Help employers and staff build an emergency action plan covering reporting, evacuation, roles and contacts, and rules for staying behind or giving aid.
This comprehensive training teaches employers, safety managers, and designated personnel how to develop, implement, and maintain an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) that complies with OSHA regulations (29 CFR 1910.38). The program covers all essential elements required for effective crisis management and emergency preparedness in workplace settings. Participants will learn the critical components of an effective EAP including procedures for reporting fires and other emergencies, emergency evacuation procedures and escape route assignments, procedures for employees who must remain to operate critical operations before evacuating, accounting for all employees after evacuation, rescue and medical duties for designated employees, and names or job titles of persons to contact for information about the plan. Topics include establishing clear emergency communication systems and alarm procedures, designating and training emergency response team members, creating and posting evacuation maps and assembly points, conducting regular emergency drills and exercises, coordinating with local emergency responders (fire, police, EMS), developing shelter-in-place procedures for various scenarios, addressing specific hazards unique to your workplace, maintaining emergency contact lists and communication trees, and reviewing and updating the EAP annually or when workplace conditions change. This training provides practical guidance for creating a comprehensive emergency plan that protects employees and ensures business continuity during natural disasters, fires, medical emergencies, active shooter situations, and other crisis events.
Emergency action plan training is for employers, safety managers and the people who carry out the plan, such as evacuation wardens and first-aid responders. Every employee also needs to know how to report an emergency, where to go and who is in charge. It applies in every industry.
OSHA's emergency action plan standard is 29 CFR 1910.38. It applies when another OSHA standard calls for a plan, such as 1910.157 for fire extinguishers. Employers with more than 10 employees must put the plan in writing. They must keep it at the workplace and make it available for employees to review.
Yes. Under 29 CFR 1910.38, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the emergency action plan orally instead of in writing. The plan still needs the same required elements. Every employee must know how to report emergencies, evacuate and be accounted for afterward.
An OSHA emergency action plan must include procedures for reporting fires and emergencies and for evacuating, including escape routes. It must cover employees who stay to run critical operations. It also needs a headcount method after evacuation, procedures for rescue or medical duties, and contacts for plan questions.
Employers must review the emergency action plan with each employee when the plan is developed or the employee starts the job. Reviews are also required when that employee's duties under the plan change and whenever the plan changes. The 13-minute video is in English with Spanish, French and other closed captions.
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