidents such as fire, flood, natural occurrences and man made occurrences that put the school, students, staff or visitors at risk (including school activities or camps). The plan should provide guidelines for all incidents and events. It should describe how staff are to be allocated responsibilities when such events occur and list what their responsibilities are.
Once competed, the School Emergency Management Plan will describe the actions to be taken during and following incidents in relation to:
- Dealing with an Emergency
- Managing Communications
- Trespassers in Schools
- Contagious/Infectious Disease
- Student health
All schools have also been issued a comprehensive Managing School Emergencies manual for use in planning and responding to emergencies.
New principals are also encouraged to consider the importance of performing a regular review of the School Emergency Management Plan.
Contacts
For further information about Emergency and Security Management contact the Emergency Security Management Unit. Telephone: 24 Hour Service (03) 9589 6266 or your Regional Office.