Emergency management planning for councils and businesses across Australia

Veteran owned and based in Cornubia, Queensland. We write, review and test local disaster plans, and train the teams who use them.

  • Australian veteran owned
  • Australia-wide
  • Public and private sector

Services

We write, review and prepare disaster and emergency plans for councils, government agencies and businesses.

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For councils and government

  • Local disaster management plans and sub-plans
  • Reviewing plans for compliance with state emergency management legislation
  • Working with local planning teams to build planning capability
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For businesses and organisations

  • Emergency and evacuation plans and supporting documents
  • Operational plans and sub-plans for events

Why every workplace needs an emergency plan

If the fire alarm goes and staff don't know the way out, or a flood warning comes in and nobody knows who is in charge, people freeze. Someone can get hurt, and work stops.

The law expects a workplace to have an emergency plan before that happens. Under the model work health and safety laws, every workplace must have one. It has to be written, kept up to date, and put into action in an emergency. A useful plan says who is in charge, how people get out, how you contact emergency services, and how you tell staff what is happening. It also has to be practised, and the workers who will use it need to be shown what to do. Those model laws are in place across Australia, with some local changes, except in Victoria, which has its own occupational health and safety laws.

A wider plan for keeping the organisation going after a disruption is a good idea. It is a different document from the workplace emergency plan.

A lot of plans are written once and then left in a drawer. We write them, review them and test them with the people who will use them. If yours has been sitting there, get in touch and we can talk it through.

Where this comes from: Safe Work Australia, the model WHS Regulations, the emergency plans fact sheet, the model WHS laws, business.gov.au, and Business Queensland's guides on continuity and incident response.

General information, not legal advice. What applies depends on your state or territory and your workplace.

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Training and exercises: teaching operational planning techniques so plans cater for the unexpected.

Who we work with

We work with councils, government agencies, businesses and organisations.

Based in Cornubia, we work on site or remotely anywhere in Australia.

About

IEM Solutions is an Australian veteran owned business. Our experience spans a collective 40 years of full-time service with the Australian Army, with an additional 15 years working in a diverse range of fields across the public and private sectors.

Our goal is to provide a professional and personalised emergency management solution for your council, agency or business.

Values

Client focused

The safety of your staff and critical assets is of the utmost importance, and we plan in a manner that reduces unnecessary stress.

Collaborate

We work with you through planning that can feel overwhelming, towards a useful outcome for your organisation.

Inclusive

We value the input of every client, because a range of views makes a stronger plan.

Reliable

We deliver on time, on budget and as quoted, and we stay close to the work so your needs are met.

Responsive

When your needs change, we adjust in a professional and respectful manner.

Supportive

We stay with you while the plan is written, including when that work feels confronting.

Contact

Get in touch with IEM Solutions to see how we can help prepare your business for the next unknown.

0408 872 480

Cornubia, Queensland, Australia