Set up your emergency plan
When you set up your emergency plan anyone who signs into your property using the phone app will have access to this information. You will need to have a property set up first.
Sign into your OnSide website account and select the property you would like to set up the emergency plan for.
Click into the “Emergency Plan” tab
Fill in your property details
Fill out each section of the sheet (if you are not a dairy farmer just leave the “Dairy company supply number” field blank).
If you don’t know the number of the nearest neighbour we suggest that you contact them to make a connection. If you don’t have a trained first aider on your property we recommend that you put someone in your team through a first aid training course. Otherwise you can leave these two sections blank.
Click on “Choose emergency plan locations” below the map
Then click on the map to place the marker where you would like it to go.
- Helicopter: Make sure the location you choose is a safe place for a helicopter to land. It needs to be clear of overhead power lines or pylons, wires, fences and trees. It also needs to be on level stable ground but doesn't have to be within your boundary. When you choose a location GPS Coordinates will be created which visitors will then be able to use should they need to call emergency services.
- Meeting point: This is the place where you want people to come back to in an emergency, when it is safe. You can only mark one meeting point on the map.
- Fire and medical kits: You can place as many fire extinguisher and medical kit locations on the map as you like. Only mark those that are in a fixed location.
Click on Done and then Save emergency plan
That’s it! Your emergency plan is now all set up.
For more detailed emergency plans relating to different events checkout Step 5 of our 8 Step Safety Series.