Operational Emergency Event Classes

DOE-HDBK-5504-95

4. OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY EVENT CLASSES

Planning Standard: The emergency plan should describe operational emergency classes and address

emergency action levels (EALs), the specific guidance used to recognize and classify events, and their

development.

Evaluation Guidance:

Source Reference

Applicability & Plan

Plan Element

Reference

4.1 Definitions

DOE 5500.3A

The emergency plan should provide that operational

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11.c.(3)

emergencies involving or affecting DOE facilities be

characterized as one of the operational emergency

classes (i.e., Alert, Site Area Emergency, or General

Emergency) in accordance with DOE 5500.2B.

EMG-F/C

The plan should state the definitions of the operational

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emergency classes. For consistency, the emergency

plan may repeat the definitions in the DOE order.

4.2 Emergency Action Levels

29 CFR

The emergency plan and supporting procedures should

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1910.120(q)(2)(3)

briefly describe the guidance for each classification of

EMG-F/C

operational emergency at the facility or site. The

emergency plan or procedures should provide that:

EMG-EC

(1) The results of a hazards assessment be used to

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C.2.e;

identify specific event indicators corresponding to

EMG-F/C

actual or potential incident consequences that

equal or exceed a protective action Guidance at

either the facility or the site boundary, and that

the specific values or other indicators become the

EALs.