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The risk assessment should be subject to technical and management approvals and be reviewed at a
                frequency  similar  to  those  completed  for  Process  Hazard  Analyses.  A  formal  action  plan  for  risk
                mitigation based on the gap analysis should be tracked to completion.


            6.3  NATURAL HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

                An FM Global report stated, “loss history has shown that facilities with well-organized flood emergency
                response plans have nearly 70-percent less damage, and resume operations sooner than those locations
                without a flood emergency response plan, or an inadequate one, in place.” (FM Global 2004) It is clear
                that  developing,  training,  and  testing  an  emergency  response  plan  for  natural  disasters  is  just  as
                important as doing the same for other potential site emergencies.

                Taking into consideration the assessments performed related to natural hazards, sites should develop a
                Natural Hazard Emergency Response Plan (NHERP) to define their steps in response to an event.

                In addition to the information in this monograph, there are a number of resources available to assist in
                the development of natural hazards emergency response plans including the following.

                  CCPS Guidelines for Technical Planning for On-Site Emergencies (CCPS 1995)
                  FEMA Emergency Response Plan (FEMA 2014)
                  FM Global Creating a Flood Emergency Response Plan (FM Global 2004)
                  United Kingdom Environment Agency Preparing for Flooding – A guide for sites regulated under
                   Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) and Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)
                   Regulations (UK EA 2015)

                   The Natural Hazards Emergency Response Plan (NHERP) should document “who” is to do
                   “what,” “when,” and “how” for all of the natural hazards relevant to the site. The plan should
                   be developed well in advance of a potential natural disaster and should include actions to
                   be taken before, during and after the potential natural disaster

                The following sections comprise an example Natural Hazards Emergency Response Plan. Details on each
                section of this example NHERP are included in Appendix B.

                    1.    Emergency Command Center(s)
                    2.    Authority and responsibilities
                    3.    Understand hazards
                    4.    Warning systems
                    5.    Activation prompts
                    6.    Staffing assignments (including ride out crew)
                    7.    Evacuation plans
                    8.    Interdependency
                    9.    Utility supplies
                    10.   Communication systems and protocols
                    11.   Protection of business-critical equipment and data
                    12.   Inventory
                    13.   Access and security
                    14.   Safety



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