Major risks of utilizing household appliances in Ukraine

1. Safety & Security Session #1

Group 48

2. I. Emergency Action Plan. II. Site Contact Form (SCF) – your instrument for community mapping. III. Housing Safety.

3. Objectives:

Describe stages of Emergency Action Plan and
Volunteers’ roles and responsibilities in EAP.
Describe personal safety strategy for site entry:
Explain goals of Community Mapping and filling out SCF.
Describe safe and unsafe housing.
Name major risks of utilizing household appliances in
Ukraine.

4. I. Emergency Action Plan

It’s a country specific crisis management tool,
designated to make sure that PC Ukraine is
prepared for various emergencies whether
local or country-wide.
Country Director or Acting Country Director
initiates the EAP.

5. Potential Safety and Security Threats

Natural Disasters:
Flooding (middle risk)
Landslides (low risk)
Earthquakes (low risk)
Tsunami (no risk)
Public Health/Pandemics:
Avian flu (middle risk)

6.

Technological/Environmental Emergencies:
Air pollution
(low risk)
Fire hazard
(middle risk)
Water contamination
(middle risk)
Radioactive contamination
(middle risk)
Accidents on transport
(high risk)

7.

Political Unrest:
Racism
(middle risk)
Political violence
(low risk)
Anti-American sentiment
(low risk)

8.

Criminal Activities:
Property crimes
(high risk)
Major sexual offenses
(low risk)
Trafficking in persons
(low risk)
Terrorist attacks
(low risk)

9.

EAP has 5 stages.
Each of them is initiated by the
Country Director only!
None of the Volunteers, Trainees, or
staff members can proceed to the
next stage if they have not been told
to do so!

10. Emergency Communication Tree

Country Director
Regional Manager
Safety&Security Manager
Warden
Community Members:
Counterparts, friends, local
authority
PCV
PCV
PCV
POLICE

11. Wardens

They are PC Volunteers, trained at warden trainings twice a
year on how to help when needed.
Their main role is to be contact people in times of emergency
between PC office and PC Volunteers in their area.
The wardens living sites and mostly their housing (if not
designated otherwise, e.g. local school) are consolidation
points for “their PCVs.”
Usually there are 2 wardens per geographical region.
There are 50 wardens right now in PC/Ukraine.
Wardens are appointed by Safety & Security Manager in
consultations with their Regional Managers, and they are
chosen among those PCVs who expressed their desire to
become a warden.

12. Stages of EAP: 1. ALERT

Via the Emergency Communication Tree Volunteers are
announced about the EAP initiation, stage 1. They are
instructed to maintain vigilance and monitor media
sources. Volunteers must keep in regular contact with PC
wardens/other Volunteers, and/or PC/Ukraine staff.
Volunteers should stay in their communities, do their
usual routine, maintain vigilance, and monitor media
sources.

13. 2. STANDFAST

Volunteers are instructed to remain at their site (or if not
at site –upon instructions) and await further directives.
Unless otherwise instructed, Volunteers may continue
with daily routines and work. They should begin
preparations for possible Consolidation.
Volunteers should prepare their emergency kits, have
their emergency money ready, inventory all important
personal and Peace Corps property that may have to be
left behind, continue with their daily work (unless
instructed otherwise), prepare for possible consolidation.

14. Emergency Kit

Personal documents,
Cell phone with a charger,
valuables (laptop, camera) extra card to add money if
needed
Cash $50 - $75 (or
equivalent) for lodging,
travel situations
EAP manual
Map of Ukraine
Emergency PC telephone
numbers card
Minimum clothes for 3-5
days
Medical kit
Personal medicine
Personal address/contact
lists
Umbrella & raincoat,
depending on the weather
Sleeping bag
Minimum food
Plate & mug
Flashlight
Bottled water, 3-5 liters
Pocket knife, spoon, fork
Batteries
Can & bottle opener
Toilet paper
Matches
Candles
Towel
Anti-bacterial soap
Toothbrush & toothpaste
Shampoo

15. 3. CONSOLIDATION

Volunteers are instructed to move to their specified
consolidation points in the most direct and safe manner.
In certain circumstances, the PCVs may be instructed to
go to other consolidation point which is in compliance
with the Peace Corps situation plan for this particular
emergency.
Volunteers should settle their outstanding debts, pack the
emergency kit, & go to the designated consolidation point
(they must know where their consolidation point is and
who their warden is).

16. 4. EVACUATION

Volunteers will be instructed to move to a specified
location for transport/evacuation. If transportation is
being provided, Volunteers will be instructed when and
where to meet the transport. If transportation will not be
provided, Volunteers will move to the specified location
by the most direct and safe means available.
DO NOT CROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS WITHOUT
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FROM PEACE CORPS STAFF!

17. 5. ALL CLEAR

Volunteers will be instructed to move back to their sites
and business may return to normal.
Volunteers should come back to their normal routine at
their sites.

18. Quiz

Are Trainees included into EAP?
Who is your warden at PST?
When may you proceed to the next stage of EAP?
Where is your consolidation point?
Why is it important to always inform your LCF/TCF about
your whereabouts, especially when going out of the
community at weekends?

19. II. Site Contact Form

20. Please, download the SCF now from your LCF’s resource flash drive.

Also please, download the Adobe Reader from
the same flash drive or from the Internet (for
free) at: http://get.adobe.com/reader/
PLEASE, READ THE GUIDE CAREFULLY BEFORE
STARTING TO FILL OUT THE FORM!
LET’S DO IT NOW!

21. Filling out the SCF…

These tips will help you to avoid mistakes.
The form should be filled out IN ENGLISH ONLY!
Please, transliterate the Ukrainian proper names.
Remember: it is your (VOLUNTEER’S) RESPONSIBILITY to
update and submit it to the named people as soon as any
changes occur.
All phone numbers should consist of 10 digits. The
recommended formats:
Landline numbers: (area cod)NUMBER without any space,
dashes, etc. Example (0535)552221.
For the cell phones: provider-NUMBER. Example: 050- 9089151

22.

Finding your GPS coordinates
1) Go to
http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

23.

2) Enter your address into the bar at the
top of the page.
3) You’ll see a
satellite map of
your town and
(hopefully) your
apartment or house.

24.

4) Sometimes the location shown on the map
is not your address, but it will typically be
close. Just click and drag the icon to the
correct location.
Incorrect
address!
NOTE: This stage is important,
because even a
thousandth decimal
difference on the GPS
coordinate system will
Actual
indicate a totally different
address
place.
Proble
m
solved!

25.

5) After you have
the marker
as close to
your address
as possible,
copy your
Latitude and
Longitude
coordinates
from the
boxes below
the map.

26. Filling out the SCF…

A. Positions of the police contact person:
1. Chief of District Police (начальник райвідділу)
2. Deputy Chief (заступник з громадської безпеки)
3. Beat Officer (дільничний інспектор)
B. Site Direction: please explain how PC staff unfamiliar with your area may
find your location. Start at the entrance of the city from Kiev direction.
Use approximate distance ( in metric format) from one visible landmark to
another.
Example: As you reach the road sign “Poltava” proceed 2 km until you see a
monument. Before the monument turn right and continue for about 1.5 km.
Then you see a church with yellow dome. The building across th street is
where I live….

27. At PST, let’s agree that some people from training will play roles of some people at your future site.

28. The part 2 of the SCF is MAP.

29. Example of a MAP:

30. Example of another MAP:

31. One more MAP:

32. Summing up

Let us now look at the SCF and see what information we
have. Why we need this?
Where can you possibly find the information required,
and whose help you might want?
How should it be filled out?
What computer programs can be used for drawing your
community map?
Why is it important for Peace Corps to have your SCFs?

33. III. Housing Safety

All Volunteers’ housing is checked by PC staff
(Lead Specialists, Regional Managers, Safety &
Security Manager).
All housing must meet basic safety
requirements and provide Volunteers with
necessary minimum of supplies.

34. Possible Housing Security Options

Strong entrance
door with a
peephole
Window bars
(on the first floor)
You may request
those from your
Regional Manager
(if do not have them
already)

35. Options for Fighting Fire and Smoke

Fire Extinguisher
Carbon Monoxide and Smoke
Detector
Each of you will receive them
before leaving for your site

36. Fire Hazards

Improper use of space heaters
Faulty electrical wiring or
overloaded wiring units,
outlets
Running cords under rugs
Gas/wood/coal stoves
Heating system
Fire Department emergency
phone # is 101

37. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Leaking gas lines on stove or gas bottle
Faulty Heaters
Coal burning stoves (incomplete burning)
Gas Service emergency phone # is 104

38. Safety Tips:

Learn how to operate all household appliances!
Every time leaving your residence, don’t forget
to:
shut down:
the
main gas valve;
the main water valve;
all your windows;
turn off electric appliances;
lock your doors!

39. Objectives – can you do this?

Describe stages of Emergency Action Plan and
Volunteers’ roles and responsibilities in EAP.
Describe personal safety strategy for site entry:
Explain goals of Community Mapping and filling out SCF.
Describe safe and unsafe housing.
Name major risks of utilizing household appliances in
Ukraine.
Questions?
Thank you!