EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
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EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
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ARE YOU READY ?
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OSHA REQUIREMENTS1910.38(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
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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
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WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF
EMERGENCIES?
• Medical
• Fire and smoke
• Chemical hazards
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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
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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?
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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.
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EVACUATION
• Internal• Severe weather
• External• Fire / explosion• Bomb threats• Hazardous material releases
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PROCEDURES
• Watches / warnings• Be aware / internal monitor
• Weather radio
• Who has authority to implement the emergency action plan
• Site manager or designate
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PROCEDURES
• Equipment shutdown• Critical equipment
• Conduct survey
• Utility services• Shut-off’s identified (natural gas)
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PROCEDURES • Evacuation signals
• Tests
• Drills• At least annually• Review
• Staging areas• Identified• Maps / routes posted
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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
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ALARM SYSTEM
Warning for necessary emergency action.
What is your local alarm system for:• External evacuation• Internal shelter
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TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
• When an emergency action plan
• Initial employment
• When the emergency action plan is changed or revised
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FIRE PROTECTION PLAN
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WORKPLACE FIRE HAZARDS
• Determine Fire Hazards
• Storage and Handling Procedures
• Flammable Materials
• Potential Ignition Sources
• Hot Work Operations
• Open Flames
• Static Electricity
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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
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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
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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
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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)