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LLNL Emergency Plan Rev-23 October 2017 44 Declaration of a General Emergency requires the same response as for a Site Area Emergency, in addition to the notification of offsite authorities to provide recommendations for public protective actions and JIC activation. 2.5.2 LLNL State of Emergency The Laboratory Director may declare that a public emergency exists that effectively prevents employees’ attendance at work or the continuance of work at the Laboratory in a normal and orderly manner. A public emergency may include a natural disaster, such as fire, flood, earthquake or major storm, a man-made disorder, such as a demonstration, riot, or act of sabotage, or a significant disruption of electrical power or water service. Depending on the scope and scale of the emergency, the Laboratory Director, or Deputy Director acting for the Director, may elect to declare a “State of Emergency” at LLNL in accordance with LLNL Personnel Policies & Procedures Manual (Section G - VII.4). This is a formal mechanism for the Laboratory Director to authorize exceptions to provisions of Laboratory policies and procedures when such exceptions are in the best interest of LLNL operations or will facilitate or enhance LLNL's response to the emergency. Such a declaration would allow for the use of predetermined deviations from Laboratory policies and procedures, for example, the authorization of paid emergency leave if the Laboratory site was closed for an extended period of time due to a pandemic public health emergency. This would be an appropriate declaration to an ongoing emergency situation that effectively prevented employee attendance at work and continuance of work at LLNL. A sample 'Declaration of a Laboratory Emergency' can be found in Appendix E of ES&H Manual Document 22.8, “Continuity Programs.” 2.6 Other Emergency Response Assets 2.6.1 Field Monitoring Teams When required, the Worker Safety & Health Functional Area, the Radiation Protection Functional Area, and the Environmental Functional Area provide onsite (outside the immediate incident scene under the control of the IC) and offsite monitoring capabilities to the EOC CQT function through the use of a pool of team members. When an emergency classification of Site Area Emergency or General Emergency is declared, the Field Monitoring Team will be called in to supply real-time monitoring data to refine the results of the analytical models. Field monitoring data is also used to support the adequacy of emergency response actions taken to protect workers and the public. The ED and/or CQT Team Lead will request the activation of the Field Monitoring Team through the EOC Operations Section. Prior to any deployment, the Field Monitoring Team will have an approved monitoring plan. When ES&H Teams are being deployed onsite only, the CQT Team Lead will review and approve the monitoring plan; in the case of offsite deployment, the ED will provide final review and approval after consulting with appropriate offsite agencies.