cbi swine flu seminar - paul greeves - response to swine flu
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Presentation from Paul Greeves, head of Health and Safety, BBC, at the CBI swine flu seminar, Friday 4 September 2009.TRANSCRIPT
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Response to Swine Flu
Paul Greeves, Head of Safety
Friday 4th September 2009
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Background
Our Operations:
News
Sport
Factual programmes
Entertainment and events
Overseas Bureaux
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Background
Our Resources: Safety Team High Risk Team Chief Medical Officer Occupational Health Service CEGA Business Continuity Team
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Background
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Background
Avian flu and pandemic planning Coverage – duty of care Charter obligations, service priority matrix Business Impact Analysis and continuity plans
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First news from Mexico Friday 24th April 2009
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Reaction to Mexico outbreaks
Priorities: Enable safe coverage - risk assessments, Tamiflu,
PPE? Protect staff – travel restrictions Protect operations – isolation policy Provide staff information
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Adjusting our approach
Illness not (generally) serious – risk assessments and isolation policy relaxed.
Disease becomes widespread – travel restrictions relaxed
Shift of effort from protection of individuals to business continuity
Advice in line with HPA Weekly review meetings
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Spikes of interest and alarm…
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Managing staff concerns Lots of effort in providing reassurance to staff. “don’t get pregnant at the moment” weekend
(18/19 July) Reduce the number of people with symptoms
who are at work. Campaign of general hygiene information Keeping things in proportion
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Future Planning
Business Impact Analysis and Continuity Plans Staff Advice Wipes and Gels Tamiflu and Vaccinations Next wave?
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Summary• Planning and discussion/rehearsal• Fast response• Duty of care to staff at occupational risk• Staying aligned with WHO/HPA• International dimension• Applying the lessons of this outbreak to a more
serious pandemic?