Preparing for Emergencies Guidance

Appendix 9 - Additional useful information Links and Legislation Table

Airborne hazards emergency response (AHER) service (SEPA) https://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/air/airborne-hazards-emergency-response-service/

Bloodborne Viruses: Managing Risk in Bomb Blast Victims: Guidance on managing risk of BBVs, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bloodborne-virus-managing-risk-in-bomb-blast-victims

Bloodborne Viruses: Managing Severe Penetrating Injuries: for managing risk of BBVs https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bloodborne-viruses-managing-severe-serial-penetrating-injuries

Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment https://www.gov.scot/publications/business-regulatory-impact-assessment-toolkit/

C3 (Command, Control, and Co-ordination) https://ready.scot/how-scotland-prepares/preparing-scotland-guidance/responding-emergencies/response

Caldicott Guardians https://www.gov.scot/publications/nhsscotland-caldicott-guardians-principles-practice/pages/4/

Care of Burns in Scotland (CoBIS) https://www.cobis.scot.nhs.uk/

Care for People Affected by Emergencies https://ready.scot/how-scotland-prepares/preparing-scotland-guidance/care-people-affected-emergencies

Child Rights and Wellbeing impact assessments (CRWIA) https://www.gov.scot/policies/human-rights/childrens-rights/

Civil Contingencies Act 2004 https://ready.scot/how-scotland-prepares/risk-assessments-and-legislation

Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) (Scotland) Order 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/147). https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/147/contents/made

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/494/contents/made

Communicating With the Public About Public Health Risks https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/web-resources-container/communicating-with-the-public-about-health-risks/

Community Risk Registers https://ready.scot/how-scotland-prepares/preparing-scotland-guidance/purpose-regional-resilience-partnerships-risk/community-risk-register

Compendium of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Guidance https://www.nipcm.hps.scot.nhs.uk/resources/hai-compendium/

Data Protection Act 2018 https://www.gov.uk/data-protection

Data Protection assessments https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/accountability-and-governance/guide-to-accountability-and-governance/accountability-and-governance/data-protection-impact-assessments/

Dealing with Assertions of Human Health Risks or Effects from Environmental Exposures: A Systematic Approach https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/web-resources-container/dealing-with-assertions-of-human-health-risks-or-effects-from-environmental-exposures-a-systematic-approach/

Emergency Medical Retrieval Service https://www.emrsscotland.org/

Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs) https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/assessing-impact-and-public-sector-equality-duty-guide-public-authorities

Equal Opportunities https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-governments-equality-duties/

Equality Act 2010 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents

Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment https://www.gov.scot/publications/fairer-scotland-duty-guidance-public-bodies/pages/1/

Government Security Classifications https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

Guidance on dealing with mass fatalities in Scotland https://www.nss.nhs.scot/publications/lockdown-guidance-shfn-03-04/

The Health and Social Care Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response (2012) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-social-care-response-to-flu-pandemics

Health and Safety duty http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37

Human Rights Act 1998 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents

Human Rights in Policy making assessments https://www.gov.scot/policies/human-rights/

Identifying people who are vulnerable in a crisis: guidance for emergency planners and responders https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identifying-people-who-are-vulnerable-in-a-crisis-guidance-for-emergency-planners-and-responders

Integrated Emergency Management https://ready.scot/how-scotland-prepares/preparing-scotland-guidance/philosophy-principles-structure-and-regulatory/chapter-3-integrated-emergency-management-guidance

Introduction to Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/44697/equality-and-diversity-zone/introduction-to-equality-impact-assessment-eqia

Island Community Impact assessments https://www.gov.scot/publications/island-communities-impact-assessments-guidance-toolkit-2/

ISO 22301 https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/iso-22301-business-continuity/Introduction-to-ISO-22301/

ISO 22313 https://www.iso.org/standard/75107.html

Local Authority and emergency services information https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-emergency-services-information

Lockdown guidance https://www.nss.nhs.scot/publications/lockdown-guidance-shfn-03-04/

Management of Public Health Incidents https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/management-of-public-health-incidents-guidance-on-the-roles-and-responsibilities-of-nhs-led-incident-management-teams/management-of-public-health-incidents-guidance-on-the-roles-and-responsibilities-of-nhs-led-incident-management-teams/

Management of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers and Similar Human Infectious Diseases of High Consequence https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/viral-haemorrhagic-fever-algorithm-and-guidance-on-management-of-patients

National arrangements for incidents involving radioactivity (NAIR) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-arrangements-for-incidents-involving-radioactivity-nair

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual | National Services Scotland https://www.nipcm.hps.scot.nhs.uk/

National Nuclear Emergency Planning and Response Guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-nuclear-emergency-planning-and-response-guidance

National Risk Register https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-2023

National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA) https://collaborate.resilience.gov.uk/RDService/home/318756/CMEP-Reference-Documents

National Trauma Training Programme https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/our-work/trauma-national-trauma-training-programme/

NHS (Scotland) Act 1978 s 12J https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/12J

Pandemic Flu plans http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_130903

Plan for monitoring and responding to new SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations (VAMs) https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/plans-for-sars-cov-2-variant-assessment-and-response/plans-for-sars-cov-2-variant-assessment-and-response/

Preparing Scotland http://www.readyscotland.org/ready-government/preparing-scotland/

Principles for joint working - JESIP https://www.jesip.org.uk/joint-doctrine/principles-for-joint-working/

Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme/types-of-pvg-disclosure-record

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/puwer.htm

Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide without Appendices https://www.nctsn.org/resources/psychological-first-aid-pfa-field-operations-guide-without-appendices

Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (legislation.gov.uk) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/5/contents

Radiation emergency preparedness regulations (REPPIR) https://www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/ionising/reppir.htm

Recognise and respond to CBRN incidents: guidance for healthcare professionals https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chemical-biological-radiological-and-nuclear-incidents-recognise-and-respond

Recovering from Emergencies guidance https://ready.scot/how-scotland-prepares/preparing-scotland-guidance/recovering-emergencies-scotland

The Scotland Act 1998 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/contents

Scotland’s national respiratory surveillance plan 2022 https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/scotland-s-national-respiratory-surveillance-plan/scotland-s-national-respiratory-surveillance-plan-version-1/

Scottish Risk Assessment (SRA) https://collaborate.resilience.gov.uk/RDService/home/317593/SRA-2023

SHPIR (Scottish Health Protection Information Resource) http://www.shpir.hps.scot.nhs.uk/

Spiritual Care framework https://www.gov.scot/publications/discovering-meaning-purpose-hope-through-person-centred-well-being-spiritual-care-national-framework/

STAC Guidance https://ready.scot/how-scotland-prepares/preparing-scotland-guidance/stac

Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) https://www.gov.scot/publications/strategic-environmental-assessment-guidance/pages/3/

Those who may be vulnerable in times of emergency https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identifying-people-who-are-vulnerable-in-a-crisis-guidance-for-emergency-planners-and-responders

TOXBASE http://www.toxbase.org/

Turas Equality & Diversity Zone (NHS NES) https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/7435

UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/responding-to-a-uk-flu-pandemic

Weather and climate change - Met Office https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/