Most employers are required to establish an emergency action plan because of the presence of fire extinguishers. Employers are also required to do emergency planning under OSHA's General Duty clause.
Even if you're not required to do so, the best way to protect yourself, your workers, and your business is to expect the unexpected and develop a thought-out emergency action plan to guide you when immediate action is necessary. This guide is designed to help you, the employer, plan for that possibility.
By answering the questions throughout the guide and emergency planner, you can develop a site-specific emergency response plan.
This Guide is divided into five sections:
1. Overview of the aspects of an emergency plan
2. General principles of emergency planning
3. Site-specific warning systems and the roles of key personnel
4. Templates for the most frequently used employee emergency response procedures
5. Information on conducting drills and critiquing employee performance