 | Checklists for
Emergency Response Planning and System Security (Original, List below
Modified by Richard Collins, Dec 23, 2001)
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Emergency Response Plan
 | Identify responsibilities of employees by function
| Planning process is formalized and documented
| Coordination is formalized and documented
| Training is formalized and documented - Regular assessments of employee
proficiency conducted
| Prepare for multiple concurrent events
| Service continuation, restoration / recovery plan developed
| Emergency drills and table-top exercises scheduled, executed, graded and
adjusted on a regular basis
 | Procedure revisions and updates incorporated into evacuation
procedures; SOPs developed for signatures and distribution |
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| Elements of Plan:
| Emergency Coordination - Emergency contacts list and
procedures developed, kept current and in the hands of those affected.
Responsibilities for call-outs and backups identified. Planning,
coordination, training and mutual aid agreements:
| with Transportation Operations
| With Security, transit police
| With Safety Department
| With Fire / rescue units
| with Hospitals, Emergency Services
| with Local Police, State Police, FBI, National Guard
| with Federal Agencies
| with Hazardous materials / Environmental agencies
| with Regional Office of Emergency Management
| with Media
- Formalize media relations
responsibilities, information control procedures and policies
| | with Employees - issued quick reference guidelines
for emergency and security situations
| Security training provided to all staff levels (from
front-line "eyes and ears" concept to professional
level security training) |
| with Public - Development of appropriate
pre-determined public address announcements for station platforms
and on-board vehicles
| with families of employees and public - Support
systems developed to provide post-incident support to customers and
employees |
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| Emergency Drills and Exercises
| Exercise Documentation - have a written plan, critique the plan,
record recommendations, record follow-up
| Emergency Procedures - reviewed by Safety Management Team on a
regular basis and updated as needed
| Security risk/vulnerability assessments conducted, documented
and reviewed |
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| Incident Management and Planning:
| Pre-determination of factors that would require partial or full
service shut-down
| Regular functional testing / inspection of emergency support
equipment and systems (e.g., emergency phones, CCTV, alarms,
onboard/in-vehicle equipment, two-way radios, fans, pumps,
generators, etc.)
| Standard Operating Procedures for HVAC operations in various
emergency conditions
| Contingency plans for loss of electrical power and radio or
phone communications
| Procedure exists for alternate Operations Control Center in the
event of evacuation
| Emergency evacuation routing for transit vehicles developed |
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Security Plans and Preparations
| Security Plan established to address all operations modes and
contracted services, to address multiple concurrent security
incidents
| System security responsibilities and duties established
| Security task force established
| Security equipment regularly inspected, maintained and
functionally tested; including personal equipment issued to
security personnel
| Security SOPs reviewed on a regular basis and updates made as
needed to Security Plan
| Security equipment installed, inspected, and maintained to
monitor trespass activities
| Contingency SOPs developed; drills and table-top exercises
conducted for extraordinary circumstances
| Terrorism (including chemical/ biological agents/ weapons of
mass destruction)
| Riot / Domestic unrest
| Catastrophic natural events
| System-wide communications failure
| Computer, Communications, Utilities failures |
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| Security Procedures:
| Standard Operating Procedures for critical incident command,
control, and service continuation/ restoration
| Agency employees identifiable by visible identification and/or
uniform
| Policy and procedures in place for facilities key control
| Visitor, deliveries and contractor facility access procedures
developed / visible identification required
| Safety and security coordination on trespass issues
| Data collection established for all security issues / incidents;
analysis performed and recommendations made; document control
established, including follow-up
| Background checks on employees and contractors (where
applicable)
| Regular assessments of employee security proficiencies conducted |
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| Awareness, Training, Infrastructure Hardening
| Personal safety awareness/education programs for passengers and
employees and community outreach
| Trespass awareness programs, including education and signage
| Concepts of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
applied in reviews of facilities and in new design and
modifications
| Security checklists developed and regularly used for verifying
status of physical infrastructure and security procedures |
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