Section 6. Maintaining Communication

Do employees and family members know where emergency telephone numbers are located? Include emergency contact numbers for yourself as well as neighbors or employees who might assist emergency responders if the need arises.

Do employees and family members know how to report an emergency on landline phones or cell phones? A basic set of instructions/information should be posted next to the emergency contact numbers so that employees and family members know how to report an emergency on a landline or a cell phone. These instructions should include the official street address of the farm, the location of the nearest farm map, or the name of the business or farmer the farm map is filed under at the local emergency responders' office.

Post a list of emergency telephone numbers near every telephone in a language understood by all personnel. This list should include all emergency personnel, animal and environmental agencies, and help networks.