Emergency Procedures

All injuries or illnesses must be reported to the UNBC BMAP Research Manager (who will inform the UNBC Risk and Safety Office) AND to PTPLP / KM LNG

 

All serious injuries must also be reported to WorkSafeBC

 

Emergency within the active work area of PTPLP or KM LNG

How you contact emergency assistance will depend on your location.  If you are working within the active work zone of KM LNG or PTPLP then there will be a medical team on site to assist you.  In the case of collapse or serious injury:

1.      Ensure the accident scene is safe and that there is no further danger to you or the injured person.

2.      Do not move the injured person unless there is a high risk of further injury and it is safe to do so.

3.      Keep calm and do not leave the injured party unattended.

4.      Call for the First Aid Attendant immediately and report the exact location (kilometer number along the road) of the patient and the patient’s condition

5.      Be prepared to assist when directed by the First Aid Attendant

 

Emergency Contact for PTPLP / KM LNG sites:

Use the active radio channel for the worksite provided at checkin

On the radio clearly and calmly call:  MEDIC – MEDIC – MEDIC


 

Emergency working outside of the work area of PTPLP or KM LNG

If you are working outside of the area overseen by the PTPLP / KM LNG First Aid Attendants, then your team is responsible for your own emergency support.  For each field site that you are working in, the team supervisor will need to determine what the most appropriate means of obtaining external support is (i.e., cell phone coverage, satellite phone, VHF radio relay, SPOT). (Note that the SPOT will convey the most detailed locational information, if the signal is successfully sent, but you are not able to communicate any detailed information nor are you able to receive any information.  Each field lead is also responsible for having available for each team member the relevant emergency contact information.

In the case of collapse or serious injury

1.      Ensure the accident scene is safe and that there is no further danger to you or the injured person.

2.      Do not move the injured person unless there is a high risk of further injury and it is safe to do so.

3.      Keep calm and do not leave the injured party unattended.

4.      If the injury cannot be attended to by the level of the First Aid training within the field crew, contact external assistance.

Note that you will need to develop a specific set of contact numbers of each field context (i.e., depending on what type of communication is available to you at that type of site).

When developing the order of contact methods for a given type of site, consider:

·         If PTP VHF Repeater available use that radio frequency first

·         Is Cell Phone Service available – good means of communication if coverage is available

·         Is a Satellite Phone Available – communication more difficult but details can still be sent

·         Use the SPOT Communicator – good location information if signal is uploaded, but limited ability to communicate information (unless using a SPOT Messenger connected to a Smart Phone).

Have the following numbers available relative to your working locations

PTP Repeater Radio Frequency for Area

Radio Channel #X

BC Ambulance / Police

911

Phone number for local helicopter company

xxx-xxx-xxxx

UNBC BMAP Research Manager

250-960-xxxx (cell: xxx-xxx-xxxx)

UNBC Security (off-campus emergency)

250-960-7000

Henry Marks (KM LNG Site)

(778) 631-2180 Extension 2003

Larry Mac Donald (PTPLP sites)

(403)-478-6168

Jason Mac Donald (PTPLP Sites)

(250)-202-8940