Emergency drills and exercises

Introduction

Emergencies, such as fires and explosions, immediately threatening the health of the workers, cannot be ruled out in most companies. In order to minimise the impact, it is necessary that every person in such a situation knows exactly what to do. This requires repeated exercises or drills. Planning and execution of these exercises has to be based on the experience of real scenarios, it has to involve the workers, and the performance has to be evaluated. The drills have to be performed frequently to ensure that no one forgets the processes.

Definitions, role and necessity of emergency drills and training

Companies and institutions have to…