Emergency Management – Committee Expectations Effective July 1, 2023
Is there a required composition of the Emergency Management Committee?
Any examples are for illustrative purposes only.
The Joint Commission has no prescribed list of recommended members for the emergency management committee, with the exception that participants should include the emergency program lead and others as identified by the organization (EM.10.01.01, EP 3). Based on the size and needs of the organization, the committee should consider including positions or persons that have primary responsibility and expertise associated with the phases of emergency management, as well as anyone who would have responsibilities in incident command for the organization. This includes mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Just like the hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) is used to establish the content of an emergency operations plan, the HVA can also be used to establish the expertise needed for the emergency management committee. Also, if the community emergency operations structure requires certain representation in an emergency management committee, then the organization should take that into consideration when setting up committee representation.
The Joint Commission has no prescribed list of recommended members for the emergency management committee, with the exception that participants should include the emergency program lead and others as identified by the organization (EM.10.01.01, EP 3). Based on the size and needs of the organization, the committee should consider including positions or persons that have primary responsibility and expertise associated with the phases of emergency management, as well as anyone who would have responsibilities in incident command for the organization. This includes mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Just like the hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) is used to establish the content of an emergency operations plan, the HVA can also be used to establish the expertise needed for the emergency management committee. Also, if the community emergency operations structure requires certain representation in an emergency management committee, then the organization should take that into consideration when setting up committee representation.
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New or updated requirements last added: April 20, 2023.
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Last reviewed by Standards Interpretation: April 20, 2023
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