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EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

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

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EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

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  1. EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

  2. ARE YOU READY ?

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF EMERGENCIES? • Medical • Fire and smoke • Chemical hazards

  6. 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

  7. 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?

  8. 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.

  9. EVACUATION • Internal • Severe weather • External • Fire / explosion • Bomb threats • Hazardous material releases

  10. PROCEDURES • Watches / warnings • Be aware / internal monitor • Weather radio • Who has authority to implement the emergency action plan • Site manager or designate

  11. PROCEDURES • Equipment shutdown • Critical equipment • Conduct survey • Utility services • Shut-off’s identified (natural gas)

  12. PROCEDURES • Evacuation signals • Tests • Drills • At least annually • Review • Staging areas • Identified • Maps / routes posted

  13. 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

  14. ALARM SYSTEM Warning for necessary emergencyaction. What is your local alarm system for: • External evacuation • Internal shelter

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

  16. FIRE PROTECTION PLAN

  17. WORKPLACE FIRE HAZARDS • Determine Fire Hazards • Storage and Handling Procedures • Flammable Materials • Potential Ignition Sources • Hot Work Operations • Open Flames • Static Electricity

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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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