Canadian Hearing Society
Emergency Management & Training Inc. has the privilege of assisting the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) with their emergency plan and training. CHS operates 27 offices across Ontario with more than 500 staff and hundreds of volunteers.
Did you know that 1 in 4 Canadians has a hearing loss? 10% have a significant hearing loss or deafness. This is a critical issue for municipalities organizing emergency shelters ensuring appropriate resources and communication strategies are in place for evacuees. Public access locations such as hospitals, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, sporting venues etc., as well as employers must consider communications issues for evacuations and other emergencies.
Emergency planners in all organizations must consider visual communication strategies such as visual fire alarms, visual announcement systems, having FM communication devices, ASL interpreters at shelters etc.
The Canadian Hearing Society can provide valuable insight and resources through their local CHS offices. http://www.chs.ca/
CHS position paper on emergency notification:
http://www.canadianhearingsociety.com/info/publicaffairs/pdf/CHSPositionOnAlarmsNotification.pdf
Emergency Management & Training Inc. has the privilege of assisting the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) with their emergency plan and training. CHS operates 27 offices across Ontario with more than 500 staff and hundreds of volunteers.
Did you know that 1 in 4 Canadians has a hearing loss? 10% have a significant hearing loss or deafness. This is a critical issue for municipalities organizing emergency shelters ensuring appropriate resources and communication strategies are in place for evacuees. Public access locations such as hospitals, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, sporting venues etc., as well as employers must consider communications issues for evacuations and other emergencies.
Emergency planners in all organizations must consider visual communication strategies such as visual fire alarms, visual announcement systems, having FM communication devices, ASL interpreters at shelters etc.
The Canadian Hearing Society can provide valuable insight and resources through their local CHS offices. http://www.chs.ca/
CHS position paper on emergency notification:
http://www.canadianhearingsociety.com/info/publicaffairs/pdf/CHSPositionOnAlarmsNotification.pdf
