Contingency Plans Self-Guided Online Course

This self-paced online course covers the requirements for an emergency plan and defines the requisite training, drills and exercises. Contingency planning is a required part of health care occupancy operations. Both NFPA® and JCAHO require the development of a written emergency plan, emergency plan training, and emergency plan drills and exercises.

Upon completion you should be able to:

• List and explain the elements that should be addressed by an effective emergency plan
• Define and explain key plan elements, including chain of command, communication, specified procedures for certain identified hazards, and information about emergency supplies
• Explain the importance of emergency training and drills for all staff members
• Explain the importance and required elements of comprehensive emergency exercises

Who Will Benefit:
Anyone whose job involves designing, reviewing, evaluating or installing fire protection systems, including: hospital engineers, hospital facility managers, hospital safety directors, risk managers, nursing home safety directors, architects, designers, and health care facility consultants.

Complete this module and qualify for .1 CEUs. Upon successful completion of a course, participants will be prompted to download the CEU certificate directly from the course site. Please verify applicability with your professional board before registering.