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Department heads shall advise each employee of his/her responsibility under the Plan at the following times: 1. Initially when the Plan is developed 2. Upon initial hire or extra-departmental job change 3. Whenever the employee's responsibilities or designated actions change 4. Whenever the Plan changes INITIAL TRAINING AND PLAN AVAILABILITY The employer shall review with each employee those parts of the Plan,which the employee must know to carry out the Emergency Plan.This review shall be conducted upon initial assignment and on an annual basis. The written Plan shall be kept at the work place and made available for employee review. The County Office of Emergency Services(OES)will assist with completion and maintenance of Department Emergency Plans. OES will also conduct an initial planning and training sequence as buildings are brought into the County Employee Preparedness Program. In addition, OES will conduct annual training for facility threat coordinators and area wardens, and coordinate annual evacuation drills for each building in the program. As part of the Employee Preparedness Program, OES will also conduct initial and annual refresher training on the Plan.This will entail the following: 1. Overview of the Facility Threat Coordinator/Area Warden System 2. Overview of Department Emergency Plan contents and importance 3. Personal safety considerations in a fire 4. Personal safety considerations in a bomb threat 5. Personal safety considerations during an act of violence in the work place INCLUSIVE OF THOSE WITH ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS Department emergency plans are accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities and other access and functional needs. Inclusion of people with various types of disabilities in planning,training, and exercise of emergency plans ensures that all people are given appropriate consideration during emergencies. Emergency programs, services, and activities at PHS are provided in an inclusive and integrated setting.The provision of services such as sheltering and/or evacuation due to facility-based threats to staff and the public at PHS campus'are integrated. PHS strives to keep people connected to their support system and caregivers and avoid the need for disparate service facilities. FACILITY THREAT PLAN AND DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY PLAN STRUCTURE The County Emergency Response System for protecting its employees and facilities is implemented for each separate building or facility.To achieve this, a Facility Threat Plan (FTP)will be developed for each separate building or facility.The FTP will create an organization and procedures for the response of 2 SJCPHS Emergency Plan—January 2019