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OSHA Emergency Action Plan Guide

This document outlines an emergency action plan and procedures. It discusses OSHA requirements for emergency plans which include elements like evacuation procedures, equipment shutdown, head counts, and medical duties. The plan also identifies the most common emergency types as medical, fire, and chemical hazards. It provides the RCS procedure to remember in an emergency - recognize the situation, call for help, and stay with victims if medical. The plan discusses evacuation signals, drills, staging areas, head counts, and training requirements. It aims to ensure employee safety in fires and other emergencies through an effective written plan.

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OSHA Emergency Action Plan Guide

This document outlines an emergency action plan and procedures. It discusses OSHA requirements for emergency plans which include elements like evacuation procedures, equipment shutdown, head counts, and medical duties. The plan also identifies the most common emergency types as medical, fire, and chemical hazards. It provides the RCS procedure to remember in an emergency - recognize the situation, call for help, and stay with victims if medical. The plan discusses evacuation signals, drills, staging areas, head counts, and training requirements. It aims to ensure employee safety in fires and other emergencies through an effective written plan.

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EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

ARE YOU READY ?

OSHA REQUIREMENTS
1910.38(a)
Employee Emergency Plan Elements

Emergency escape procedures


Critical equipment shutdown procedures
Head count procedures
Rescue and medical duties outlined
Preferred means of reporting emergencies
Names of employees responsible for the
plan
Frequency of drills

WHY ARE WE
CONCERNED?
Every employee could be faced
with an emergency at any time
Every employee needs to know
how to get help during an
emergency

WHAT ARE THE MOST


COMMON TYPES OF
EMERGENCIES?
Medical
Fire and smoke
Chemical hazards

WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY


RESPONSE PROCEDURE?
USE THE LETTERS RCS TO
REMEMBER THE PROCEDURE!
Recognized the Emergency Situation
Call for Help
Stay with the Victim(s) Until Help Arrives if
medical emergency. Render only
appropriate first aid based on training

KEY QUESTIONS
What is the quickest way out of the
building?
What types of alarms do you have in
your work area?
Where is the gathering point for
accounting for all employees after an
evacuation?
Where are the nearest fire
extinguishers?

WHEN DOES IT BEGIN?


Emergency Action Plans required by
a particular OSHA standard shall be
in writing and shall cover those
designated actions employers and
employees must take to ensure
employee safety from fire and other
emergencies.

EVACUATION
Internal
Severe weather

External
Fire / explosion
Bomb threats
Hazardous material releases

PROCEDURES
Watches / warnings
Be aware / internal monitor
Weather radio

Who has authority to implement the


emergency action plan
Site manager or designate

PROCEDURES
Equipment shutdown
Critical equipment
Conduct survey

Utility services
Shut-offs identified (natural gas)

PROCEDURES
Evacuation signals
Tests

Drills
At least annually
Review

Staging areas
Identified
Maps / routes posted

PROCEDURES
Head count verification
Who
Evacuation coordinators

Emergency team sweeps


Conducted by local fire department

All clear is given by the site


manager or designate

ALARM SYSTEM
Warning for necessary emergency
action.
What is your local alarm system for:
External evacuation
Internal shelter

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
When an emergency action plan
Initial employment
When the emergency action plan is
changed or revised

FIRE PROTECTION PLAN

WORKPLACE FIRE HAZARDS

Determine Fire Hazards


Storage and Handling Procedures
Flammable Materials
Potential Ignition Sources
Hot Work Operations
Open Flames
Static Electricity

HOUSEKEEPING
Control the accumulation of
flammable and combustible waste
materials
Housekeeping procedures
Techniques
Storage and work areas free from trash
Place oily rags in covered containers with
daily disposal
Periodically remove over spray residue
Quantity of combustible materials required
for work operation only

TRAINING
RECOMMENDATIONS

Proper use of fire extinguishers


Operation of fire alarm system
Use and disposal of smoking
materials
Importance of electrical safety
Correct storage of flammable and
combustible materials
Safe handling of compressed gases

Summary
Know your evacuation routes and staging
areas
External
Internal
Know the alarm system
Fire fighting is limited to incipient level
Incidental spill control only

SUMMARY
All employees must be familiar with
the site emergency response plan
The plan is designed to create
effective communications between
employees and emergency response
teams
Plan uses r c s to recognize the
emergency, call for help and stay with
victim(s)

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