Emergency Preparedness: Assessment

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Recovery Housing > Emergency Preparedness: Assessment
A recovery house should have policies in place that ensure that you are doing what you can to prevent emergencies and you are prepared should they happen.(Required)
Having smoke alarms only in hallways or outside sleeping rooms is sufficient to meet quality standards.(Required)
There must be an appropriate inside location for smoking in all recovery home.(Required)
Using no more than three extension cords is approved to meet quality standards.(Required)
You can add elements to the resident Code of Conduct that are specifically designed to help prevent emergencies or unsafe situations.(Required)
Safety needs to be everyone’s responsibility, but there also must be at least one person who has the specific responsibility of implementing safety checklists to ensure they get done.(Required)
Emergency preparedness is something a recovery housing organization needs to consider on an ongoing basis.(Required)

Course Syllabus

Not Enrolled
Emergency Preparedness: Journal Exercise
Emergency Preparedness: Overview
Emergency Preparedness: Safety Checklists
Emergency Preparedness: Meeting Quality Standards
Emergency Preparedness: Smoke Alarms and Fire Extinguishers
Emergency Preparedness: Smoking
Emergency Preparedness: Electricity
Emergency Preparedness: Storage
Emergency Preparedness: Code of Conduct
Emergency Preparedness: Safety Point Person
Emergency Preparedness: Common Situations
Emergency Preparedness: Special Needs of Residents
Emergency Preparedness: Other Considerations
Emergency Preparedness: Inform Residents
Emergency Preparedness: Community Relationships
Emergency Preparedness: Assessment
Emergency Prevention/Planning: NEXT STEPS