SeveralOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)standardsexplicitlyrequireemployerstohaveemergencyactionplansfortheirworkplaces.Emergencypreparednessisawell-knownconceptinprotectingworkers'safetyandhealth.ThiscoursealsodiscussestheOSHArequirementsdetailedin29CFR1910.38(EmergencyActionPlan).Thisstandardisimportantforemployers,managers,trainingdirectors,andothersafetyprofessionals.EmergencyActionPlansThispageintentionallyblankCourse717OSHAcademyCourse717StudyGuideEmergencyActionPlansCopyright©2017GeigleSafetyGroup,Inc.Noportionofthistextmaybereprintedforotherthanpersonaluse.Anycommercialuseofthisdocumentisstrictlyforbidden.ContactOSHAcademytoarrangeforuseasatrainingdocument.Thisstudyguideisdesignedtobereviewedoff-lineasatoolforpreparationtosuccessfullycompleteOSHAcademyCourse717.Readeachmodule,answerthequizquestions,andsubmitthequizquestionsonlinethroughthecoursewebpage.Youcanprintthepost-quizresponsescreenwhichwillcontainthecorrectanswerstothequestions.Thefinalexamwillconsistofquestionsdevelopedfromthecoursecontentandmodulequizzes.Wehopeyouenjoythecourseandifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetoemailorcall:OSHAcademy15220NWGreenbrierParkway,Suite230Beaverton,Oregon97006www.oshatrain.orginstructor@oshatrain.org+1.888.668.9079Revised:September18,2019Course717ThispageintentionallyblankCourse717ContentsCourseIntroduction........................................................................................................................1WhyshouldyouhaveanEmergencyActionPlan?.....................................................................1Module1:BasicQuestions.............................................................................................................3Whatisaworkplaceemergency?...............................................................................................3WhatisanEmergencyActionPlan?...........................................................................................4WhatarethecomponentsofaneffectiveEmergencyActionPlan?..........................................5DoINeedanEmergencyActionPlan?.......................................................................................6HowdoIevaluatemyworkplace?..............................................................................................6EmergencySystems....................................................................................................................7WhatarethestepsindevelopingtheEAP?...............................................................................8Module2:DevelopingtheEAP.....................................................................................................10MakesuretheEAPmeetsspecificneeds.................................................................................10Considerandlistpotentialnaturalorman-madeemergencies...............................................10Developrescueandmedicalassistancestrategies...................................................................11Importantcommunicationsconsiderations.............................................................................12Identifymethodsforreportingfiresandotheremergencies...................................................12AlertingEmployees...................................................................................................................13...