Regional office

​​​​​​​​​​​​Recovery Disaster and Emergency Response

Take Action

If the event, either rising tide or sudden, has also impacted on the regional office location, then in addition to the above:

1. Assess safety of regional staff.
   
2. Assess the status of the regional office/s, noting BAS protocols.
3. If any visible damage or potential hazards on the site, e.g. asbestos, engage BAS for site inspection.
4. If required, consider closing the office and seeking an alternate operating location.
5. If formed, regularly brief the Executive Response Controller, otherwise advise Emergency and School Security (E&SS) and the supervising ADG (State School Operations).​
6. Utilise the Communication Strategy.
7. Monitor the regional staff from a welfare perspective.
8. Implement the Regional Business Continuity Plan as required.
9. If closure was necessary, re-open the regional office/s after conducting a suitability assessment and determining that it is safe to do so.

Useful Tools

• Checklist - Recovery - Post Disaster
• Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS)
• Memorandum of Agreement - Public Cyclone Shelter and Evacuation Centres
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• CE Directive No. 1/2019 — Temporary closure and re-opening of State Schools in disaster or emergency situations

Useful Sites

Weather/events

• Bureau of Meteorology
• Get Ready Queensland - Disaster Management
• Bushfire Mapping

Agencies

• Queensland Police Service
• Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
• Queensland Ambulance Service
• State Emergency Services
• Queensland Health - Natural disasters and severe weather

Key Contacts

Emergency and School Security

• Email: qed-emergency@id.ngcomms.net
• Phone: (07) 3034 6011 (disaster and emergency management)
• Phone: (07) 3034 6012 (disaster and emergency management)
• Phone: (07) 3034 6013 (school security)
• School Watch Phone: 13 17 88

Employee Assistance Program

• External counselling services – LifeWorks by Morneau Shepell –  Phone 1800 604 640
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)