Description
Key Features:
- Clear performance standards: Supports the development of measurable and auditable standards across emergency response activities, including evacuation, escape, recovery and rescue.
- Risk based and site specific: Emphasises that performance standards should be based on credible scenarios and tailored to site specific risk and operational context.
- Fit for purpose arrangements: Helps ensure emergency response systems and arrangements are proportionate, practical, and aligned with real operating conditions.
- Key performance attributes: Highlights the importance of defining functionality, availability, reliability and survivability when setting performance standards.
- Verification and assurance: Sets out how to demonstrate that standards are implemented and remain effective through testing, exercises, and ongoing review.
- Continuous improvement: Supports learning, monitoring, and management of change to maintain effective emergency response capability over time.
