HowtoPlanforWorkplaceEmergenciesandEvacuationsU.S.DepartmentofLaborOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationOSHA30882001(Revised)Thisbookletprovidesagenericoverviewofastandards-relatedtopic.Thispublicationdoesnotalterordeterminecomplianceresponsibilities,whicharedescribedintheOSHAstandardsandtheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct.Becauseinterpretationsandenforcementpolicymaychangeovertime,thebestsourcesforadditionalguidanceonOSHAcompliancerequirementsarecurrentadministrativeinterpretationsanddecisionsbytheOccupationalSafetyandHealthReviewCommissionandthecourts.Thispublicationisinthepublicdomainandmaybereproducedfullyorpartiallywithoutpermission.Sourcecreditisrequestedbutnotrequired.OSHAwillmakethisinformationavailabletosensoryimpairedindividualsuponrequest.Call(202)693-1999.HowtoPlanforWorkplaceEmergenciesandEvacuationsU.S.DepartmentofLaborElaineL.Chao,SecretaryJohnL.Henshaw,AssistantSecretaryOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationOSHA30882001(Revised)Introduction..........................................................................................................1Whatisaworkplaceemergency?................................................................................1Howdoyouprotectyourself,youremployees,andyourbusiness?.....................................1Whatisanemergencyactionplan?.............................................................................1Whatshouldyouremergencyactionplaninclude?...........................................................2Howdoyoualertemployeestoanemergency?.............................................................3Howdoyoudevelopanevacuationpolicyandprocedures?..............................................3Underwhatconditionsshouldyoucallforanevacuation?..................................................4Whatistheroleofcoordinatorsandevacuationwardensduringanemergency?........................4Howdoyouestablishevacuationroutesandexits?..........................................................5Howdoyouaccountforemployeesafteranevacuation?...................................................5Howshouldyouplanforrescueoperations?.................................................................6Whatmedicalassistanceshouldyouprovideduringanemergency?.......................................6Whatroleshouldemployeesplayinyouremergencyactionplan?........................................6Whatemployeeinformationshouldyourplaninclude?......................................................7Whattypeoftrainingdoyouremployeesneed?.............................................................7Howoftendoyouneedtotrainyouremployees?..........................................................8Whatdoesyourplanneedtoincludeabouthazardoussubstances?......................................8Whatspecialequipmentshouldyouprovideforemergencies?.............................................9Howdoyouchooseappropriaterespiratorsandotherequipment?.......................................9Whoshouldyoucoordinatewithwhendraftingyouremergencyactionplan?..........................9WhatareOSHA’srequirementsforemergencies?.........................................................10WhatotherOSHAstandardsaddressemergencyplanningrequirements?.............................11WhatassistancedoesOSHAprovide?......................................................................12Whateducat...
