Offices, shops, clinics and venues in Australia

Where is the workplace the plan covers?

An emergency plan for your office, shop or venue: procedures, evacuation, wardens, testing and training, as the WHS Regulations require. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
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ePlan fills in

  • Site map
  • Bush fire prone land
  • Terrain and flood risk

How it works

Workplace emergency plan, from one answer

  1. Enter the address, headcount and likely emergencies.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan sets out the procedures the WHS Regulations require for each one.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the plan free, then download it, add your evacuation diagram and run a drill.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Workplace emergency plan and 1 more document

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Workplace emergency plan

  1. Workplace, people and hazards
  2. Emergency contacts
  3. Roles and wardens
  4. Response to each emergency
  5. Evacuation and assembly area
  6. Notifying emergency services

Modeled on: Safe Work Australia emergency plan template; AS 3745 Planning for emergencies in facilities

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Bushfire emergency and evacuation plan

  1. Bushfire risk
  2. Triggers to leave
  3. Where to go
  4. Roles

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

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emergency procedures every workplace emergency plan must include: response, evacuation, notifying emergency services, medical help and communication
Source: Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Cth), r 43

Questions

Workplace Emergency Plan Template, Filled In: what people ask

Does every workplace need an emergency plan?

Yes. Under r 43 of the model WHS Regulations a business must prepare, maintain and implement an emergency plan for the workplace. It covers emergency procedures, testing of those procedures including how often, and information, training and instruction for workers.

Source: legislation.gov.au

Is there an official template?

Safe Work Australia publishes an emergency plan template with its guidance on emergency plans and procedures. It says the plan should be tailored to your workplace and reviewed.

Source: safeworkaustralia.gov.au

Does Victoria use the same rules?

No. Safe Work Australia says the model WHS laws apply in every jurisdiction except Victoria, which has its own OHS laws. Check WorkSafe Victoria's guidance for emergency procedures there.

Source: safeworkaustralia.gov.au

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