Emergency Response Planning

Boston University Medical Campus, Boston MA

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Abstract

The Emergency Response Planning Core (ERP), along with the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Occupational Medicine Cores are integrated with campus-wide services under the direction of the Office of Research Compliance (ORC) and as part of that office are supported by leadership, administrative and technical resources well beyond those identified in the budget and program submission. The organizational chart for the Office of Research Compliance is available at http://www.bu.edu/orc/files/2010/12/ORC-Org- Chart.pdf. The primary goal of the Emergency Response Planning Core is to develop and maintain a NEIDL Emergency Response program which both incorporates the NEIDL into ongoing campus-wide planning efforts and allows for a well organized interface to all first responders at the local, state, and national level. The core will develop and continually update the NEIDL risk assessment by working with Environmental Health & Safety, Public Safety and Facilities to identify problems. The core will also develop emergency response plans to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from those identified hazards and risks. The Emergency Response Planning Core, working in collaboration with the Environmental Health and Safety Core, will conduct facility-specific training exercises for external public safety organizations, such as police, fire and emergency medical services. The Executive Director, Research Compliance and NEIDL Leadership will continue to work collaboratively to ensure coordination between institutional and NEIDL programs.