Emergency Planning Committee (EPC)

The Emergency Planning Committee was established in 1997 in accordance with the then Australian Standard AS3745 "Emergency control organization and procedures for buildings, structures and workplaces".  The EPC reports through the University's Safety and Health Management Committee (USHMC) to the Vice Chancellor.

Our Role

The Emergency Planning Committee has the role of strategic planning and policy formulation for emergency and critical incident management activities relating to staff, students, visitors and properties under the control of Charles Sturt University

Terms of Reference 

• Set the standards in emergency and critical incident management through policy, guidelines and template plans.
• Determine performance indicators and measure outcomes against these indicators.
• Provide an annual report on all aspects of emergency and critical incident management within the university.
• Ensure a consistent approach to emergency and critical incident management across the University.
• Receive and act upon issues that cannot be resolved at campus level.
• Ensure that adequate resources are available to maintain the campus ECOs and CIRGs to enable them to perform their roles.
• Coordinate the promotion of emergency and critical incident management functions across the University

Emergency Management Policy